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Est. 1928 · Three generations Brooklyn · New York Walk‑in 'til an hour before close · Closed Sun & Mon
Heritage & Sons — Barber Company —
a clean shave, the way it was
A barber at work on a client in a caped chair, brick walls and a row of stations behind them
No. 1 — The shop

A clean shave,
and a good talk.

Three generations of the same scissors, the same chair, the same Brooklyn block. We've been keeping necks clean and conversations honest since nineteen twenty‑eight.

Walk in: see hours → Call for the wait
Open Tue–Fri 9–8 · Sat 8–6
Address 1471 Court St., Brooklyn
Walk‑ins 'til an hour before close
No. 2 — The menu

The cuts,
by the chair.

Seven services, on the same menu for thirty years. Cash or card. No apps, no online consultation, no upgrade tier.

A fresh skin fade, finished by hand, seen from behind the ear
ii. The fade, skin to skin
  1. i.
    The classic: gentleman's cutScissor over comb. Tapered back. Twenty minutes.
    $38/cut
  2. ii.
    The fade: skin to skinBald fade, mid fade, low fade. Detailed by hand.
    $45/cut
  3. iii.
    The hot towel shaveStraight razor. Full lather. Thirty‑five minutes, no clock.
    $50/shave
  4. iv.
    The combo: cut & shaveThe works: cut, shave, neck shave, hot towel.
    $80/sitting
  5. v.
    The beard: line & trimBeard shaping with razor finish. Includes neck shave.
    $28/trim
  6. vi.
    Father & sonTwo cuts, back to back. Father pays, and sits first.
    $58/two cuts
  7. vii.
    The kid's cut: under 12Patient barber. Toy chest. Lollipop, traditionally.
    $22/cut
A barber taking a straight razor along a lathered beard
iii. The hot towel shave
A barber detailing the side of a cut with shears
i. Scissor over comb
A barber taking clippers to a boy’s cut in the chair
vii. The kid’s cut, under 12
No. 3 — The chair

Three generations.
Same chair. Same cut.

Salvatore Vitale opened this shop in nineteen twenty‑eight with two chairs and a hand‑painted sign that's still over the door. His son took the second chair after the war. His grandson took the first chair in 1994. That's me.

The chairs are the same Koken hydraulics. The mirror is the same. The bell on the door is the same one Sal hung the day he opened. A few things have changed: the prices, mostly.

We don't take appointments because we never have. Walk in. Read the paper. Talk to the man next to you. We'll get to you.

Joe Vitale Jr.— Joe Vitale Jr. · Third‑generation owner
A vintage barber chair in oxblood leather, headrest raised
The shop floor: a row of barber chairs and mirrors under warm light

The same floor, the same mirrors, and the bell Sal hung over the door.

No. 4 — Words from the chair

What the regulars say.

★★★★★
The same haircut my grandfather got, same shop, same family. They don't rush you, they don't upsell you, and the talk is worth the walk.
Anthony C. · 14 years a regular
★★★★★
I asked for the cut my father always got. They knew it before I said the name. That's the trick.
Michael R. · 7 years a regular
★★★★★
Hot towel shave that actually relaxes you. The straight razor is a thing you should feel at least once. I drive in from Queens.
Frank O. · 3 years a regular
The storefront: a hand-painted gold sign over the door and a barber pole beside it
No. 5 — Visit

On Court Street,
four minutes from the F.

Address

1471 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY · 11231

Four minutes on foot from the F train at Carroll Street. The sign is hand‑painted. You can't miss it.

Hours

  • Tuesday9 AM – 8 PM
  • Wednesday9 AM – 8 PM
  • Thursday9 AM – 8 PM
  • Friday9 AM – 8 PM
  • Saturday8 AM – 6 PM
  • Sun · MonClosed
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