The Mama's Boy Barbershop team in front of a brick wall in Montreal

Mama's Boy in NDG: The Montreal Barbershop We Recommend

November 11, 2026

A shop we recommend · Montreal

If you are in Montreal and looking for a barbershop, we recommend Mama’s Boy in NDG.

The owner, Dante, is a highly skilled barber. So is his team. There is a coffee bar inside the shop, and the walls carry work by Montreal artists.

The Main, a Montreal city guide, includes Mama’s Boy in its guide “The 20 Best Barbershops in Montreal”. The shop holds a 5.0 rating on Google from 736 reviews. We checked on November 10, 2026. It sits on Sherbrooke West, between NDG (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) and Westmount. The Main puts it a four-minute walk from Vendôme station.

Where

NDG, on Sherbrooke West

Google rating

5.0 from 736 reviews

Checked Nov 10, 2026

What to book

A cut with a hot towel finish

How to book

On Fresha, seven days a week

A leather sofa under framed artworks on a brick wall inside Mama's Boy Barbershop in Montreal — Inside Mama’s Boy, NDG. Photo: Mama’s Boy

01 The owner

Ten years in Dante’s chair

Dante of Mama's Boy Barbershop smiling in front of a brick wall — Dante, owner and senior barber. Photo: Mama’s Boy

One Google reviewer writes that he has had his hair cut by Dante for more than 10 years. The shop’s logo reads EST 2023. That client was with Dante well before Mama’s Boy opened.

The same reviewer writes that the owner is always in the shop. Dante is listed as senior barber on the shop’s team page and on its booking page, so you can book him yourself.

We agree with that reviewer. Dante is a highly skilled barber, and he has built a team at the same level.

“he is one of the best barbers”

wassim1810, Google review, on Dante

736

Google reviewsAverage rating 5.0, checked November 10, 2026. Among the topics Google pulls from those reviews: attention to detail (37 mentions), welcoming staff (28), skilled barber (21), fades (15) and kids’ haircuts (12).

02 The work

Fades, curls and beards

A textured haircut with a full, shaped beard — Six photos from the shop’s own site. Photos: Mama’s Boy

A curly haircut with a clean shape — Six photos from the shop’s own site. Photos: Mama’s Boy

The range is wide. A textured cut with a full beard. Loose curls with a clean shape. A textured fringe. A grey beard lined up on a shaved head. Two frames show the work in progress: a trimmer on a beard line and a clipper on a fade.

The price list also covers kids’ cuts, and salon cuts and blowouts under Coiffure.

A barber in a white t-shirt lining up a client's beard at Mama's Boy — On the floor at Mama’s Boy. Photos: Mama’s Boy

A barber in an olive shirt styling a client's curls at Mama's Boy — On the floor at Mama’s Boy. Photos: Mama’s Boy

03 The team

Eight barbers, three price levels

The Mama's Boy team posing together on the sidewalk outside the shop — The team outside the shop. Photo: Mama’s Boy

The shop’s team page lists eight barbers by name. Dante is the senior barber. Danielle, Guilherme, Noah, Jaleel, Mikael and Ali are barbers. Lucas is the junior barber. The price follows the level, so you can pick the chair that fits your budget.

The booking page also lists Danielle as the shop’s manager.

Two parents left Google reviews about a month before we checked, each after a son’s haircut with Lucas. Both describe him as professional and kind with their boys.

Dante

Senior barber, owner

Danielle

Barber

Guilherme

Barber

Noah

Barber

Jaleel

Barber

Mikael

Barber

Ali

Barber

Lucas

Junior barber

Names and roles as listed on the shop’s team page. Photos: Mama’s Boy

04 The walls

The art changes every three months

Two colourful artworks on a green wall above a leather sofa, beside a sticker-covered vending machine, at Mama's Boy — The gallery wall at Mama’s Boy. Photo: Mama’s Boy

Mama’s Boy runs a rotating gallery. The shop says its walls change every three months to show Montreal’s emerging artists, and every work is for sale.

On November 10, 2026 the shop’s site listed two shows: Street Kings × Slow Down by @loochinho and Wall Collection by Yan Lortie.

The shop has also put on art shows, fundraisers and mixology nights, according to its Instagram.

05 The coffee

There is a coffee bar inside

The island bar counter with stools inside Mama's Boy Barbershop, with a barber at work in the foreground — The bar at Mama’s Boy. Still from the video on the shop’s site. Image: Mama’s Boy

Dante’s shop has a coffee bar inside. It is an island counter with stools, a few steps from the chairs.

The shop’s own posts talk about great coffee next to the cuts. The Main describes Mama’s Boy the same way: cuts and fades that come with good coffee.

Arrive a few minutes early and have one before your cut.

06 What to book

What a visit costs

Service	Senior	Barber	Junior
HaircutHot towel finish	$50	$40	$30
Haircut and beard	$60	$50	$40
Clippers only	$35	$30	$25
Beard	$30	$30	$20
Kids’ haircut	$30	$30	$25

Coiffure: haircut from $90, blowout $70. Prices from the shop site on November 10, 2026. Confirm the current price when you book.

Hours

Monday and Tuesday10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday to Friday10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hours from the shop site on November 10, 2026. Tuesday and Sunday hours can differ on the booking page. Check them when you book.

The shop is open seven days a week. An October 2025 post on its Instagram says walk-ins are welcome. Booking ahead lets you choose your barber.

Mama’s Boy · NDG, Montreal

Book a chair at Mama’s Boy

Choose your barber and your time on Fresha. The shop posts its new cuts and its next art show on Instagram.

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CADMEN Barber Academy has trained barbers for years and knows what good barbering looks like. Mama’s Boy is a shop we are glad to recommend.

All photos and images belong to Mama’s Boy. Shop website: mamasboybarbershop.ca.

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