Urbane Blades, Chicago

**Classic barbershop**. If you're looking for a throwback to the barbershops of yesterday—albeit with a modern sense of style–this Near North Side spot, with its open floor plan and comfy barber chairs, is for you. **Commander-in-Chief-worthy style**. Owner Darren first learned to cut hair in the military and apprenticed at the famed Hyde Park Hair Salon, where President Barack Obama is rumored to have been a regular. **Ladies welcome**. In addition to its seven barbers, the shop also employs a cosmetologist who performs expert ladies' cuts, as well as skincare services like facials and eye treatments.