Need to know
Hair, nails and barbers in FootscrayName the street. Braids, nails, barbers and colour are different doors.
African braids sit on Paisley (Salon Africa), Nicholson (African Haircare at 208, Roha at 95, Medra-Genet at 117) and Barkly (Afriqoz at 154). Kultured is the French Street African barber. Vietnamese hair and nails are Minh Huy at 77A Nicholson. The high-review men's barber is Studio Zero at G1A/4 Joseph Road, not Essendon. Colour is MAMAWEST at 8 Thread Lane, West Footscray 3012, not 188 Ballarat Road. Nails split three ways: Miss Jay's on Thread Lane, Venus stall 91 at the market, Voila at 237 Barkly, Truly You at 581 Barkly in 3012.
Updated 2026-09-17
Where do I go for African braids or textured hair?
Four braid desks, four streets. Salon Africa is 20-20A Paisley, phone (03) 9396 0006, book by phone. African Haircare and Beauty is 208 Nicholson, (03) 9687 9888. Roha Beauty Salon is 95 Nicholson, 0435 935 349, wigs and silk press as well as braids. Medra-Genet Boutique is 117 Nicholson, 0401 429 731, long box and boho braids, often 5-6 hours.
Afriqoz is 154 Barkly, 0423 558 499, the braid search on the lit spine. Kultured Barbershop is 30 French Street, walk-ins, kids and fades, not a six-hour install. Do not mash Paisley with Nicholson. Do not mash 95 with 117 with 208.
Where is Vietnamese hair and nails?
Minh Huy Hair and Beauty is 77A Nicholson Street. Vietnamese and English. Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm, phone bookings, (03) 9689 6188. Confirm Sunday. This is one desk, not a dump of every nearby nail bar.
Market nails are Venus Nail and Beauty Spa, stall 91 at 81 Hopkins, (03) 9077 0454. Footscray Market is closed Sunday and Monday. Confirm any Sunday widget on the door.
Where is a barber with reviews, and where is colour?
Studio Zero Footscray is G1A/4 Joseph Road, the river precinct, same street as Heavenly Queen Temple. Official site lists Footscray and Essendon. This directory lists the Joseph Road door only. Sonder Studios is 38 Leeds: tattoo, barber and coffee in one room. Book the service you actually want.
Delhicuts is 547A Barkly, West Footscray 3012. The Truganina shop is a different suburb. MAMAWEST is 8 Thread Lane 3012, AHIA Victorian Salon of the Year, colour and unisex cuts, 1300 645 082. Miss Jay's Nails shares that lane. Hair is MAMAWEST. Nails are Miss Jay's.
Where do I go for nails if I am not at the market?
Miss Jay's Nails is 8 Thread Lane, West Footscray 3012, closed Sunday. Voila Nail Salon is 237 Barkly in 3011, a few doors from Ras Dashen, not stall 91. Truly You Beauty Nail n Hair is 581 Barkly, West Footscray 3012. Confirm that shopfront: company records collided in 2025.
Seddon and Yarraville spas stay out of this directory. Highpoint is a shopping centre in another suburb. Do not treat a maps "near Footscray" pin as a 3011 door.
What do people get wrong?
They ask a lawyer page for a braid booking. Hair is Beauty, not Services. They walk into the wrong Nicholson African hair desk because three sit on one street. They send a Joseph Road barber search to Essendon. They treat 188 Ballarat Road as MAMAWEST. They assume Venus trades Sunday because a widget said so.
Questions people ask next
- Where can I get box braids in Footscray?
- Paisley is Salon Africa. Nicholson is Roha at 95, Medra-Genet at 117, African Haircare at 208. Barkly is Afriqoz at 154. Book long styles. Walk-ins are luck, not a promise.
- Where is the best barber in Footscray?
- Studio Zero at G1A/4 Joseph Road is the high-review men's barber this directory lists. It is not the Essendon shop. Kultured at 30 French Street is the African walk-in barber. Delhicuts is 547A Barkly in 3012. Sonder on Leeds is a tattoo room with barbers, not a conventional salon.
- Where do I get my nails done in Footscray?
- Market: Venus stall 91 at 81 Hopkins, confirm Sunday. Barkly 3011: Voila at 237. Thread Lane 3012: Miss Jay's. West Footscray Barkly: Truly You at 581, confirm the door. Vietnamese hair plus nails: Minh Huy at 77A Nicholson.
Places in this guide
Salon Africa
Paisley Street African hair salon. Braids, weaves and haircare that mainstream Barkly salons do not do.
20-20A Paisley Street, Footscray VIC 3011African Haircare and Beauty
Nicholson Street African hair and beauty salon on the same strip as the Ethiopian rooms. The weekday service search food guides skip.
208 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Medra-Genet Boutique Hair and Beauty Pro
Family-run Ethiopian braid boutique on Nicholson. Box braids, boho braids and protective styles with injera and coffee in the room.
117 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Roha Beauty Salon
Woman-owned Black-owned salon on Nicholson for braids, wigs, silk press and textured hair. 95, not 117, not 208.
95 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Afriqoz
Barkly Street unisex salon for box braids, cornrows, weft extensions and kids work. African hair on the lit spine, not Paisley.
154 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011Kultured Barbershop
African barber and hairdresser on French Street. Walk-ins, kids cuts, fades and textured hair. Not a Paisley braid salon.
30 French Street, Footscray VIC 3011Minh Huy Hair and Beauty
Vietnamese hair and nails on the Little Saigon Nicholson strip. One desk, not a ten-salon dump of every nearby nail bar.
77A Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Studio Zero Footscray
Upscale men's barber on Joseph Road. Precision cuts and beard work in the river precinct, not a Barkly walk-in.
G1A/4 Joseph Road, Footscray VIC 3011Sonder Studios
Leeds Street tattoo collective with barbers and coffee under one roof. A creative room, not a conventional hair salon.
38 Leeds Street, Footscray VIC 3011MAMAWEST
AHIA Victorian Salon of the Year colour and cut room on Thread Lane. Unisex, LGBTQIA+ safe, West Footscray 3012.
8 Thread Lane, West Footscray VIC 3012Miss Jay's Nails
Inclusive nail room on Thread Lane, the second Miss Jay's desk in the west. Same building as MAMAWEST, different chair.
8 Thread Lane, West Footscray VIC 3012Venus Nail and Beauty Spa
Footscray Market stall 91 nails and beauty. Tho Luu's team on the services map, not a Barkly nail bar.
Shop 91, 81 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Voila Nail Salon
Barkly Street nail salon for gel, dip, extensions and art. 237 Barkly, a few doors from Ras Dashen, not Hopkins stall 91.
237 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011Truly You Beauty Nail n Hair
West Footscray 3012 nail and hair salon on Barkly toward Whitten Oval. The 3012 nails desk, not Thread Lane and not the market.
581 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012Delhicuts
Barkly Street salon and barber in West Footscray. A real weekday listing, not a food-guide cameo.
547A Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012