Margarita Beauty Salon

Salons come and go in the Bronx, but a few keep showing up where the blocks matter. Margarita Beauty Salon sits on Beck at 699—a street that knows its share of storefronts but keeps the pace slow enough to notice. Between haircuts and tints, you’ll find stylists slicing through styles with quiet precision; straight-razor shaves take up rear chairs in the back while blowouts show off their flick in mirror-lit corners.

The full stop, slightly deflated under the el’s rumble, is 699 Beck St, Bronx, NY 10455. Stationary UPS trucks hem in the curb most afternoons, so curb space comes and goes. Head south one block if blocks stretch long; the old tire shop on the corner still bears its faded mural like a census of past owners.

Call to line up a trim or gloss—(347) 867-0967 does the talking. You’ll want the map open while you wait: plug in the directions at https://www.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x89c2f5ae2bb044c3:0xc72023b19f1d8bfd and come ready for the sudden steep rise where the sidewalk forgets it’s in a trough.