Alvaro is the Senior Barber at City Barbers and one of the longest-serving members of the team, with 30 years behind the chair at 223 E 74th Street on the Upper East Side. His three decades at the same shop speak for themselves: clients come to Alvaro because they trust him completely, and that trust has been earned cut by cut over the better part of his entire professional career.
Over 30 years, Alvaro has developed a level of precision that is difficult to teach — it comes from repetition, focus, and a genuine pride in the craft. He is particularly known for his fade work, producing clean skin-to-length gradients that hold their shape and look just as good a week later as they did walking out the door. His attention to symmetry is exceptional, and clients often notice details in their hairline they'd never seen corrected before.
Alvaro works comfortably with all hair types and has built deep familiarity with the range of textures and growth patterns that come through a New York City barbershop over decades. Whether someone comes in for a close skin fade, a conservative taper, or a classic scissor cut, Alvaro adjusts his technique without hesitation. He reads hair the way experienced barbers do — instinctively, not mechanically.
His clients include longtime Upper East Side residents, professionals from the surrounding neighborhoods, and a growing number of clients who specifically sought out City Barbers because of Alvaro's reputation on Google reviews and word of mouth. More than a few of his regulars have been sitting in his chair for over a decade, which says more about his consistency than any award could.
Booking with Alvaro means working with someone who treats every appointment with the same care, whether it's your first visit or your hundredth — and that quiet, steady professionalism is exactly why clients keep coming back.