Coral Gables Barber Shop With Sunday Hot Lather Shaves: The Well Groomed Gentleman

The Well Groomed Gentleman, at 130 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, opens seven days a week, Sunday included from 10am to 5pm, and its Hot Lather Shave costs $45. The shop has worked out of the Mile since 2014 and changed hands in early 2026, when new owners rebuilt the lounge and bar. Anyone hunting for a barber shop near me on a Sunday morning in the Gables can book a 10am chair here, steps from Ponce de Leon Boulevard.

A 2018 press release from the landlord Terranova named Al Maulini as owner and president of the business, describing it as an all-in-one barbershop and spa on Miracle Mile. At that point he had spent almost five years grooming men on the Mile, and he signed a five-year lease for a second, unisex spinoff called Well Groomed Image Consultants a few blocks away, aimed at women and children.

Coral Gables Magazine reported in March 2026 that Polina and Shawn Saparamadu had taken over the shop. As Polina put it, the previous owner was leaving Florida, and "it felt like the right time to jump in and reinvent this beloved pillar of the Coral Gables community." Neither had owned a barbershop before. The couple spent more than a decade in investment banking and private equity in the United States and Asia.

Their renovation touched most of the room. The magazine lists new barber chairs, a restored indoor lounge, veranda seating, an upgraded bar and refreshed artwork. The stated goal is a place where men stop in for a drink, a game on the screen or a round of chess as much as for a cut. Polina calls herself "a woman on a mission" and says the warm welcome from neighbors surprised the couple most.

Three haircuts anchor the board. The Classic Clipper Cut at $40 is a clippers-only refresh meant for shorter hair. The Fade Cut costs $50, and the Signature Cut at $55 mixes scissors and clippers for longer or layered styles. All three include a rinse, a shampoo and styling product, and the shop uses Reuzel pomades, shampoo and conditioner, the same products it sells from its retail shelf.

The Hot Lather Shave at $45 is the service worth crossing town for. Barbers work with lather, hot towels and steam, and the shave pairs naturally with a $25 Beard Trim for anyone keeping a shaped beard. Brow, nose and ear waxing costs $20 per area or $45 for all three, and it happens right in the barber's chair during or after the cut, so it adds minutes rather than a second appointment.

The spa side is where the shop parts ways with a plain barber. Manicures cost $32 and pedicures $55, Facial Masks run $15, and Hair and Scalp Treatments at $50 use OLAPLEX masks and PHYTO products for thinning hair. Skin services rely on Dr. Dennis Gross cleansers, peels and serums. Leave the pedicure for a free afternoon, though. It happens in the separate spa room rather than the barber's chair, which turns a quick cut into a two-stage visit.

Appointments go through an online booking page run on the Meevo salon platform, linked from every Book Now button on the official site, and the same system sells digital gift cards. Booking ahead also lets you pick a named barber from the roster, which a walk-in cannot count on. Anyone set on a particular barber, say Silvina or Yoan, should reserve the slot instead of strolling in off the sidewalk.

Discounts are a real part of the house rules here. Veterans and first responders get 10% off all services, while University of Miami students and faculty, along with Anatomy Fitness members, get 15% off. The catch is procedural: you have to tell your barber at checkout and bring the relevant ID. A student paying for a $55 Signature Cut saves a little over $8.

Sunday is the shop's quiet advantage. Weekday hours run 8am to 8pm and Saturday runs 9am to 6pm, but the doors also open 10am to 5pm on Sunday, which gives the shop a full seven-day schedule. The 8am weekday opening suits office workers from the towers on Ponce de Leon Boulevard, and the 8pm weekday close leaves room for an after-work cut before dinner on Giralda.

The official site lists seven people on the team by first name: Abdiel, Alejandro, Herlin, Javier, Rey, Silvina and Yoan. Booking online lets you choose among them, which matters for regulars who want the same hand on a fade every three weeks. Yelp's listing for the shop, refreshed in September 2026, carries about 240 reviews and more than 360 photos, a deep record for a single-location Gables shop.

The discount list gives a fair picture of the clientele. University of Miami students and faculty ride over from the campus a short drive south, members of Anatomy Fitness get their own rate, and veterans and first responders get their own line on the price board. The new owners also stock Goldwell alongside OLAPLEX and PHYTO, which makes the spa a stop for men handling color or thinning hair as much as a trim.

The shop itself is on the south side of Miracle Mile between Galiano Street and Ponce de Leon Boulevard, in the middle of the city's main shopping strip. A block north, on a different street, the Books & Books flagship sits at 265 Aragon Ave with a courtyard cafe. Next door to that bookshop, the Coral Gables Museum, at 285 Aragon Ave, fills the city's restored old police and fire station with architecture and design exhibits.

Giralda Plaza, the pedestrian block one street beyond Aragon, fills with restaurant tables under string lights and makes an easy place to wait while a friend finishes a facial. Back on Miracle Mile itself, the Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre keeps its marquee a couple of blocks west, so a late-afternoon shave can lead straight into an evening show without moving the car.

The Well Groomed Gentleman, at 130 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134. Hours run 8am to 8pm Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. Gift cards are sold online through the Meevo page, and the Little Gentleman Cut at $35 covers boys aged 12 and under.

The free Coral Gables Trolley runs its Ponce de Leon route along the boulevard a block west of the shop, linking Flagler Street to the Douglas Road Metrorail Station, Monday through Saturday from 6:30am to 10pm. It does not run on Sunday, so a Sunday shave means driving or a rideshare. Drivers can use metered spaces on Miracle Mile or one of the city garages shown on the downtown parking map.

When every chair is booked, Nicest Barbers Barbershop on Ponce de Leon Boulevard, a few blocks north toward the office district, is the closest independent alternative, with a Yelp page updated in May 2026 that carries 58 reviews. It suits a straight cut and fade, though nothing there matches the manicure room, the bar or the Sunday hours back on the Mile.