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    JJ Hat Center

    4.2 (158 reviews)
    PriceyHats
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Spencer K.

    These guys are the real deal. They clean and repair hats (like my vintage 1967 Reistol model 737 fedora) For background, I'm a hat wearer. Not a casual hat wearer that went in for the hipster Trilby craze (and mistakenly called it a Fedora). It's nigh impossible to find anyone who knows how to clean and block a hat these days, and forget trying to find someone who repairs them. Thank heaven for JJ hats!! They cleaned and repaired my hat (it had a small hole forming in the crown crease), and they also replaced my hat band... WITH THE ORIGINAL RIBBON that they still had in inventory. Great service, as these guys actually understand hats!

    First of all, I decided to go here on a whim. I arrived literally minutes before it closed! I was going to a destination wedding, on the beach, in Montego Bay, and I needed a black (don't ask) hat, for my hairless head. I was greeted and assisted, as soon as I walked in, and since I already had an idea of what I wanted, it only took a couple of fittings, and I was checking out!! I put your names in my phone, but I can't find them. Thank you to both the attractive European woman, and the dapper African-American young man who assisted me!!! You are amazing and I'll be back!!! With Sincere Gratitude, Keith

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    Rey B.

    Bought my old silver belly in to get it spruced up Jose did an awesome job . My hat looks brand new.

    Me, at JJ Hat Center, with my resized Stetson! They did great work!

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    1 year ago

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    7 months ago

    Update Oct. 2025 -- they no longer repair hats! Wow. Still great selection of new hats, but they used to be a full-service shop. Sad.

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    Thank you, Rey! We are delighted to hear that. Come back again soon.

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    Thank you, Michael! We appreciate the kind words.

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    2 years ago

    This place used to be great. Now it is incredibly understaffed and the poor workers seem beaten down and miserable. Bad vibes abound.

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    3 years ago

    Bought a sweet hat there. The guy who helped me was patiently helpful. Large selection of fashionable chapeaus.

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    2 years ago

    It is not my pleasure to report that I have found them to be rude and overpriced. Have given them plenty of chances to prove otherwise.

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    4 years ago

    Love this store it's a real authentic gem and not to be missed if you are a hat lover.

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    Ask the Community - JJ Hat Center

    Do they have faux fur or synthetic hats?

    yes. most of the quality hats are rabbit fur felt but they do have faux fur hats. some are wool fur felt, which does not require harming the sheep but these do not hold their shape as well.

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    Review Highlights - JJ Hat Center

    They clean and repair hats (like my vintage 1967 Reistol model 737 fedora) For background, I'm a hat wearer.

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    Stopped in to grab a NY hat to commemorate my trip. I was greeted immediately and provided warm…read moreservice. They were patient with my questions and during my decision making. The hats were a good price and they had a wide assortment of options, with two floors to choose from. Glad to have grabbed a piece from here to support a local business!

    The customer service in this store is absolutely the worst I've ever experienced…read more I ordered a hat in-store and was told it would be delivered there for pickup. A week later, I received an email saying the hat had arrived. When I got to the store, the employee told me the wrong hat was ordered. I said fine, here's my number -- return it and get the correct one. Another week goes by, and when I come back, the same hat is still sitting in the box -- not even returned. Lazy employees, no urgency, and the store feels more like a hangout spot than a place of business. Customers shouldn't have to deal with this kind of nonsense. The sales rep never processed the return, so I had to request a refund myself. Still no hat, just wasted time and money (including paying for parking in SoHo). All I heard was, "Oh, I'm sorry." Sorry doesn't fix terrible service. Completely unprofessional -- everything about this place is trash. The store needs serious management or maybe just let AI run it because at least robots would do the job.

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    3.8(88 reviews)
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    I initially walked by this place walking back home from a corepower class and there was a sign…read moreoutside that said "Hat Class in Progress." I was intrigued. A few weeks later, I walked by again and there was no hat class in progress. I popped in just to see what EVH is all about, as I love super niche businesses like this. I walked in and the owner was helping out a few other people, so I just perused around for a second. I had my airpods in with no music playing, hiding in plain sight. I heard the owners AWESOME British accent and thought to myself "wow it's really a vibe in here." At this exact moment, I spotted a hat that really caught my eye. It was a hat that had a mix matched denim pattern that could be paired with almost any outfit. I had a vision of me buying this hat and it becoming an integral part of my personality. "Oh, there goes the guy with the cool hat walking up 1st ave" onlookers would say as they walked by, jealous of my cool new hat. Cute girls would come up to me at the Wayland and or Ding-a-Ling saying "Oh my god, I love your hat!" ... "You haven't been to East Village Hats!??!?!?!" I would respond to them with a cheeky, endearing smile. However, when I picked up the hat it was like $130 and that's just out of my price range for a hat at this moment. Also, I have an extremely large head so the hat was probably a pipe dream all along. A man could dream can't he...?

    Step into the good ole days of customer service, a skilled artisan, a conversationalist and a shop…read morethat looks a century old. I hear it was a bar not to long ago, but the change is so authentic you don't even smell the beer. It seems to be a one-woman show, so you may have to wait a few minutes for service, but it's worth it. I had two fedoras fixed here. One just blocked and cleaned, the other completely rebuilt. No it wasn't cheap ($125 for the 2) but it was worth it for the job(s). And many (most?) of the hats on the wall were made by Julia herself. Answers to questions and price quotes are free.

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    Wearing the fascinator I made at a Kentucky Derby party

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