Press & Media Links
Los Angeles times
February 10th, 2025 — “10 Latino-owned places in L.A. to show yourself some love”: On a mission to bring a neighborhood vibe to Hollywood, Elysian Barbershop owner Victor Bañuelos created a vintage atmosphere that speaks to the barbers who cut in this cozy shop’s brown leather chairs…
Yes Plz Coffee: Sumi’s Story
December 22, 2020: Elysian Barbershop is my favorite place in Los Angeles but to explain why I have to start from an entirely different barbershop almost a decade ago. In late 2012 a slightly younger, much thinner version of myself was working as a barista at the now legendary cafe Sqirl in the Virgil Village neighborhood in Los Angeles. Just a couple of blocks down the street was a new traditional barbershop called Vinny’s. The barbers would regularly come in on their coffee breaks and harass me to get a haircut…
