Five Points South is welcoming two new businesses in January.

High-end barbershop, Stephen Gregory: A Men's Concept, is open at Pickwick Place and D's Tamales Restaurant & Bar is expected to open on Magnolia Avenue in late January, according to KH Management.

Barbershop owner Stephen Gregory Carter, who is a former national artistic director for Regis Corp., said he decided to open a shop because he saw a need in the market.

"When you think about men getting their hair taken care of, they really have two options," Carter said in a statement. "There's the quick, walk-in appointment option, or the high-end salon option, where the service is high quality, but the service is geared more towards women. There really isn't that high-end option that's built specifically for men, and it's time that men in Birmingham have a place to go if they want to spend a little more time on how they look."

Click here for more information on the barbershop. The shop is at 2012 Magnolia Ave South.

Just a few doors down from Stephen Gregory, D's Tamales Restaurant & Bar is preparing to open.

The restaurant is owned by Darryl Crockett and Maria Patterson who also own D's Tamales To Go in Hueytown. The Five Points South menu includes Mexican and American fare

"We had been looking at expansion for some time," Crockett said in a statement. "We wanted to open our business downtown and in one of Birmingham's historic entertainment districts. We're very excited to be opening in Five Points."