Originally Posted by
roverkt
Any place for a decent haircut for a man in his early 30s?
I just went to Zen Salon (a supposed Japanese salon recommended on some other forums) and it turned out to be a disaster.
Maybe I'm just pampered by my usual stylist back home but this guy didn't know the basics.
IMHO anyone who uses a stylist rather than a barber should probably just stick with someone they know in your usual location. Obviously you care about how your haircut looks and there is a big risk of going to someone new, especially in a foreign city like Shanghai.
I could care less about my haircuts so I get them done for 20 RMB by whichever barber shop I happen to be walking past. Sometimes they are good, sometimes they suck but it all looks the same after a few days anyway. If I cared about my hair style I would probably be much more fastidious about using anyone new, especially in China.