Imperial Salon

Consider a haircut and head massage (Rs 500) at this tiny salon, a delightful monument to kitsch. Every centimetre of the walls is covered in decorative painting, fake flowers, sequins, filigree, stained glass or tinsel garlands, and at the back of the salon, up towards the trompe l'oeil ceiling, is an interfaith shrine, from where Durga, Mary and the Buddha keep a watchful eye over the razor-wheeling barbers. There's even a verse or two of Quranic script to ward off the evil eye.