SiYu Hair Salon

SiYu Hair Salon is a small, quiet hair salon in Ho Chi Minh City with two branches. The main one is on Nguyen Thai Binh Street in District 1, a short walk from Ben Thanh Market, and the second, SiYu Mini Hair, is on Nguyen Van Troi Street in Tan Binh.

The idea behind it is simple: a calm haircut at a fair price, with no pushy upselling. Prices are shown openly in the salon and on the website, so you know what you'll pay before you sit down.

Services and prices:

• Women's haircut: 200,000 VND
• Hair colour, perms and straightening: from 560,000 VND
• Protein and keratin treatments
• Relaxing hair wash and blow-dry
• Hair extensions

Hair longer than chest length has a fixed 200,000 VND surcharge for colour and chemical services. It's a small detail, but it's printed up front rather than added at the till, which says a lot about how the place is run.

The District 1 salon has eight senior stylists, and the Tan Binh branch has five. Regulars often ask for a stylist by name; the reviews mention several. The District 1 branch has a 4.9-star Google rating from more than 1,600 reviews, which is a lot for a salon this size.

Visitors to the city find it useful, too. Staff are used to foreign customers, and booking online through Fresha or the website means you don't have to explain everything over the phone.

District 1 is open daily from 8:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tan Binh closes at 8:30 p.m.

District 1: 152 Nguyen Thai Binh Street, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. Tan Binh: 309/2A Nguyen Van Troi Street. Phone or Zalo 0869 869 937.