You’re willing to line up for 20 minutes at a hole-in-the-wall to get your favourite soy flat white, and you wouldn’t balk at placing an order that doesn’t even fit on the takeaway cup.
The 16-year-old apprentice at your local hair salon might not sympathise, but Harry Levy sure does. Taking the skills he honed at Porteño and Blackstar and the beans he ground at Little Marionette, he’s just one half of the snip and sip salon that has popped up next to The Norfolk on Cleveland Street.
Helming the scissors is Patrick Casey, who’s pruned the locks of both men and women at various esteemed salons around the globe. Order a serve of Levy’s home-made poached peer and rhubarb muesli (toasted or gluten-free, $8), climb into one of two vintage barber chairs and enjoy some people watching through the big glass dividers while you get preened.
If there’s a wait time you can enjoy a game of chess on the “waiting room” chesterfields. And when the boys’ liquor license comes through, you’ll be able to settle any pre-cut jitters with a whisky.
With a fit-out this cool, don’t be surprised to find The Norfolk’s regulars becoming a little less hairy.
311 Cleveland Street, Redfern, NSW 2016
02 9698 8449
Cafe hours: Mon – Fri 7am – 4pm, Sat & Sun 8am – 4pm
Salon hours: Mon & Tues 7am – 8pm, Wed – Fri 7am – 10pm, Sat & Sun 8am – 6pm
