In the last few years, Ama Hair Salon has developed a reputation in London’s black community — including among the likes of Ncuti Gatwa — as the go-to spot for a quality haircare experience, and it deserves every accolade. Just around the corner from Seven Sisters station, it looks unassuming from the outside, but step inside and you’ll find a hub of laughter, and a flurry of busy fingers at work. Staff are exceptionally friendly, and the salon has a familiar sense of home — they are even known to serve jollof and chicken while you sit under a steamer. Ama herself checks in on every customer, so there is never a sense you are in anything but the most capable hands. Expect to hear Destiny’s Child on repeat, and to leave with the hair of your dreams.