Groom Barber is a barbershop at 306 Tinakori Road in Thorndon, Wellington, holding a 4.8 Google rating.
A good barber does more than run the clippers over: they ask how you wear your hair, check the way it grows and flag where a cowlick or thin patch will show. Regulars know the value of staying with one barber, because each visit builds on the last — how the cut sat after a week, which guard your sides can take, how much to keep on top. It pays to be specific too: a clipper number or a photo beats "just a tidy-up", which leaves plenty to guesswork.
For locals in one of Wellington's oldest suburbs, a well-rated barber sits right on Tinakori Road.