Best Tattoo Shops In San Mateo

“Got my first large tattoo of my baby Jackie from Jia, and the experience was amazing! Her website was very informative for prep and aftercare. She was also responsive to my emails. The studio itself was clean and organized, and has lots of street parking options. Jia was very intent on following what I wanted for the placement, size, and color/shading. The 2.5 hours we spent was fairly charged, and I was comfortable throughout the session. She’s definitely now my go-to for my next tatt, and I’ve been recommending her to all my friends. See my fresh vs. 1 month healed photos below. Thanks Jia!“

“Just got my first tattoo here! During the design phase Airu was very patient and gave helpful advice and didn't rush me when I was debating about small details. The tattoo came out exactly as I wanted - she's very talented!
The place itself is spacious and sparkly clean.“

“1st tattoo experience was excellent experience all around from the min I walked in, professional, clean, and looks amazing no complaints. Definitely will b back! 10/10“

“I absolutely love my tattoos! Tina is truly talented, and thanks to her, I have two new masterpieces on my skin. The shop is super cute and clean, and you are also accompanied by a cute kitty cat while you are getting your tattoo ? I 100% recommend Hello Tattoo.“

“Vanessa’s lip tattooing way exceeded my highest hopes!
- The tattoo didn’t actually hurt - she uses really strong numbing agents so you don’t feel much at all and swaps in fresh needles, so you never feel a dull one
- Her lines are CRISP and perfect, she measures and plans the outline so carefully to make a gorgeous shape that’s way cleaner than a lipliner and more natural-looking
- She works meticulously but also efficiently
- She creates beautiful, custom ink colors according to your goal and natural pigmentation
- She checks in to make sure you’re comfortable throughout the whole process
- Vanessa is so friendly and chill but professional to work with and her shop is spotless, well-lit and calm
- She makes sure you know exactly how to care for the tattoo as it heals
- Scheduling is a breeze and she offers flexible and convenient hours
- This was a truly great tattooing experience!“

“The crew at Godspeed are awesome! Friendly and clean shop with some great artists under their roof. Great pricing and solid work. Just got my second from Godspeed and I'll be back to turn this one into a sleeve.“

“There isn’t enough fantastic things I could say about Joanel and the excellence she puts into her craft! It was really refreshing to not only feel like I was talking to a friend because of her warm personality but I really appreciate how detail oriented she was and how she walked me through every step of the process at my appointment. I got two new piercings (the healing process has been great unlike a lot of my other piercings) and she helped me redesign my stack- people have been complimenting me left and right ever since! Thank you so much Joanel!!“