Keys on Kites Tattoo & Gallery 869 Whalley Avenue, New Haven, CT 06515

"Highly, highly recommend Keys on Kites for piercings! Mati has done both of my lobe piercings and I have had such a great experience each time. He is so kind and informative, and I always feel safe and well taken care of when I get pierced here!"

"I get tattooed by Eric on a near monthly basis and I absolutely love his work. I have two Japanese sleeves (one in progress) done by Eric, so have been a client for enough time to provide an accurate review. First off, the shop itself is unique, awesome, and the culture within the shop is second to none. The entire team there is friendly and approachable and they all provide friendly advice if you ask for it. All the work performed in the shop is top quality and you feel right at home - Matty even offers cookies if you are near the front desk - they alone are worth paying a visit for! Huge supporter of this local business, it’s clean, professional, curteous, and the artists have years of experience. High caliber artists with great and easy to follow healing routines for longevity of your tattoos. 5/5!"

"staff is extremely welcoming and sweet. all day Saturday they have walk in availability with two amazing artists. all staff is very knowledgeable about tattoos and piercings and can all give you help and advice moving forward for healing and maintaining. i got my first tattoo here and my artist was Jonny and he gave me all the important info i needed to know to make the best decisions for my tattoo and he worked so well with me to give me exactly what i wanted! all artists seem to also have years of experience Jonny has over 20 years experience tattooing."

"Got a really nice simple tattoo. Clean professional and healed perfectly. My dark skin took to the ink very well."

"Great for tattoos and piercings! Got my first tattoo there and all staff was super kind and encouraging. Rich did a great job and made sure I was doing okay the whole time. Have recommended this place to multiple others who have come out just as happy! Tattoo came out (and healed) great and all around had a very positive experience"