Castro Tattoo

"Welcoming and friendly staff! I've been tattooed by several of the artists and have nothing negative to say. They have a range of beautiful tattoo styles! They work to make my designs come to life. As a queer person it feels safe to come into a shop that has queer artists. I recommend this shop to anyone visiting or living in the Bay Area!"

"Emily is an absolute angel. They tattoo'd my friend for his first tattoo and it was a wonderful time. Super sweet super fun lots of laughing and very comfortable. And on top of that a gorgeous tattoo!!!"

"Getting tattooed here with Ian was magnificent! Their beautiful space (and art!), kindness, conversation, and skill throughout the session made it a fantastic experience. Not to mention, I absolutely adore the tattoo!! Ian is incredibly creative and talented. Photo is two weeks healed."

"I love Haley and Castro Tattoo! Haley has been tattooing me since 2013. I am about to travel to San Francisco from Oregon to complete my tenth tattoo created by Haley. Haley is so committed to their clients, this shows in the many, many interesting and beautiful pieces they have created. I usually collect images and give basic ideas about a piece and give a general idea about where, on my body, I want the piece tattooed. Haley then creates pieces that go above and beyond my imagination. Haley’s placement of each of my tattoos is impeccable. As I was sweating in hot yoga yesterday, and the bacon wrapped trout on my forearm swam by, I thought about how Haley has made my body rich with images, each piece its own story. My tattoos are mostly color realism, the dog portraits, pheasant, and bacon trout all look like photographs. Tattoo day is one of my favorite days, and entering the colorful and historic Castro Tattoo, seems to brighten my mood even more. Haley became the owner of Castro Tattoo in 2017, they have made the shop welcoming to all kinds of folks from all walks of life. Creating a space full of kindness and talent. Each artist at Castro has a different style, the best place to check out everybody’s work is @castrotattoosf on Instagram. Thank you Haley and everyone at Castro for making such a great place to get tattooed."

"Can’t express how happy I am with my tattoo! Not just the tattoo itself, but the overall experience. Meg is such a quality artist that creates such a loving and inviting atmosphere, something that a lot of tattoo shops lack. I’ve been following her Instagram page for awhile and I was so excited to finally get tatted! If you have time, stop by and check out her flash book. The only problem is picking out which one to get! Will be back again very soon!"