Location Profile
Book tattoo and piercing appointments at Berkeley.
Baron Art Tattoo & Piercing sits on Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley, a short walk from the UC Berkeley campus. The studio offers custom tattoos, bookable flash designs, and a full professional piercing menu.
Berkeley's artists specialize in detail-forward work: fine line, micro realism, and minimalist pieces, alongside Chinese ink and dragon work, script and typography, and cute micro tattoos. If you're comparing tattoo shops in Berkeley, every artist's page shows their portfolio and current booking options.
The studio's piercers handle ear, face, oral, and body placements with the same by-appointment care as the tattoo side.
Rated 5.0 across 530+ Google reviews (July 2026). Read the reviews
5 tattoo artists and 2 piercers currently take bookings at this studio.
2021 Shattuck Ave #A, Berkeley, CA 94704
Book a ready-made flash design from a Berkeley artist at a set price, or send a custom request with your idea and budget — the studio matches you with the right artist and follows up by email.
It depends on the artist, our minimum charge is $80 per person. Final price is dependent on size, detail of the design, colors and selected artist.
Styles at this studio
Berkeley's piercing menu covers ear, face, oral, and body placements, with jewelry chosen in-studio from titanium and 14k gold options and aftercare guidance included with every appointment.
Piercing
Share placement, sizing, references, and budget details for a custom tattoo consult.
Service fees exclude jewelry. Full Berkeley piercing price menu
Tattoo Artists
Service fees at the Berkeley studio start at $15 for a standard lobe piercing, with most cartilage placements like a tragus at $40. Fees never include jewelry — the full Berkeley menu is on our piercing prices page.
Baron Art Berkeley pierces earlobes from age 3 and most cartilage and nose placements from 14; eyebrow, industrial, bridge, and navel piercings start at 16, and lip, oral, dermal, nipple, and genital piercings at 18. Any minor must bring a parent or legal guardian who signs in person, with documents proving the relationship and matching IDs.
Two ways: browse Berkeley flash to book a ready-made design at a set price, or send a custom tattoo request with your idea, placement, size, and budget — the studio matches you with the right artist and follows up by email.
Piercing appointments in Berkeley carry a $5 online booking fee; for flash tattoos, each design lists its own deposit when you book online.
Yes. The manage-booking link in your confirmation email lets you reschedule until 24 hours before your appointment; after that, reach out to the Berkeley studio directly.
Berkeley artists currently work in Fine Line, Micro Realism, Minimalist, Black & Grey, Dragon, Chinese Style, Chinese Ink, Cute Micro Tattoos, Script & Typography, Pet Portraits, among other styles — every artist page lists specialties and a portfolio.
