Owned by good friends, Dylan Byrne and Zhou Dan Ting, Shanghai Tattoo is a team effort. And between Dylan’s graphic design experience and Ting’s mad tattooing skills, they’ve earned the distinction of being the most reputable tattoo parlor in the city. Their hygiene habits are meticulous, including: use of an autoclave (a piece of equipment that sterilizes tools through the use of extreme heat); disposable needles, gloves, ink tubes, and ink tubs; work spaces covered with disposable medical cloth; disinfecting of chairs before and after each tattoo; fresh ink on each customer. High standards don’t come cheap, though. The minimum tattoo charge (we’re talking a small, basic scribble here, people) will cost you about 1,000 RMB.