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Tattoo Shops in Boston, MA

22 studios in and around Boston, Massachusetts — call ahead even for walk-ins — a shop with five artists can still be booked solid on a Saturday, and piercing hours often differ from tattoo hours.

BROWMUSE Custom design

115 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116-2935

+16179421412 [email protected] Website Directions

Back Bay Ink Tattoo & Art

31 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115-1406

+16179916324 [email protected] Website Directions

Boston Ink Body Art Specialist Piercing

438 River St, Boston, MA 02126-2216

🕒 monday

💲 $20, $20

+18572874293 [email protected] Website Directions

Boston Tattoo Company - Boston PiercingCustom design

244 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116-2475

🕒 monday

+18572745682 [email protected] Website Directions

BreynerTattoos

150 State St, Boston, MA 02109-2505

+18574987905 [email protected] Directions

Cat Quintino Card accepted

113 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113-2220

+16177420611 [email protected] Website Directions

Dark Wave Body Art

438 River St, Boston, MA 02126-2216

+15705400120 [email protected] Website Directions

Famous Touch Tattoos Walk-ins welcomeCustom design

438 River St, Boston, MA 02126-2216

+17742409751 [email protected] Website Directions

Fat Ram's Pumpkin Tattoo Walk-ins welcome

374 Centre St, Boston, MA 02130-1873

+16175226444 [email protected] Website Directions

Ghost in the Machine Tattoo Walk-ins welcome

572 Washington St, Boston, MA 02135-2546

🕒 sunday-monday: 12pm

💲 $100

+16175624089 [email protected] Website Directions

Holistic Ink Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

34 District Ave, Boston, MA 02125

🕒 mon – sat 12:00 – 8:00 pm | sun 12:00 – 6:00 pm​

(617) 282-8866 Website Directions

Holistic Ink Boston Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

1261 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02122-2954

🕒 mon – sat 12:00 – 8:00 pm | sun 12:00 – 6:00 pm​

+16172828866 [email protected] Website Directions

J7 Tattoo Custom design

1558 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02122-1354

🕒 11am-7pm daily

+17744777711 [email protected] Website Directions

Lavender Permanent Makeup & Microbladding

1261 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02122-2954

+16179828565 Website Directions

Rockstar Body Piercing Piercing

395 Centre St, Boston, MA 02130

🕒 11am-10pm daily (Providence), Noon-8pm daily (Boston)

+16174774120 [email protected] Website Directions

Said & Done Tattoo Walk-ins welcomeCustom design

68 South St, Boston, MA 02130-3143

🕒 10am-6pm daily

💲 $150 deposit

+16179427134 Website Directions

Seaport Tattoo Company PiercingCustom designCover-ups

380 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02127-2407

🕒 11am-7pm daily

+16172977678 [email protected] Website Directions

Stingray Body Art & More

1 Harvard Ave, Boston, MA 02134

(617) 254-0666 [email protected] Website Directions

Strong Ink Tattoo

10 Pierce Sq, Boston, MA 02124-5749

+16174125870 [email protected] Directions

Studs Piercing

91 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116-3084

+16178927464 Website Directions

Vision Ink

1558 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02122

(617) 506-7566 [email protected] Website Directions

Wave and Pave Tattoo

973 Saratoga St, Boston, MA 02128

+16174185115 [email protected] Website Directions

Tip: weekday afternoons are the easiest time to get a walk-in seat — Friday and Saturday fill with appointments by noon. For custom work, message the artist a week ahead with reference images; a deposit of $50–100 that counts toward the final price is standard practice, not a red flag.

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