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Piercing Shops in Riverside, CA

8 of the 28 tattoo shops we list in Riverside have an in-house piercer offering body piercing. Google Maps can confirm a business does tattoos, but it has no field for whether a licensed piercer is on staff for body piercing — that detail lives on the shop's own booking page or service menu, not in map data. Every shop tagged here has piercing confirmed straight from its website, not guessed from a name like 'Ink & Steel.'

Arcane Ink Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

4505 Allstate Dr, Riverside, CA 92501

(951) 618-2355 Website Directions

Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Riverside Studio PiercingCard accepted

3541 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501-2836

+19519050243 Website Directions

Empire Tattoo Studios Piercing

9354 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92503-3702

+19517858288 Website Directions

Evolve Tattoo & Body Piercing Piercing

10330 Hole Ave, Riverside, CA 92505-1704

+19515886178 Directions

Heartbreak Tattoo PiercingCover-ups

2259 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92507-4259

+17472187781 Website Directions

Laughing Buddha Body Piercing Piercing

1201 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92507-4500

+19514621070 Website Directions

Mission Tattoo & Piercing Piercing

10220 Hole Ave, Riverside, CA 92503-3418

+19519778855 Website Directions

Studio 203 Piercing

3280 Vine St, Riverside, CA 92507

(909) 709-6365 Website Directions

Ask about needle vs. gun before you book. A reputable piercer uses a single-use sterile needle for cartilage, navel, and nipple work — a spring-loaded gun is fine for basic lobes but should raise a flag for anything else. Expect a 20-30 minute wait for a walk-in lobe piercing, longer if the spot needs numbing or a fresh aftercare rundown.

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How much does a piercing cost at a tattoo shop?
Basic lobe or nostril piercings typically run $30-50 including jewelry, while cartilage, navel, or nipple piercings run $50-90 at most street shops. Higher-end studios using implant-grade titanium jewelry can charge $80-120 per piercing. Ask for an all-in total before you sit down, since jewelry and the piercing itself are often priced separately.

Do tattoo shops pierce ears on kids?
Many do, though policies vary — some pierce at any age with a parent present and signed consent, others set a minimum age of 8-10 for anything past the lobe. Mall kiosks like Claire's still dominate for very young kids, but a licensed piercer at a tattoo studio typically uses a safer single-use needle instead of a spring-loaded gun.