Piercing Shops in Baltimore, MD

13 of the 47 tattoo shops we list in Baltimore 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.'

Absolute Tattoo & Body Piercing Piercing

6614 Holabird Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224-6301

🕒 Tue-Sat 12-8pm

+14106338334 Website Directions

Baltimore Tattoo Museum Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

1534 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21231-2330

🕒 Sun-Thu 11am-7pm, Fri-Sat 11am-8pm

+14105225800 Website Directions

Born Ready Ink PiercingCustom designCard accepted

16 W 25th St, Baltimore, MD 21218-5002

Website Directions

Brightside Tattoo Shop PiercingCover-ups

1130 Light St, Baltimore, MD 21230-4105

+14433888931 Website Directions

Capone's Ink Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCard accepted

6717 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD 21206-1117

🕒 Mon-Sat 11am-7pm

+14106612008 Website Directions

Ceremony Piercing & Fine Jewelry PiercingAppointment only

1114 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD 21201-5536

🕒 Wed-Sun 11am-6pm

+14432128144 Website Directions

Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Baltimore Studio PiercingCustom design

The Can Company, 2400 Boston St, Baltimore, MD 21224-4723

🕒 Mon-Sun 10am-8pm

+14108440270 Website Directions

Deville Ink Walk-ins welcomePiercing

5920 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224-2827

🕒 Mon-Sat Noon-8pm, Sun Noon-6pm

+14104009641 Website Directions

Layer 3 Collective Piercing

1724 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, MD 21231

🕒 Towson: Tue-Thu 12-8pm, Fri/Sat 12-9:30pm; Hunt Valley: Mon-Sat 10-6pm

(443) 449-7872 Website Directions

New American Tattoo Company Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups

6308 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224-2911

🕒 Mon-Sun 12-8pm

+14106335999 Website Directions

Piercings by Bree Danger Walk-ins welcomePiercingCard accepted

5920 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224

🕒 Mon-Sat Noon-8pm, Sun Noon-6pm

+16676531313 Website Directions

Positive Image Tattoos & Piercings Piercing

110 E Patapsco Ave, Baltimore, MD 21225

(410) 355-5700 Directions

Tattoo Charlie's Walk-ins welcomePiercing

2334 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, MD 21218-5206

🕒 Mon-Sun 1-9pm (Tue closed)

+14102441160 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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Good to know

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.