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Piercing Shops in Boston, MA

7 of the 21 tattoo shops we list in Boston 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.'

  1. Holistic Ink Boston

    1261 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02122-2954

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

    Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
    Call Website Directions

  2. Seaport Tattoo Company

    380 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02127-2407

    11am-7pm daily

    PiercingCustom designCover-ups
    Call Website Directions

  3. Holistic Ink

    34 District Ave, Boston, MA 02125

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

    Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
    Call Website Directions

  4. Boston Tattoo Company - Boston

    244 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116-2475

    PiercingCustom design
    Call Website Directions

  5. Rockstar Body Piercing

    395 Centre St, Boston, MA 02130

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

    Piercing
    Call Website Directions

  6. Boston Ink Body Art Specialist

    438 River St, Boston, MA 02126-2216

    Piercing
    Call Website Directions

  7. Studs

    91 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116-3084

    Piercing
    Call 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.