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Piercing Shops in Raleigh, NC

18 of the 78 tattoo shops we list in Raleigh 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.'

Cleopatra Ink Raleigh Piercing

301 N West St, Raleigh, NC 27603-7147

Website Directions

Conspiracy Ink Tattoos PiercingCustom designCover-ups

328 W Morgan St, Raleigh, NC 27601-1369

🕒 Mon-Sun 10am-9pm

+19195266581 Website Directions

Dee Tatz Walk-ins welcomePiercingCover-ups

6925 Old Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27616-3414

🕒 Wed-Sat 2pm-8pm, Sun 12pm-6pm

+16788363181 Website Directions

Eight Moons Piercing Piercing

5535 Western Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27606-1584

+19192339253 Directions

Golden Coils Tattoo PiercingCustom design

3801 Western Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27606

🕒 Mon appointment only, Tue-Sat 11am-8pm

(984) 200-1572 Website Directions

Hillsborough St. Tattoo and Body Piercing Piercing

2418 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607-7248

+19197065575 Directions

Inkology Tattoos and Piercings Piercing

4325 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27612-3373

+19199008600 Directions

Inkvictus Studios Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design

6616 Six Forks Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615-6524

🕒 Wed-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat 11am-6pm

+19197372436 Website Directions

Mad Ethel's Tattoo and Body Piercing PiercingCustom designCover-ups

215 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603-1438

+19199008345 Website Directions

Mystics Tattoo PiercingCustom design

1490 Garner Station Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27603-3600

+19195002274 Website Directions

Rock N Roll Tattoo & Piercing Walk-ins welcomePiercing

6311 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27612-2600

🕒 Mon-Sun 12-10pm

+19199776371 Website Directions

Rock N Roll Tattoo & Piercing Piercing

3629 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604-3015

+19198722881 Website Directions

Serenity Tattoo and Piercing Piercing

709 W Johnson St, Raleigh, NC 27603-1274

+19197774038 Directions

Serpentine Ink Tattoo & Piercing Piercing

4011 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604-3486

+19842007938 Directions

Serpentine Ink Tattoo and Piercing Piercing

1005 Bullard Ct, Raleigh, NC 27615-6802

+19843087791 Website Directions

Tattoo Dominion and Piercing Piercing

4948 Windy Hill Dr, Raleigh, NC 27609-5189

+19193738284 Directions

Trinket Ink Tattoo & Piercing Piercing

1301 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604-1335

+12524315275 Directions

Warlock's Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercing

5535 Western Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27606-1584

+19192331760 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.