Tattoo directory
Tattoo Shops in Oakland
Oakland has 33 open tattoo studios in the directory. The most-reviewed on Google is Ink addiction Oakland tattoos and piercing, 4.4 from 111 Google reviews. Piedmont Avenue has the most studios of any neighborhood, with 4.
Fine Line is the style named most often on Oakland listings (9 studios). 27 of the studios list a phone number and 17 link to a website.
- Studios
- 34
- Detailed
- 34
- Styles
- 9
From the listings
What Oakland studios say about themselves
Going by their own listings, Oakland tattoo studios offer diverse specialties ranging from blackwork and Japanese geometry at Future Ink Tattoo & Supply to botanical designs at Diving Swallow Tattoo. Studios frequently highlight custom work, particularly Black Needle Tattoo and Fruitvale Studios, with several like Bell & Iron Tattoo also offering cover-ups. Temple Tattoo mentions sterile environments and decades of artist experience. Several shops emphasize their ownership, including Ink N Thayngz as Black-owned and Feral Hearts Tattoo as Queer, Trans, and Woman-Owned.
Summarized from the studios' own listing descriptions and checked against them. Each linked studio's page shows its full description.
34 studios
Oakland Tattoo Studios
34 studios
- 01
Afterdark
4745 International Blvd · Oakland, CA
- 02
Always Chill Tattoo
4198 Piedmont Ave · Oakland, CA
- 03
Amor Eterno Arte
1227 18th Ave · Oakland, CA
- 04
Apex Tattoo
4125 Piedmont Ave Suite 5 · Oakland, CA
- 05
Bell & Iron Tattoo
3512 Grand Ave · Oakland, CA
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 06
Black Needle Tattoo
342 Park View Terrace · Oakland, CA
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 07
Cosmic Dialect Tattoo
2011 MacArthur Blvd · Oakland, CA
- 08
Diving Swallow Tattoo
264 14th St · Oakland, CA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 09
Dougs Tattoos
9928 International Blvd · Oakland, CA
- 10
East Bay Tattoo
516 E 18th St · Oakland, CA
- Cover-Up
- 11
Electric Rouge Tattoo
3819 MacArthur Blvd · Oakland, CA
- 12
Feral Hearts Tattoo
2724 MacArthur Blvd · Oakland, CA
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 13
FRUITVALE STUDIOS LLC
3439 International Blvd · Oakland, CA
- Lettering
- 14
FTW Tattoo Parlor
6536 Telegraph Ave STE B-101 · Oakland, CA
- 15
Future Ink Tattoo & Supply
5251 Broadway · Oakland, CA
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- Realism
- 16
Godfather Tattoo
5895 San Pablo Ave · Oakland, CA
- Lettering
- 17
Good Tattoo
201 3rd St · Oakland, CA
- Traditional
- Japanese / Irezumi
- Realism
- 18
I Love You Tattoo
4125 Piedmont Ave Suite 5 · Oakland, CA
- 19
Ink addiction Oakland tattoos and piercing
128 International Blvd · Oakland, CA
- 20
Ink N Thayngz
7335 MacArthur Blvd · Oakland, CA
- 21
lianna tattoo
264 14th St · Oakland, CA
- Cover-Up
- 22
Nowheresville Tattoo
2724 MacArthur Blvd · Oakland, CA
- 23
Old English Studios
2415 San Pablo Ave # 1 · Oakland, CA
- 24
Premium Tattoo
4130 Broadway · Oakland, CA
- Blackwork
- Realism
- 25
Rd Tattoo Shop
5365 Fairfax Ave · Oakland, CA
- 26
Sacred Tattoo
921 Broadway · Oakland, CA
- 27
SORRY MOM
1634 Telegraph Ave · Oakland, CA
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 28
Studio Noir
471B 9th St · Oakland, CA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 29
Tattoo 13
4917 Telegraph Ave · Oakland, CA
- 30
Temple Tattoo
4228 Telegraph Ave · Oakland, CA
- 31
Tiny's Ink
9707 International Blvd · Oakland, CA
- 32
Tomahawk Tattoo
4001 San Leandro St · Oakland, CA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 33
Yours Truly
5292 College Ave · Oakland, CA
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 34 Permanently closed
Pretty In Ink: Oakland
530 24th St #100 · Oakland, CA
- Traditional
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
Explore by style
Tattoo Styles in Oakland
9 of the 10 styles we track appear on Oakland listings. Fine Line is named most often, by 9 studios.
By Google reviews
Most-reviewed tattoo studios in Oakland
Ranked by the number of Google reviews on each listing. Ink addiction Oakland tattoos and piercing leads with 111 , ahead of Future Ink Tattoo & Supply with 88.
- Ink addiction Oakland tattoos and piercing: 4.4 from 111 Google reviews, East Lake
- Future Ink Tattoo & Supply: 5.0 from 88 Google reviews, Rockridge
- I Love You Tattoo: 4.1 from 85 Google reviews, Piedmont Avenue
- Tiny's Ink: 4.4 from 73 Google reviews, Elmhurst Park
- Ink N Thayngz: 4.6 from 72 Google reviews
- Diving Swallow Tattoo: 4.7 from 68 Google reviews, Civic Center
- Sacred Tattoo: 4.5 from 68 Google reviews, Downtown Oakland
- Tattoo 13: 4.8 from 68 Google reviews, Temescal
Where the studios are
Tattoo studios by Oakland neighborhood
Neighborhoods with two or more studios, from the area named on each Google listing.
- Piedmont Avenue (4)
- Always Chill Tattoo, Apex Tattoo, I Love You Tattoo, Premium Tattoo
- Dimond District (3)
- Cosmic Dialect Tattoo, Feral Hearts Tattoo, Nowheresville Tattoo
- Downtown Oakland (3)
- Sacred Tattoo, SORRY MOM, Studio Noir
- East 14th Street Business District (2)
- Afterdark, Dougs Tattoos
- Fruitvale (2)
- FRUITVALE STUDIOS LLC, Tomahawk Tattoo
- Rockridge (2)
- Future Ink Tattoo & Supply, Yours Truly
- Temescal (2)
- Tattoo 13, Temple Tattoo
More in California
Other Tattoo Cities in California
Keep browsing California. These nearby cities also have studios listed, ranked by how many we have on file.
Common questions
Oakland Tattoo FAQ
- How many tattoo shops are in Oakland?
- Local Tattoo Shops lists 33 open tattoo studios in Oakland, CA. 27 list a phone number and 17 list a website.
- What tattoo styles do Oakland studios list?
- The most listed styles in Oakland are fine line (9), cover-up (8), blackwork (8) and realism (7), counted from each studio's public listing.
- Which Oakland tattoo studios have the highest Google ratings?
- Among Oakland studios with at least 20 Google reviews, Future Ink Tattoo & Supply (5.0 from 88 Google reviews), Bell & Iron Tattoo (5.0 from 47 Google reviews) and Always Chill Tattoo (5.0 from 25 Google reviews) rate highest. Ratings and review counts come from each shop's public listing.
- Which tattoo studios in Oakland mention walk-ins?
- Bell & Iron Tattoo, Future Ink Tattoo & Supply, Good Tattoo, Premium Tattoo and Sacred Tattoo mention walk-ins in their own listing description. Call ahead to confirm the day's availability.