Tattoo directory
Tattoo Shops in Rochester
Rochester has 56 open tattoo studios in the directory. The most-reviewed on Google is The Ultimate Tattoo & Body Piercing, 4.7 from 385 Google reviews. Maplewood Historic District has the most studios of any neighborhood, with 4.
Fine Line is the style named most often on Rochester listings (22 studios). 43 of the studios list a phone number and 36 link to a website.
- Studios
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- Detailed
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- Styles
- 10
From the listings
What Rochester studios say about themselves
Going by their own listings, Rochester tattoo studios emphasize custom work, with many describing themselves as private or appointment-only establishments. The Ultimate Tattoo & Body Piercing highlights cleanliness and safety, noting its owner is a registered nurse. Tha Flatlinerz Allstarz Tattoo & Piercings welcomes both walk-ins and appointments, while Mesmer Tattoo operates as a private studio with five resident artists specializing in varied styles. Vigilante Tattoo features artists like Dawn Kelley for portraits and cover-ups, and Brandon Holcombe for traditional work. Studios frequently mention black and grey tattoos, fine line work, and various specialties ranging from realism to ornamental designs. Several studios offer additional services like microblading or permanent makeup.
Summarized from the studios' own listing descriptions and checked against them. Each linked studio's page shows its full description.
56 studios
Rochester Tattoo Studios
56 studios
- 01
13th Floor Tattoos
1354 Buffalo Rd · Rochester, NY
- 02
Altered Image Tattoo
1579 Spencerport Rd · Rochester, NY
- Blackwork
- Realism
- 03
Apple Tattoo
1118 Monroe Ave · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 04
Art to Zen
505 Stone Rd · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Fine Line
- 05
Atomic Roc Tattoo
1057 S Clinton Ave · Rochester, NY
- 06
Axe of Kindness Tattoo
860 University Ave · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 07
Bern & Ink
871 Monroe Ave Suite 201 · Rochester, NY
- 08
BlacKraft Tattoo
347 East Ave · Rochester, NY
- 09
Chimera Tattoo Gallery llc
1057 S Clinton Ave · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 10
City Boy Ink
234 Andrews St Suite C · Rochester, NY
- 11
Cold Ink Tattoo Studio
4 Elton St · Rochester, NY
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 12
Cosmic Reaper Tattoo
105 Anderson Ave · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 13
DC Tattoos & Art Studio
493 Stone Rd · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 14
End Times Tattoo
274 N Goodman St #624 · Rochester, NY
- Fine Line
- 15
Eye of Newt Tattoo
Rear Parking Lower Level · Rochester, NY
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- 16
Fire Flower Tattoo Studio
3333 W Henrietta Rd Suite 41A · Rochester, NY
- Fine Line
- Watercolor
- 17
Good Tattoo
522 South Ave · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 18
Grave Light Tattoo and Art Studio
936 Exchange St B-304 · Rochester, NY
- Blackwork
- Realism
- 19
Gray Ink Art Tattoo
3229 Chili Ave · Rochester, NY
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 20
Have Hope Tattoo & Gallery
182 Monroe Ave · Rochester, NY
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 21
Heartstring Tattoo & Co
1225 Atlantic Ave · Rochester, NY
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- 22
Heroic Arts Tattoo
121 Park Ave Suite 301 · Rochester, NY
- Realism
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 23
Hinterland Studio, LLC
60 Browns Race · Rochester, NY
- 24
Ink & Ivy Tattoo
127 Railroad St · Rochester, NY
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- 25
INK LNK Tattoo
4363 Lake Ave · Rochester, NY
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 26
Inkaholicz Tattoo Family
1514 Dewey Ave · Rochester, NY
- 27
Jlines by Juliana (Tiny Tattoos & Permanent Jewlery)
280 Elmridge Center Dr · Rochester, NY
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 28
K. Tabone Permanent Artistry
Salon Lusandra · Rochester, NY
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 29
LIV INK, LLC
206 Park Ave · Rochester, NY
- Fine Line
- 30
Love Hate Tattoo
47 State St · Rochester, NY
- 31
Love INK
116 Lyell Ave · Rochester, NY
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 32
Lucky Folk Tattoo
1476 Monroe Ave · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 33
Mark's Immortal Ink Tattoos
465 Stone Rd · Rochester, NY
- 34
Mesmer Tattoo, LLC.
1100 Long Pond Rd Suite 1100B · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 35
Old Friends Tattoo
39 S Goodman St · Rochester, NY
- 36
Old salt tattoo
1151 Titus Ave · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- 37
Poundtown Tattoo
1459 Lake Ave · Rochester, NY
- 38
Pyramid Arts Tattoo
104 Platt St · Rochester, NY
- 39
Roc City Tattoo Expo
1111 Jefferson Rd · Rochester, NY
- 40
Sacred Realm Tattoo Studio
3240 Chili Ave Suite B14/B15 · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Realism
- 41
Safe Space Tattoo
121 Park Ave · Rochester, NY
- 42
Savior Tattoo
439 Monroe Ave Suite 2 · Rochester, NY
- 43
Singular Designs II
1525 E Main St · Rochester, NY
- 44
Steadfast Tattoo
664 Monroe Ave · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 45
Steady Hand Tattoo
842 Long Pond Rd · Rochester, NY
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 46
Tattoo Therapy
936 Exchange St E-103 · Rochester, NY
- 47
Tattoos by tristan
119 Normandy Ave · Rochester, NY
- 48
Tha Flatlinerz Allstarz Tattoo & Piercings
3797 Dewey Ave · Rochester, NY
- Blackwork
- 49
The Future Ink Tattoos
1899 Dewey Ave · Rochester, NY
- Cover-Up
- 50
The Ink Cartel Tattoo
127 Railroad St · Rochester, NY
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 51
The Ultimate Tattoo & Body Piercing
2933 W Henrietta Rd · Rochester, NY
- Blackwork
- 52
Vigilante Tattoo
1350 Culver Rd Apartment A1 · Rochester, NY
- 53
Visual Vibes
413 Stone Rd · Rochester, NY
- 54
White Tiger Tattoo
466 W Ridge Rd · Rochester, NY
- 55
Wildside Exotic Piercing
978 Monroe Ave · Rochester, NY
- 56
Yanna Forest Tattoos | Forest Ink Tattoos
471 N Goodman St · Rochester, NY
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
Explore by style
Tattoo Styles in Rochester
10 of the 10 styles we track appear on Rochester listings. Fine Line is named most often, by 22 studios.
By Google reviews
Most-reviewed tattoo studios in Rochester
Ranked by the number of Google reviews on each listing. The Ultimate Tattoo & Body Piercing leads with 385 , ahead of Tha Flatlinerz Allstarz Tattoo & Piercings with 262.
- The Ultimate Tattoo & Body Piercing: 4.7 from 385 Google reviews
- Tha Flatlinerz Allstarz Tattoo & Piercings: 4.2 from 262 Google reviews
- Art to Zen: 4.9 from 182 Google reviews
- The Ink Cartel Tattoo: 4.8 from 170 Google reviews, South Marketview Heights
- White Tiger Tattoo: 4.7 from 170 Google reviews, Maplewood Historic District
- Pyramid Arts Tattoo: 4.6 from 161 Google reviews, Brown Square
- Yanna Forest Tattoos | Forest Ink Tattoos: 5.0 from 144 Google reviews
- Love Hate Tattoo: 4.6 from 132 Google reviews, Downtown
Where the studios are
Tattoo studios by Rochester neighborhood
Neighborhoods with two or more studios, from the area named on each Google listing.
- Maplewood Historic District (4)
- Inkaholicz Tattoo Family, Poundtown Tattoo, The Future Ink Tattoos, White Tiger Tattoo
- Neighborhood of the Arts (4)
- Axe of Kindness Tattoo, Cold Ink Tattoo Studio, Cosmic Reaper Tattoo, End Times Tattoo
- Park Avenue (4)
- Have Hope Tattoo & Gallery, Heroic Arts Tattoo, Safe Space Tattoo, Steadfast Tattoo
- East Avenue (3)
- BlacKraft Tattoo, LIV INK, LLC, Old Friends Tattoo
- Upper Monroe (3)
- Apple Tattoo, Bern & Ink, Wildside Exotic Piercing
- Brown Square (2)
- Hinterland Studio, LLC, Pyramid Arts Tattoo
- Culver-Winton-Main (2)
- Heartstring Tattoo & Co, Vigilante Tattoo
- Downtown (2)
- City Boy Ink, Love Hate Tattoo
- Highland Park (2)
- Atomic Roc Tattoo, Chimera Tattoo Gallery llc
- Plymouth-Exchange (2)
- Grave Light Tattoo and Art Studio, Tattoo Therapy
- South Marketview Heights (2)
- Ink & Ivy Tattoo, The Ink Cartel Tattoo
More in New York
Other Tattoo Cities in New York
Keep browsing New York. These nearby cities also have studios listed, ranked by how many we have on file.
Common questions
Rochester Tattoo FAQ
- How many tattoo shops are in Rochester?
- Local Tattoo Shops lists 56 open tattoo studios in Rochester, NY. 43 list a phone number and 36 list a website.
- What tattoo styles do Rochester studios list?
- The most listed styles in Rochester are fine line (22), blackwork (18), cover-up (16) and traditional (13), counted from each studio's public listing.
- Which Rochester tattoo studios have the highest Google ratings?
- Among Rochester studios with at least 20 Google reviews, Yanna Forest Tattoos | Forest Ink Tattoos (5.0 from 144 Google reviews), Ink & Ivy Tattoo (5.0 from 115 Google reviews) and Axe of Kindness Tattoo (5.0 from 94 Google reviews) rate highest. Ratings and review counts come from each shop's public listing.
- Which tattoo studios in Rochester mention walk-ins?
- Chimera Tattoo Gallery llc, Cold Ink Tattoo Studio, Cosmic Reaper Tattoo, Good Tattoo and Savior Tattoo and 4 more mention walk-ins in their own listing description. Call ahead to confirm the day's availability.