Tattoo directory
Tattoo Shops in Raleigh
Raleigh has 60 open tattoo studios in the directory. The most-reviewed on Google is Warlock's Tattoo Inc., 4.7 from 983 Google reviews. North Raleigh has the most studios of any neighborhood, with 12.
Cover-Up is the style named most often on Raleigh listings (23 studios). 47 of the studios list a phone number and 42 link to a website.
- Studios
- 60
- Detailed
- 60
- Styles
- 9
From the listings
What Raleigh studios say about themselves
Going by their own listings, Raleigh tattoo studios emphasize custom work as a core service, with many showcasing styles like fine line, black and grey, realism, and traditional designs. Rock N Roll Tattoo & Piercing highlights affordability and cleanliness since opening in 2001, while Mad Ethel's stresses surgical grade piercings alongside custom tattoos. Several studios welcome walk-ins, including Romantic Torture Tattoo and Old Ghosts Tattoo, though others like Pretty Dope Ink and Risk Takerz operate by appointment only. Specialty services appear across shops, from FX Paramedical's restorative work and permanent makeup to Mystics Tattoo's unique lounge atmosphere. Studios frequently emphasize experienced artists, welcoming environments, and professional care throughout the client experience.
Summarized from the studios' own listing descriptions and checked against them. Each linked studio's page shows its full description.
60 studios
Raleigh Tattoo Studios
60 studios
- 01
2VACANT
7361 Six Forks Rd Suite #114 · Raleigh, NC
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 02
Aether Tattoo
1215 Hillsborough St · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 03
Argentine Studio
176 Mine Lake Ct #200 · Raleigh, NC
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 04
Boreälyss Tattoo
122 Glenwood Ave Suite 7 · Raleigh, NC
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 05
Carolina ink
6512 Six Forks Rd · Raleigh, NC
- 06
Che Ink Studio
510 St Marys St · Raleigh, NC
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- 07
Clanton Street Art and Tattoo Studio
19 E Martin St · Raleigh, NC
- 08
Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Raleigh Studio
301 N West St Suite 109 · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 09
Conspiracy Ink Tattoos
328 W Morgan St suite a · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 10
Danielle Does Tattoos
176 Mine Lake Ct #200 · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 11
David Tattoo
9650 Strickland Rd #100 · Raleigh, NC
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- Tribal
- 12
Eclipse Ink Collective
1005 Bullard Ct STE 108 · Raleigh, NC
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 13
Electric Blue Tattoo
8408 Six Forks Rd STE 101 · Raleigh, NC
- 14
Eye Heart Tattoo
430 S Dawson St · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 15
Femme Fatale Tattoos
2109 Avent Ferry Rd UNIT 103 · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 16
FX Paramedical
Located inside of A Suite Salon · Raleigh, NC
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 17
Gifted Styles Tattoo & Piercing
8358 Six Forks Rd #203 · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 18
Golden Coils Tattoo
231 B S East St · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 19
Happy You're Here Tattoo
722 N West St · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Japanese / Irezumi
- Lettering
- 20
Hillsborough St Tattoo and Body Piercing
2418 Hillsborough St · Raleigh, NC
- 21
Immortal Rose Tattoo & Art Gallery
19 E Martin St · Raleigh, NC
- 22
Inkability Tattoo
2808 Old Trawick Ln · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 23
Jett Studio Ink
Old Wake Forest Rd · Raleigh, NC
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 24
Jink Jam Tattoo
208 Fayetteville St Ste 317 · Raleigh, NC
- Fine Line
- 25
Kreative Ink Tattoos & Piercings
7520 Ramble Way · Raleigh, NC
- 26
LEArtistry + Ink
Image studios building · Raleigh, NC
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 27
Mad Ethel's Tattoo & Body Piercing
215 Glenwood Ave suite d · Raleigh, NC
- 28
Madelyn Tattoos
4035 Lake Boone Trail Suite 08 · Raleigh, NC
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 29
Mane Creation Studio
7400 Six Forks Rd #4 · Raleigh, NC
- Cover-Up
- 30
Mystic Heart Studios
5838 Faringdon Pl First Floor · Raleigh, NC
- 31
Mystics Tattoo
1490 Garner Station Blvd · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 32
No Regrets Tattoo
3999 Hillsborough St · Raleigh, NC
- 33
Oak City Tattoos
3114 Hillsborough St · Raleigh, NC
- 34
Old Ghosts Tattoo
416 W South St · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 35
Phoenix Tattoo Studio
1301 Wake Forest Rd Suite #201 · Raleigh, NC
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Cover-Up
- 36
Pinky Swear Tattoo
208 Fayetteville St Suite 320 · Raleigh, NC
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 37
Pretty Dope Ink
3753 Junction Blvd · Raleigh, NC
- 38
Project Ink Tattoo and Body Piercing
724 Peterson St · Raleigh, NC
- 39
Punkture tattoo studio
5214 Hollyridge Dr · Raleigh, NC
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 40
Raleigh Tattoo Company
1000 Brookside Dr #111 · Raleigh, NC
- 41
Raleigh Tattoo Festival
501 South McDowell St · Raleigh, NC
- 42
Real Tattoo Club
1037 Dresser Ct · Raleigh, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 43
Revoze Tattoo
503 Pershing Rd · Raleigh, NC
- 44
Risk Takerz Body Art
916 Rock Quarry Rd #115 · Raleigh, NC
- 45
Rock N Roll Tattoo & Piercing
3629 Capital Blvd #240 · Raleigh, NC
- Fine Line
- 46
Romantic Torture Tattoo
3501 Capital Blvd · Raleigh, NC
- Blackwork
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 47
Studio
3999a Hillsborough St · Raleigh, NC
- 48
Tattoo Honey
856 Tryon Hill Dr #101 · Raleigh, NC
- 49
Tattoo Supreme
201 S Wilmington St · Raleigh, NC
- Lettering
- 50
Tattoos by Anton
6140 Falls of Neuse Rd · Raleigh, NC
- 51
Tatu Therapy Studio
5959 Triangle Town Blvd · Raleigh, NC
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 52
Top Level InK
Computer Dr · Raleigh, NC
- 53
Touch of Jules
5959 Triangle Town Blvd · Raleigh, NC
- Fine Line
- 54
Triad Tattoos
215 Glenwood Ave suite d · Raleigh, NC
- 55
Triple Moon Tattoo
22 Glenwood Ave · Raleigh, NC
- 56
Underground Art
4000 Atlantic Ave Suite 190 · Raleigh, NC
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 57
Urban Ink society
6925 Old Wake Forest Rd · Raleigh, NC
- Cover-Up
- Tribal
- 58
Warlock's Tattoo Inc.
5535 Western Blvd Ste 104 · Raleigh, NC
- 59
Who Knows
1805 Glenwood Ave · Raleigh, NC
- 60
Written In Ink
9302 Ten-Ten Rd · Raleigh, NC
Explore by style
Tattoo Styles in Raleigh
9 of the 10 styles we track appear on Raleigh listings. Cover-Up is named most often, by 23 studios.
By Google reviews
Most-reviewed tattoo studios in Raleigh
Ranked by the number of Google reviews on each listing. Warlock's Tattoo Inc. leads with 983 , ahead of Rock N Roll Tattoo & Piercing with 853.
- Warlock's Tattoo Inc.: 4.7 from 983 Google reviews, Southwest Raleigh
- Rock N Roll Tattoo & Piercing: 4.5 from 853 Google reviews, Northeast Raleigh
- Mad Ethel's Tattoo & Body Piercing: 4.8 from 795 Google reviews, North Boylan
- FX Paramedical: 4.9 from 689 Google reviews, Northwest Raleigh
- Romantic Torture Tattoo: 4.1 from 653 Google reviews, Northeast Raleigh
- Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Raleigh Studio: 4.9 from 436 Google reviews, Downtown
- Urban Ink society: 4.9 from 424 Google reviews, Northeast Raleigh
- Hillsborough St Tattoo and Body Piercing: 4.7 from 397 Google reviews, University Park
Where the studios are
Tattoo studios by Raleigh neighborhood
Neighborhoods with two or more studios, from the area named on each Google listing.
- North Raleigh (12)
- 2VACANT, Argentine Studio, Carolina ink, Danielle Does Tattoos, David Tattoo, Eclipse Ink Collective and 6 more
- Downtown (11)
- Clanton Street Art and Tattoo Studio, Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Raleigh Studio, Conspiracy Ink Tattoos, Golden Coils Tattoo, Happy You're Here Tattoo, Immortal Rose Tattoo & Art Gallery and 5 more
- Northeast Raleigh (9)
- Inkability Tattoo, Jett Studio Ink, Kreative Ink Tattoos & Piercings, Rock N Roll Tattoo & Piercing, Romantic Torture Tattoo, Tatu Therapy Studio and 3 more
- North Boylan (4)
- Boreälyss Tattoo, Mad Ethel's Tattoo & Body Piercing, Triad Tattoos, Triple Moon Tattoo
- Northwest Raleigh (3)
- FX Paramedical, Madelyn Tattoos, Punkture tattoo studio
- North Hills (2)
- Real Tattoo Club, Top Level InK
- Southwest Raleigh (2)
- Femme Fatale Tattoos, Warlock's Tattoo Inc.
- University Park (2)
- Hillsborough St Tattoo and Body Piercing, Oak City Tattoos
- Warehouse District (2)
- Eye Heart Tattoo, Old Ghosts Tattoo
More in North Carolina
Other Tattoo Cities in North Carolina
Keep browsing North Carolina. These nearby cities also have studios listed, ranked by how many we have on file.
Common questions
Raleigh Tattoo FAQ
- How many tattoo shops are in Raleigh?
- Local Tattoo Shops lists 60 open tattoo studios in Raleigh, NC. 47 list a phone number and 42 list a website.
- What tattoo styles do Raleigh studios list?
- The most listed styles in Raleigh are cover-up (23), lettering (22), fine line (21) and blackwork (20), counted from each studio's public listing.
- Which Raleigh tattoo studios have the highest Google ratings?
- Among Raleigh studios with at least 20 Google reviews, Che Ink Studio (5.0 from 262 Google reviews), LEArtistry + Ink (5.0 from 210 Google reviews) and Mystics Tattoo (5.0 from 137 Google reviews) rate highest. Ratings and review counts come from each shop's public listing.
- Which tattoo studios in Raleigh mention walk-ins?
- David Tattoo, Eclipse Ink Collective, Inkability Tattoo, Old Ghosts Tattoo and Punkture tattoo studio and 1 more mention walk-ins in their own listing description. Call ahead to confirm the day's availability.