Tattoo directory
Tattoo Shops in Rapid City
Rapid City has 19 open tattoo studios in the directory. The most-reviewed on Google is Bad Cat Tattoo Studio, 4.8 from 189 Google reviews.
Cover-Up is the style named most often on Rapid City listings (9 studios). 18 of the studios list a phone number and 17 link to a website.
- Studios
- 19
- Detailed
- 19
- Styles
- 10
From the listings
What Rapid City studios say about themselves
Going by their own listings, Rapid City tattoo studios emphasize custom work and cleanliness. Thrash's Tattoo, operating since 2001, describes itself as a clean, fun studio offering art in multiple mediums. Die This Way Tattoo focuses on bright and bold or elegant fine line work built to last. Mark's Art LLC highlights cover-ups alongside custom tattoos and portraits, noting free consultations and extensive portfolios. Pretty in Ink stresses twenty years of experience in a clean, safe environment.
Summarized from the studios' own listing descriptions and checked against them. Each linked studio's page shows its full description.
19 studios
Rapid City Tattoo Studios
19 studios
- 01
Bad Cat Tattoo Studio
1141 Deadwood Ave # 2 · Rapid City, SD
- 02
Blackwood Ink USA
2120 W Main St #8 · Rapid City, SD
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 03
Bradley Ink
Bradley ink · Rapid City, SD
- Realism
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 04
Convicted Designs Tattoo & Piercing
410 5th St · Rapid City, SD
- 05
Darkwave Studios
31 E Omaha St · Rapid City, SD
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 06
Die This Way Tattoo
613 Quincy St · Rapid City, SD
- Traditional
- 07
Good Dominion Tattoo Company
5955 Mt Rushmore Rd Ste C · Rapid City, SD
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 08
Iridescent Ink Tattoo Studio
522 7th St suite 201 · Rapid City, SD
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 09
Mark's Art LLC
116 East Blvd N · Rapid City, SD
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 10
MorningStar Tattoo
343 Quincy St #105 · Rapid City, SD
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 11
Oak & Iron Tattoo and Piercing
822 Main St Ste c · Rapid City, SD
- 12
Phuzion Storm Tattoo Shop
3788 SD-44 · Rapid City, SD
- 13
Pinup Parlor Tattoo Studio
4040 Cheyenne Boulevard Suite B · Rapid City, SD
- 14
Pretty in Ink
201 Main St # 209 · Rapid City, SD
- Fine Line
- Watercolor
- Cover-Up
- 15
Rosales Tattoos
429 Kansas City St · Rapid City, SD
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 16
Rushmore Tattoo Company
1315 Haines Ave · Rapid City, SD
- 17
Studio 605 Tattoo
916 Mt Rushmore Rd · Rapid City, SD
- 18
Thrash's Tattoo - A Living Art Studio
3223 W Main St · Rapid City, SD
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Cover-Up
- 19
Wild Idea
331 Knollwood Dr · Rapid City, SD
Explore by style
Tattoo Styles in Rapid City
10 of the 10 styles we track appear on Rapid City listings. Cover-Up is named most often, by 9 studios.
By Google reviews
Most-reviewed tattoo studios in Rapid City
Ranked by the number of Google reviews on each listing. Bad Cat Tattoo Studio leads with 189 , ahead of Convicted Designs Tattoo & Piercing with 187.
- Bad Cat Tattoo Studio: 4.8 from 189 Google reviews
- Convicted Designs Tattoo & Piercing: 4.9 from 187 Google reviews
- Wild Idea: 4.7 from 177 Google reviews
- Thrash's Tattoo - A Living Art Studio: 4.6 from 155 Google reviews
- Oak & Iron Tattoo and Piercing: 4.8 from 117 Google reviews
- Blackwood Ink USA: 4.8 from 115 Google reviews
- Pinup Parlor Tattoo Studio: 4.9 from 102 Google reviews
- Darkwave Studios: 5.0 from 94 Google reviews
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Common questions
Rapid City Tattoo FAQ
- How many tattoo shops are in Rapid City?
- Local Tattoo Shops lists 19 open tattoo studios in Rapid City, SD. 18 list a phone number and 17 list a website.
- What tattoo styles do Rapid City studios list?
- The most listed styles in Rapid City are cover-up (9), fine line (9), realism (8) and blackwork (7), counted from each studio's public listing.
- Which Rapid City tattoo studios have the highest Google ratings?
- Among Rapid City studios with at least 20 Google reviews, Darkwave Studios (5.0 from 94 Google reviews), Die This Way Tattoo (5.0 from 44 Google reviews) and MorningStar Tattoo (5.0 from 22 Google reviews) rate highest. Ratings and review counts come from each shop's public listing.
- Which tattoo studios in Rapid City mention walk-ins?
- None of the 19 Rapid City listings mention walk-ins in their description, so call the studio before you go.