Tattoo directory
Tattoo Shops in Virginia
Virginia has 435 tattoo studios listed in the Local Tattoo Shops directory across 103 cities. The busiest scenes are Richmond, Virginia Beach, Roanoke.
Pick a city below to see every studio on file, each with its address, phone number, and the styles its listing names. Contact details come from public business listings.
- Studios
- 435
- Cities
- 103
103 cities
Virginia Cities
Richmond
VAVirginia Beach
VARoanoke
VAFredericksburg
VAFairfax
VANorfolk
VACharlottesville
VALynchburg
VAAlexandria
VADanville
VAFalls Church
VAManassas
VAHarrisonburg
VAWaynesboro
VAWoodbridge
VAHampton
VAWarrenton
VAArlington
VABlacksburg
VAChesapeake
VANewport News
VAPortsmouth
VAChristiansburg
VAGloucester Point
VAMartinsville
VARadford
VASandston
VASterling
VAWinchester
VAChester
VAColonial Heights
VAGalax
VAHerndon
VALeesburg
VASalem
VASpringfield
VAStafford
VAStaunton
VAVinton
VABerryville
VABristol
VACarrollton
VAClear Brook
VADumfries
VAFarmville
VAFront Royal
VAHayes
VAKing George
VAMadison Heights
VAMarion
VAMechanicsville
VAMidlothian
VAOccoquan Historic District
VAOrange
VAPetersburg
VAPowhatan
VAReston
VARuckersville
VASpotsylvania Courthouse
VAStuarts Draft
VASuffolk
VAVienna
VAYorktown
VAAbingdon
VAAshburn
VAAshland
VABig Stone Gap
VABon Air
VABowling Green
VABridgewater
VABroadway
VABurke
VACollinsville
VACulpeper
VADulles
VAFloyd
VAFranconia
VAGainesville
VAGate City
VAGlen Allen
VAHopewell
VALocust Grove
VAMc Lean
VAMt Jackson
VANew Castle
VANorth Chesterfield
VANorton
VAPound
VAPrince George
VAPulaski
VARemington
VARocky Mount
VARuther Glen
VAScottsville
VASouth Boston
VAStephens City
VAStrasburg
VATabb
VATazewell
VAVerona
VAWest Point
VAWoodstock
VAWytheville
VAFrom the listings
What Virginia studios say about themselves
Going by their own listings, Virginia tattoo studios emphasize custom work, with places like Studio Evolve highlighting individually designed pieces and Artisan Body Piercing offering cover-ups alongside custom designs. Studios stress professionalism and cleanliness, with Exposed Temptations noting hospital-standard sterilization and Lucky 13 Tattoos & Piercing emphasizing a welcoming environment. Piercing services appear frequently across listings.
Summarized from the studios' own listing descriptions and checked against them. Each linked studio's page shows its full description.
From Google ratings
Highest-rated tattoo studios in Virginia
The 10 open Virginia studios with the highest Google star ratings, counting only studios with at least 20 reviews. A rating says nothing about style, so check each studio's work before you book.
- Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, VA: 5.0 from 1,840 Google reviews , listed styles blackwork, realism, fine line
- Black Caesar Tattoos & Piercings, Roanoke, VA: 5.0 from 733 Google reviews , listed styles fine line, lettering, cover-up
- Ink challenge, Fairfax, VA: 5.0 from 468 Google reviews , listed styles traditional, blackwork, japanese / irezumi
- Vienna Tattoo Studio, Vienna, VA: 5.0 from 411 Google reviews , listed styles fine line, cover-up
- Imperial Tattoo, Abingdon, VA: 5.0 from 408 Google reviews
- La Casa de Tinta, Alexandria, VA: 5.0 from 287 Google reviews , listed styles fine line, cover-up
- Ink Artkitect Studios, Norfolk, VA: 5.0 from 201 Google reviews
- Inkcredible Tattoo, Virginia Beach, VA: 5.0 from 180 Google reviews , listed styles realism
- The Poker's Club Tattoo Studio, Danville, VA: 5.0 from 156 Google reviews , listed styles blackwork, fine line, lettering
- INKMI Studio, Sterling, VA: 5.0 from 147 Google reviews , listed styles fine line
Listed styles
Tattoo styles across Virginia
How many Virginia studios name each style on their listing. One studio can list several styles.
- Cover-Up: 205 studios
- Fine Line: 164 studios
- Blackwork: 152 studios
- Lettering: 148 studios
- Traditional: 113 studios
- Realism: 111 studios
- Japanese / Irezumi: 88 studios
- Tribal: 73 studios
- Neo-Traditional: 30 studios
- Watercolor: 12 studios
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Common questions
Virginia Tattoo FAQ
- How many tattoo shops are in Virginia?
- Local Tattoo Shops lists 435 tattoo studios across 103 cities in Virginia. Pick a city to see its studios.
- Which Virginia cities have the most tattoo shops?
- The Virginia cities with the most listed studios are Richmond (53), Virginia Beach (38), Roanoke (22), Fredericksburg (17), Fairfax (16), Norfolk (16). Each city page lists its studios with address and phone.
- Which tattoo styles do Virginia studios list most?
- Across Virginia, the most listed styles are cover-up (205 studios), fine line (164 studios), blackwork (152 studios), lettering (148 studios), counted from each studio's public listing.
- How many Virginia tattoo studios list a website?
- 286 of the 435 open Virginia studios listed here link to a website, and 397 list a phone number.