Tattoo directory
Tattoo Shops in Charlottesville
Charlottesville has 12 open tattoo studios in the directory. The most-reviewed on Google is Nevermore Tattoo & Body Piercing, 4.9 from 304 Google reviews. Downtown Mall has the most studios of any neighborhood, with 2.
Cover-Up is the style named most often on Charlottesville listings (5 studios). 12 of the studios list a phone number and 8 link to a website.
- Studios
- 12
- Detailed
- 12
- Styles
- 8
From the listings
What Charlottesville studios say about themselves
Going by their own listings, Charlottesville tattoo studios offer various styles from traditional to realism and custom work. Many welcome walk-ins, like Have Heart Tattoo and Tatted Souls LLC, while others operate by appointment only, such as Magnolia Tattoo Studio and Flash Tat-2. Several shops, including Scottyrock's Twisted Inks and Mad Hatter Tattoo, combine tattooing with body piercing services. Studios emphasise different strengths, with Ben Around Tattoos highlighting craft and environment, Nevermore Tattoo & Body Piercing focusing on client relationships, and Flash Tat-2 stressing sterilisation and protective equipment protocols.
Summarized from the studios' own listing descriptions and checked against them. Each linked studio's page shows its full description.
12 studios
Charlottesville Tattoo Studios
12 studios
- 01
Acme Tattoo and Piercing
104 14th St NW · Charlottesville, VA
- 02
Ben Around Tattoos
703 W Main St · Charlottesville, VA
- Blackwork
- Cover-Up
- 03
Flash Tat-2
3045 Scottsville Rd · Charlottesville, VA
- 04
Have Heart Tattoo
110 4th St NE · Charlottesville, VA
- 05
Mad Hatter Tattoo
900a Harris St · Charlottesville, VA
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 06
Magnolia Tattoo Studio
320 Winding River Ln #101 · Charlottesville, VA
- Blackwork
- 07
Mystic Tattoo and Body Piercing
103 B Free Bridge Ln · Charlottesville, VA
- 08
Nevermore Tattoo & Body Piercing
900 A Harris St · Charlottesville, VA
- 09
Rough Waters Tattoo Company
104 5th St SE · Charlottesville, VA
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 10
Scottyrock'sTwisted Inks
304 A · Charlottesville, VA
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 11
Spitfire Tattoo & Gallery
1701 Allied St Unit E1 · Charlottesville, VA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 12
Tatted Souls LLC
1740 Broadway St · Charlottesville, VA
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- Lettering
Explore by style
Tattoo Styles in Charlottesville
8 of the 10 styles we track appear on Charlottesville listings. Cover-Up is named most often, by 5 studios.
By Google reviews
Most-reviewed tattoo studios in Charlottesville
Ranked by the number of Google reviews on each listing. Nevermore Tattoo & Body Piercing leads with 304 , ahead of Acme Tattoo and Piercing with 285.
- Nevermore Tattoo & Body Piercing: 4.9 from 304 Google reviews, Rose Hill
- Acme Tattoo and Piercing: 4.5 from 285 Google reviews, Venable
- Mystic Tattoo and Body Piercing: 4.5 from 202 Google reviews
- Scottyrock'sTwisted Inks: 4.7 from 193 Google reviews, Fifeville
- Ben Around Tattoos: 4.8 from 159 Google reviews, Starr Hill
- Tatted Souls LLC: 5.0 from 127 Google reviews
- Spitfire Tattoo & Gallery: 5.0 from 112 Google reviews, North Downtown
- Have Heart Tattoo: 4.9 from 111 Google reviews, Downtown Mall
Where the studios are
Tattoo studios by Charlottesville neighborhood
Neighborhoods with two or more studios, from the area named on each Google listing.
- Downtown Mall (2)
- Have Heart Tattoo, Rough Waters Tattoo Company
- Rose Hill (2)
- Mad Hatter Tattoo, Nevermore Tattoo & Body Piercing
More in Virginia
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Keep browsing Virginia. These nearby cities also have studios listed, ranked by how many we have on file.
Common questions
Charlottesville Tattoo FAQ
- How many tattoo shops are in Charlottesville?
- Local Tattoo Shops lists 12 open tattoo studios in Charlottesville, VA. 12 list a phone number and 8 list a website.
- What tattoo styles do Charlottesville studios list?
- The most listed styles in Charlottesville are cover-up (5), blackwork (4), lettering (4) and fine line (3), counted from each studio's public listing.
- Which Charlottesville tattoo studios have the highest Google ratings?
- Among Charlottesville studios with at least 20 Google reviews, Tatted Souls LLC (5.0 from 127 Google reviews), Spitfire Tattoo & Gallery (5.0 from 112 Google reviews) and Magnolia Tattoo Studio (5.0 from 20 Google reviews) rate highest. Ratings and review counts come from each shop's public listing.
- Which tattoo studios in Charlottesville mention walk-ins?
- Have Heart Tattoo, Scottyrock'sTwisted Inks and Tatted Souls LLC mention walk-ins in their own listing description. Call ahead to confirm the day's availability.