Tattoo directory
Tattoo Shops in Tacoma
Tacoma has 60 open tattoo studios in the directory. The most-reviewed on Google is Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Tacoma Studio, 4.9 from 1,443 Google reviews. New Tacoma has the most studios of any neighborhood, with 22.
Cover-Up is the style named most often on Tacoma listings (23 studios). 53 of the studios list a phone number and 41 link to a website.
- Studios
- 60
- Detailed
- 60
- Styles
- 10
From the listings
What Tacoma studios say about themselves
Going by their own listings, Tacoma tattoo studios emphasize custom work and cover-ups across many styles, from traditional to realism and watercolor. Most welcome walk-ins, though some like Artifact Ink operate appointment-only as private studios, while others like Alternative Ink Tattoo recommend appointments alongside walk-in availability. Cleanliness and professional standards appear frequently in descriptions.
Summarized from the studios' own listing descriptions and checked against them. Each linked studio's page shows its full description.
60 studios
Tacoma Tattoo Studios
60 studios
- 01
Addiction Art Society
3115 6th Ave #B · Tacoma, WA
- 02
Alternative Ink Tattoo
6404 Waller Rd E #D · Tacoma, WA
- Realism
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 03
Artifact Ink
313 S 7th St Suite 7 · Tacoma, WA
- Cover-Up
- 04
August and May Art and Tattoo
7030 Tacoma Mall Blvd Ste 120 · Tacoma, WA
- 05
Autotroph Ink Tattoo Studio
8218 Pacific Ave #5 · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 06
Big Level Tattoo
4625 Pacific Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 07
Bite the Pain Tattoo
4625 Pacific Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 08
Black Bird Tattoo
9 St Helens Ave · Tacoma, WA
- 09
Bloodstone Tattoo Studio
4002 S M St Suite B · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 10
Boostyboisink
6310 E McKinley Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 11
Brass Monkey 2 Tattoo Co
3505 6th Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 12
Brass Monkey Tattoo Company
2914 6th Ave Ste B · Tacoma, WA
- 13
Cicada Tattoo
1128 S L St · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 14
Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Tacoma Studio
4502 S Steele St unit 133 · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 15
Cygni Tattoo
950 Pacific Ave Suite 812 · Tacoma, WA
- 16
Destiny City Tattoo
762 Broadway · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 17
Divination Arts Tattoo Studio
1001 Pacific Ave suite 210 · Tacoma, WA
- 18
Dominick De La Rosa
1326 Tacoma Ave S #100 · Tacoma, WA
- 19
Enlightened Eye Tattoo
2415 S 12th St · Tacoma, WA
- Lettering
- 20
Ethereal tattoo
1703C Dock St · Tacoma, WA
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 21
Flaming Dragon Tattoo
3912 6th Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- 22
GURU TATTOO TACOMA
3505 6th Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 23
Habitat Tattoo
4008 N 34th St · Tacoma, WA
- Cover-Up
- 24
Hard Line Collective Tattoo Studio
4002 S M St Suite A · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Lettering
- 25
Homage Tattoo
5224 S Tacoma Way · Tacoma, WA
- 26
Imperio Tattoos
2311 Tacoma Ave S · Tacoma, WA
- 27
Island Sons Ink
13923 Pacific Ave S Suite c · Tacoma, WA
- 28
Level Up Studio LLC
1121 A St · Tacoma, WA
- 29
LIFESENTENCEinK Tattoo Shop, and Art Gallery
702 Pacific Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 30
Make It Sick Tattoo
1809 99th St E B · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Japanese / Irezumi
- Lettering
- 31
Minds Eye Tattoo Studio
5437 S Tacoma Way · Tacoma, WA
- 32
Misty Sound Tattoo
3010 McCarver St · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 33
Nautilus Tattoo Studio
5243 S Tacoma Way Suite F · Tacoma, WA
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 34
Ninth Tentacle Tattoo
508a S 11th St · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 35
Noble Studio
1102 A St · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- 36
Old Tacoma Tattoo
2712 N 21st St · Tacoma, WA
- 37
Old Trolley Tattoo
1208 S Proctor St · Tacoma, WA
- 38
Omerta XXX LLC
8236 Pacific Ave · Tacoma, WA
- 39
One Collective Tattoo LLC
4002 S M St · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 40
Osprey Studio
Tacoma, WA
- Fine Line
- 41
Pacific Ave Tattoo
4822 Pacific Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 42
PRONOIA INK STUDIO
750 S 38th St · Tacoma, WA
- 43
Rare Breed Ink
711 St Helens Ave #201 · Tacoma, WA
- 44
Ravens Claw Tattoo & Gallery
323 Puyallup Ave suite a · Tacoma, WA
- 45
Ready Or Not Ink
3915 S Yakima Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Cover-Up
- 46
Rolling Gypsy Tattoo
13923 Pacific Ave S UNIT A · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Realism
- 47
Rose Cutter
1326 Tacoma Ave S #100 · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 48
Sojourn Tattoo
119 S 9th St · Tacoma, WA
- Cover-Up
- 49
Steadfast tattoo company
7435 Pacific Ave · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Lettering
- 50
Tattoo by James
10025 Patterson St S · Tacoma, WA
- 51
Th3DarkArtColl3ctiv3
321 138th St S #2-A · Tacoma, WA
- 52
The Black Bison Studio (Appointment Only)
2702 N Proctor St Suite F · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- 53
The Black Lei Tattoo
9610 40th Ave SW · Tacoma, WA
- 54
The OG Tattoo Shop
306 S 7th St · Tacoma, WA
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 55
The Pacific Tattoo Studio (Tacoma), Polynesian, Tribal, Black & Grey, Lettering
3602 Center St Suite 1 · Tacoma, WA
- Realism
- Lettering
- Cover-Up
- 56
The Smiling Skull Studio
306 S 7th St #206 · Tacoma, WA
- 57
Tsunami Tattoo
1308 M.L.K. Jr Way · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- 58
TygerWolf Tattoo
539 Broadway · Tacoma, WA
- 59
Violent Delights Tattoo Club
508 6th Ave #7 · Tacoma, WA
- Blackwork
- 60
Visualize Tattoo
625 St Helens Ave · Tacoma, WA
Explore by style
Tattoo Styles in Tacoma
10 of the 10 styles we track appear on Tacoma listings. Cover-Up is named most often, by 23 studios.
By Google reviews
Most-reviewed tattoo studios in Tacoma
Ranked by the number of Google reviews on each listing. Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Tacoma Studio leads with 1,443 , ahead of Pacific Ave Tattoo with 481.
- Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Tacoma Studio: 4.9 from 1,443 Google reviews, South Tacoma
- Pacific Ave Tattoo: 4.8 from 481 Google reviews, South End
- Homage Tattoo: 4.8 from 385 Google reviews, South Tacoma
- Rolling Gypsy Tattoo: 4.4 from 228 Google reviews
- Brass Monkey Tattoo Company: 4.5 from 197 Google reviews, Central Tacoma
- Alternative Ink Tattoo: 4.6 from 172 Google reviews
- Make It Sick Tattoo: 4.8 from 154 Google reviews
- Flaming Dragon Tattoo: 4.8 from 145 Google reviews, Central Tacoma
Where the studios are
Tattoo studios by Tacoma neighborhood
Neighborhoods with two or more studios, from the area named on each Google listing.
- New Tacoma (22)
- Artifact Ink, Cygni Tattoo, Destiny City Tattoo, Divination Arts Tattoo Studio, Dominick De La Rosa, Ethereal tattoo and 16 more
- South End (9)
- Autotroph Ink Tattoo Studio, Bloodstone Tattoo Studio, Hard Line Collective Tattoo Studio, Omerta XXX LLC, One Collective Tattoo LLC, Pacific Ave Tattoo and 3 more
- North End (6)
- Addiction Art Society, Brass Monkey 2 Tattoo Co, GURU TATTOO TACOMA, Habitat Tattoo, Old Tacoma Tattoo, The Black Bison Studio (Appointment Only)
- South Tacoma (6)
- August and May Art and Tattoo, Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Tacoma Studio, Homage Tattoo, Minds Eye Tattoo Studio, Nautilus Tattoo Studio, The Pacific Tattoo Studio (Tacoma), Polynesian, Tribal, Black & Grey, Lettering
- Central Tacoma (5)
- Brass Monkey Tattoo Company, Cicada Tattoo, Enlightened Eye Tattoo, Flaming Dragon Tattoo, Old Trolley Tattoo
- Eastside (3)
- Big Level Tattoo, Bite the Pain Tattoo, Boostyboisink
More in Washington
Other Tattoo Cities in Washington
Keep browsing Washington. These nearby cities also have studios listed, ranked by how many we have on file.
Common questions
Tacoma Tattoo FAQ
- How many tattoo shops are in Tacoma?
- Local Tattoo Shops lists 60 open tattoo studios in Tacoma, WA. 53 list a phone number and 41 list a website.
- What tattoo styles do Tacoma studios list?
- The most listed styles in Tacoma are cover-up (23), blackwork (22), lettering (21) and fine line (20), counted from each studio's public listing.
- Which Tacoma tattoo studios have the highest Google ratings?
- Among Tacoma studios with at least 20 Google reviews, Big Level Tattoo (5.0 from 124 Google reviews), TygerWolf Tattoo (5.0 from 107 Google reviews) and Cygni Tattoo (5.0 from 96 Google reviews) rate highest. Ratings and review counts come from each shop's public listing.
- Which tattoo studios in Tacoma mention walk-ins?
- Alternative Ink Tattoo, Bite the Pain Tattoo, Cleopatra Ink Tattoo & Piercing Tacoma Studio, Destiny City Tattoo and Divination Arts Tattoo Studio and 12 more mention walk-ins in their own listing description. Call ahead to confirm the day's availability.