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Tattoo Shops in East Village, NY

The East Village is the page with the longest history. Among the 12 tattoo shops in the East Village, several have been in the neighborhood for decades: Fun City Tattoo since 1976, Fineline Tattoo operating since 1976, Addiction NYC since 2003 on St. Marks Place, and Andromeda Studio 33 since 1990, also on St. Marks Place. Alongside them are newer fine line studios and private appointment rooms, all in New York County. If you want to walk in and get tattooed, this is a neighborhood where you can.

Walk-ins are common. In Due Time Tattoo does high-detail single-needle and fine-line tattoos and takes walk-ins, rated 5.0 from 456 reviews. New York Tattoo Collective is a tattoo and piercing shop with seven artists led by owner Spencer Kinnard, who also pierces, and it covers illustrative, traditional, fine line, black and grey, blackwork, realism, micro-realism, anime and pop-culture work. It is rated 5.0 from 400 reviews. EAST VILLAGE TATTOO is a small walk-in shop open seven days a week that does not offer piercing, rated 4.9 from 89 reviews.

Fun City Tattoo, rated 4.8 from 326 reviews, takes walk-ins for small to medium tattoos and flash designs, while larger or custom pieces are booked by appointment. Its artists work in American traditional, with skulls, eagles and roses, and in Japanese imagery such as koi, peonies and hannya masks. Andromeda Studio 33 offers tattoos, piercings and jewelry, rated 4.4 from 166 reviews. Tattoo walk-ins are taken Wednesday through Saturday afternoons and evenings, and Sunday, Monday and Tuesday tattoos need an appointment secured with a deposit.

Custom and appointment work has its own corner of the neighborhood. The Hidden Rose NYC Tattoo Studio is built around custom tattoos, cover-ups, reworks and scar work, with no flash and no repeats and a consultation at the start of every project. It is rated 4.9 from 70 reviews. Lethe Tattoo is a private studio with two resident artists, Philipus Murdijanto and Gusti Negara, focused on Japanese irezumi, dark art and black and grey realism, with large sleeves, back pieces and cover-ups. It is rated 5.0 from 28 reviews. Ruben Barahona Tattoo Artist works from a private appointment-only studio that doubles as a painting studio, specializing in color and black and grey realism and portraits, rated 5.0 from 62 reviews.

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Best tattoo shops in East Village

Fun City Tattoo

4.8(326 reviews on Google)

94 St Marks Pl, East Village

  • Does tattoo work
  • Walk-ins welcome
  • Custom designs
(212) 353-8282

Fineline Tattoo

4.6(71 reviews on Google)

21 1st Ave #3, East Village

  • Does tattoo work
  • By appointment only
  • Custom designs
(212) 673-5154

Lethe Tattoo

5.0(28 reviews on Google)

61 4th Ave 2nd Floor Suite 201, East Village

  • Does tattoo work
  • Walk-ins welcome
  • By appointment only
(646) 398-8839

Fineline Tattoo began in the underground days of New York's ban on tattooing, which lasted from the early 1960s until the late 1990s. It worked from the Bowery before moving to a First Avenue storefront after the city lifted the ban in 1997. Mehai Bakaty has run it as a private studio since 2020, and it is rated 4.6 from 71 reviews. Clash City Tattoo offers custom designs by licensed artists in traditional, fine line, Japanese, lettering and portraits, rated 4.9 from 41 reviews. It welcomes LGBTQ clients and calls itself a transgender safe space.

LINES Atelier is rated 4.9 from 191 reviews, 187 of them five stars and 3 one star. It requires appointments, and body piercing is also listed among its services. Addiction NYC is rated 4.6 from 190 reviews and describes a team of artists with diverse styles who handle many techniques.

Neighboring pages cover the Lower East Side, Gramercy, Greenwich Village, Stuyvesant Town & Peter Cooper Village, and SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square, which is useful if you want to compare more studios in the same part of Manhattan.

Common questions about tattoo shops in East Village

Where can I walk in for a tattoo in the East Village?

In Due Time Tattoo, New York Tattoo Collective and EAST VILLAGE TATTOO all take walk-ins. EAST VILLAGE TATTOO is a small shop open seven days a week. Fun City Tattoo takes walk-ins for small to medium tattoos and flash, and books larger or custom pieces by appointment.

Which East Village shops have been around the longest?

Fun City Tattoo has been on the East Village since 1976, and Fineline Tattoo has operated since 1976, starting in the years when tattooing was banned in New York City. Andromeda Studio 33 opened in 1990 on St. Marks Place, and Addiction NYC has worked from St. Marks Place since 2003.

Who does Japanese or traditional tattoos in the East Village?

Fun City Tattoo works in American traditional and Japanese imagery. Lethe Tattoo focuses on Japanese irezumi, with large sleeves and back pieces. Fineline Tattoo and Clash City Tattoo also list traditional and Japanese among their styles.

Is there a private appointment studio in the East Village?

Ruben Barahona Tattoo Artist works from a private, appointment-only studio that doubles as a painting studio. Lethe Tattoo is a private studio with two resident artists, and Fineline Tattoo has run as a private studio since 2020. LINES Atelier requires appointments.

Who offers piercing as well as tattoos in the East Village?

New York Tattoo Collective offers tattooing and piercing, and its owner Spencer Kinnard also pierces. Andromeda Studio 33 offers tattoos, piercings and jewelry on St. Marks Place. EAST VILLAGE TATTOO does tattoos only and does not pierce.

Who does cover-ups in the East Village?

The Hidden Rose NYC Tattoo Studio does cover-ups, reworks and scar work, and every design is custom with no flash. Lethe Tattoo's work leans toward large sleeves, back pieces and cover-ups in Japanese and black and grey styles.

Tattoo Shops near East Village