Tattoo Shops in Hell's Kitchen, NY

Walk-ins are a real part of getting tattooed in Hell's Kitchen, where 8 tattoo shops and studios sit in New York County. Redink Tattoo Studio, TATTOOIST NYC | Tattoo Studio, Higher Ground NYC, Mag. Q Tattoo and Luna Moth Tattoo Studio all welcome people without an appointment. Midtown & Times Square, Midtown South, Flatiron & Union Square, Chelsea & Hudson Yards, Murray Hill & Kips Bay and Gramercy are the neighboring areas with their own pages.

Redink Tattoo Studio presents itself as a couture studio experience, with exclusive designs by international artists and a team of seven artists. Walk-ins are welcome and clients can also book online. The artists draw custom designs and work with each client on a one-of-a-kind piece, and the studio runs frequent flash events with tattoos and piercings. It is rated 4.7 from 2202 reviews. TATTOOIST NYC | Tattoo Studio is a private studio built around artist Devran, who focuses on fine line, minimalist and black and gray work. Every piece is custom drawn, and the gallery also covers black and gray realism, dotwork, micro-realism and tribal designs. It is rated 5.0 from 261 reviews.

Higher Ground NYC is a custom studio that opened in 2021 and specializes in fine line, blackwork and Japanese tattooing, with walk-ins welcome and no appointment needed. It is rated 4.9 from 169 reviews. Mag. Q Tattoo is a collective of artists sharing a space, with styles ranging from Japanese to realism. One artist is a master of Japanese traditional work, another specializes in realism and Japanese new school, and another draws simple, illustration-based pieces, with custom work available across styles. It is rated 4.9 from 64 reviews.