Tattoo shops in Bilbao
Bilbao, País Vasco has 34 tattoo shops on the map. All 34 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. Walk-ins are worth asking about, but the good custom work everywhere books weeks out.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Bilbao (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Ara Tattoo and Szinkpla, plus Ares. If a studio's missing from Bilbao's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Bilbao tattoo lineup
34 mapped within about 40 km:
Ara Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Ara Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 15 Isasi kalea, Eibar.
15 Isasi kalea, Eibar, 20600
Szinkpla
Tattoo studio
Szinkpla — Tattoo studio.
Ares
Tattoo studio
Ares — Tattoo studio.
Ángel
Tattoo studio
Ángel is Tattoo studio.
Bilbao
Manga Negra
Tattoo studio
Manga Negra — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Zone
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Zone — Tattoo studio.
K3
Tattoo studio
K3 — Tattoo studio.
Bloody Bones Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Bloody Bones Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Zirimiri
Tattoo studio
Zirimiri — Tattoo studio.
Red Velvet
Tattoo studio
Red Velvet — Tattoo studio.
La Dot Line
Tattoo studio
La Dot Line is Tattoo studio.
Ozono
Tattoo studio
Ozono — Tattoo studio.
Gallery Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Gallery Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Area 51 Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Area 51 Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 4 Villarias kalea, Bilbao. Area 51 Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-14:00, 16:30-20:00; Sa 11:30-14:00, 16:30-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
4 Villarias kalea, Bilbao, 48001
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-14:00, 16:30-20:00; Sa 11:30-14:00, 16:30-20:00
Phone: +34 944 35 26 96
Inkvasion
Tattoo studio
Inkvasion — Tattoo studio.
Bilbo Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Bilbo Ink Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Adicts
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Adicts is Tattoo studio on 29 Bilbo Zaharra kalea, Bilbao. Tattoo Adicts also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
29 Bilbo Zaharra kalea, Bilbao, 48003
Phone: +34 944 790 447
Brothers
Tattoo studio
Brothers is Tattoo studio.
Titanium Piercing & Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Titanium Piercing & Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Bilbao, 48008
KM13 STUDIO TATTOO - Tatuajes y Piercing
Tattoo studio
KM13 STUDIO TATTOO - Tatuajes y Piercing is Tattoo studio on 13 Karl Marx kalea, Erandio. KM13 STUDIO TATTOO - Tatuajes y Piercing also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:30-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13 Karl Marx kalea, Erandio, 48950
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:30-20:00
Phone: +34 611 155 413
Lan Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Lan Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Matt Tattoo Art
Tattoo studio
Matt Tattoo Art — Tattoo studio, found on 4 Santamañe kalea in Bermeo. Also worth knowing about Matt Tattoo Art: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
4 Santamañe kalea, Bermeo, 48370
Phone: +34 603705902
Titanium Ink
Tattoo studio
Titanium Ink is Tattoo studio on 7 Toribio Etxebarria kalea.
7 Toribio Etxebarria kalea
Rebel Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Rebel Tattoo & Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Freya
Tattoo studio
Freya — Tattoo studio.
Squidink
Tattoo studio
Squidink is Tattoo studio.
Brothers Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Brothers Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio.
Sendo Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Sendo Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 2 Anboto kalea. Sendo Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 16:30-20:00; Tu-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2 Anboto kalea, 48340
Hours: Mo 16:30-20:00; Tu-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +34 690739409
Iri
Tattoo studio
Iri — Tattoo studio.
The Last Monkey Tattoo Art Shop
Tattoo studio
The Last Monkey Tattoo Art Shop — Tattoo studio.
Asensiotattoo
Tattoo studio
Asensiotattoo — Tattoo studio.
48920 Tattoo
Tattoo studio
48920 Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Chicken pear
Tattoo studio
Chicken pear is Tattoo studio.
Madame
Tattoo studio
Madame — Tattoo studio, found on 2 Gipuzkoa in Urduliz. Also worth knowing about Madame: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2 Gipuzkoa, Urduliz, 48610
Phone: +34 747435746
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Bilbao
3 of the 34 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
2 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Bilbao tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Ara Tattoo on 15 Isasi kalea, Szinkpla, Ares, Ángel, Manga Negra, Tattoo Zone, K3, and Bloody Bones Tattoo. That's 34 stops on the Bilbao tattoo shop tour. 26 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Bilbao
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Bilbao:
- Check the sterilisation setup at Ara Tattoo. Single-use needles, sealed ink caps, gloves changed constantly. A good studio is happy to show you; a bad one gets defensive.
- Aftercare is half the tattoo at Szinkpla. Follow the artist's instructions, not your friend's. Keep it clean, keep it moisturised, keep it out of the sun.
- Browse portfolios before anything else. A studio's Instagram or website tells you more than any review. If nobody there does the style you want, keep looking.
- Tip your artist. Standard practice, like any skilled service. Twenty percent is the usual benchmark for good work.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Bilbao — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Bilbao can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 34 that's closed, or a great tattoo shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 34 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Tattoo shop listings for Bilbao: 34 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.