Tattoo shops in Boise
A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. Boise, Idaho has 12 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 12 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Boise (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Iron Wolf Tattoo and Ink Vision, plus Pyramid Tattoo Co.. If a studio's missing from Boise's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Boise tattoo lineup
12 in Boise, plus 5 more around Boise below:
Iron Wolf Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.4 km from Boise
Iron Wolf Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 1023 West Main Street in Boise.
1023 West Main Street, Boise, 83702
Ink Vision
Tattoo studio1.1 km from Boise
Ink Vision — Tattoo studio, found on 516 South Americana Boulevard in Boise.
516 South Americana Boulevard, Boise, 83702
Pyramid Tattoo Co.
Tattoo studio1.8 km from Boise
Pyramid Tattoo Co. is Tattoo studio. Pyramid Tattoo Co. also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00
Phone: +1-208-996-7575
Kilgore Custom Tattoo
Tattoo studio1.9 km from Boise
Kilgore Custom Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 532 South Vista Avenue in Boise.
532 South Vista Avenue, Boise, 83705
Six Daggers Tattoo
Tattoo studio2.3 km from Boise
Six Daggers Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 1400 South Broadway Avenue, Boise.
1400 South Broadway Avenue, Boise, 83706
Devotion Tattoo and Piercing
Tattoo studio2.4 km from Boise
Devotion Tattoo and Piercing — Tattoo studio, found on 1510 South Broadway Avenue in Boise.
1510 South Broadway Avenue, Boise, 83706
Pyramid Tattoo
Tattoo studio2.7 km from Boise
Pyramid Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 1713 South Broadway Avenue in Boise.
1713 South Broadway Avenue, Boise, 83706
Black Cat Tattoo
Tattoo studio2.8 km from Boise
Black Cat Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 3101 West State Street in Boise. Also worth knowing about Black Cat Tattoo: it has a website with more detail.
3101 West State Street, Boise, 83703
Skin Deceptions
Tattoo studio3.9 km from Boise
Skin Deceptions is Tattoo studio on 4532 West Overland Road, Boise. Skin Deceptions also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
4532 West Overland Road, Boise, 83705
The Black Rose Tatoo
Tattoo studio4.2 km from Boise
The Black Rose Tatoo is Tattoo studio on 2636 South Vista Avenue, Boise.
2636 South Vista Avenue, Boise, 83705
Talon Tattoo Company
Tattoo studio7.5 km from Boise
Talon Tattoo Company is Tattoo studio on 5157 North Glenwood Street, Garden City.
5157 North Glenwood Street, Garden City, 83714
McNabb's Tattoo & Fine Art
Tattoo studio9.4 km from Boise
McNabb's Tattoo & Fine Art — Tattoo studio, found on 1505;1509 South Five Mile Road in Boise. Also worth knowing about McNabb's Tattoo & Fine Art: it has a website with more detail.
1505;1509 South Five Mile Road, Boise, 83709
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Boise
1 of the 12 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.
3 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Boise tattoo shop tour
The efficient Boise tattoo shop tour strings these together: Iron Wolf Tattoo on 1023 West Main Street, Ink Vision on 516 South Americana Boulevard, Pyramid Tattoo Co., Kilgore Custom Tattoo on 532 South Vista Avenue, Six Daggers Tattoo on 1400 South Broadway Avenue, Devotion Tattoo and Piercing on 1510 South Broadway Avenue, Pyramid Tattoo on 1713 South Broadway Avenue, and Black Cat Tattoo on 3101 West State Street — 12 stops, one logical order. 4 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Boise
A few things worth knowing before you work through Boise's tattoo shops:
- Eat before your session at Iron Wolf Tattoo. A real meal, not a granola bar. Long sessions on an empty stomach are how people faint.
- Bring sugar and water at Ink Vision. Sessions run long and blood sugar drops. Candy and a water bottle are standard kit for regulars.
- Trust the artist's placement advice. They've seen thousands of bodies. If they say the design won't age well there, listen.
- Book a consultation first. Most good shops offer free consults. You get to meet the artist, talk placement and price, and see how clean the place is.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Boise — 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 Boise can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 12, or a tattoo shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
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 12 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.
Worth the trip: more tattoo shops around Boise
5 more within about 25 km of Boise, nearest first:
Lifestyle Tattoo Co.
Tattoo studio13.7 km from Boise
Lifestyle Tattoo Co. — Tattoo studio, found on 2020 East Overland Road in Meridian. Also worth knowing about Lifestyle Tattoo Co.: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2020 East Overland Road, Meridian, 83642
Phone: +12088871525
Burn The Boats Tattoo
Tattoo studio14.3 km from Boise
Burn The Boats Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 1728 East McMillan Road, Meridian. Burn The Boats Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1728 East McMillan Road, Meridian, 83646
Hours: Su-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00
Phone: +1-208-550-8091
Muse Tattoo
Tattoo studio15.3 km from Boise
Muse Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 1505 North Main Street, Meridian.
1505 North Main Street, Meridian, 83642
Black and Gray Studios
Tattoo studio15.3 km from Boise
Black and Gray Studios is Tattoo studio on 1624 North Meridian Road, Meridian. Black and Gray Studios also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1624 North Meridian Road, Meridian, 83642
Tattooed and Successful
Tattoo studio15.9 km from Boise
Tattooed and Successful — Tattoo studio, found on 2976 South Meridian Road in Meridian. Also worth knowing about Tattooed and Successful: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2976 South Meridian Road, Meridian, 83642
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +1 986-910-6088
Tattoo shop listings for Boise: 12 in Boise and 5 more nearby 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.