Tattoo shops in Brisbane
A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. Brisbane, QLD has 35 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 35 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 Brisbane (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Inker Tattoo Studio and High Energy Tattooing, plus Bluedevil Tattoo. If a studio's missing from Brisbane's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Brisbane tattoo lineup
35 mapped within about 40 km:
Inker Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Inker Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on 181 Kelvin Grove Road.
181 Kelvin Grove Road
High Energy Tattooing
Tattoo studio
High Energy Tattooing — Tattoo studio on 160 Musgrave Road.
160 Musgrave Road
Bluedevil Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Bluedevil Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 462. Bluedevil Tattoo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
462
Phone: +61 7 3269 2227
Scorpion Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Scorpion Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 12 Discovery Drive. Also worth knowing about Scorpion Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Discovery Drive
Phone: +61 7 3482 4629
Tatoo
Tattoo studio
Tatoo — Tattoo studio.
Bad Apple Tattoo Emporium
Tattoo studio
Bad Apple Tattoo Emporium is Tattoo studio. Bad Apple Tattoo Emporium also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Sacred Skin Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Sacred Skin Tattoo is Tattoo studio on Logan Road. Sacred Skin Tattoo also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Logan Road, 4120
Westside Tattoo Brisbane
Tattoo studio
Westside Tattoo Brisbane — Tattoo studio on 83 Brunswick Street. Also worth knowing about Westside Tattoo Brisbane: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
83 Brunswick Street, 4006
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +61 7 3844 0711
Royal Ink
Tattoo studio
Royal Ink — Tattoo studio.
off ya tree
Tattoo studio
off ya tree — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about off ya tree: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Sa 10:00-18:00; Th,Fr 10:00-20:00; Su 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-We,Sa 10:00-18:00; Th,Fr 10:00-20:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Inksane
Tattoo studio
Inksane — Tattoo studio on 199 Progress Road. Also worth knowing about Inksane: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:45-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
199 Progress Road
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:45-17:00
Phone: +61 7 3172 6331
Cast Iron Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Cast Iron Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 16 Main Street. Cast Iron Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
16 Main Street, 4504
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00
Phone: +61 7 3385 5387
Arkham Antonia
Tattoo studio
Arkham Antonia — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Arkham Antonia: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00
Truce Ink
Tattoo studio
Truce Ink — Tattoo studio.
Warhorse Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Warhorse Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Warhorse Tattoo: it has a website with more detail.
Voodoo Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Voodoo Tattoo is Tattoo studio. Voodoo Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:30; Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:30; Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +61 7 3801 2912
Lines of Addiction
Tattoo studio
Lines of Addiction is Tattoo studio.
Stafford Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Stafford Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 259 Stafford Road. Also worth knowing about Stafford Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
259 Stafford Road, 4053
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +61 7 3357 6696
The Inker
Tattoo studio
The Inker — Tattoo studio, found on 448 Enoggera Road in Brisbane. Also worth knowing about The Inker: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
448 Enoggera Road, Brisbane, 4051
Phone: +61 7 3356 5002
Permanent Beautiful
Tattoo studio
Permanent Beautiful is Tattoo studio.
Sanctus Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Sanctus Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Living Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Living Ink Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Western Ink Co.
Tattoo studio
Western Ink Co. — Tattoo studio.
Market Mafia
Tattoo studio
Market Mafia — Tattoo studio.
Valley Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Valley Ink Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Thinker Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Thinker Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Save Point Tattoo
Tattoo studioRun by Dale Winter
Save Point Tattoo is Tattoo studio run by Dale Winter on 645 Wynnum Road. Save Point Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
645 Wynnum Road, 4170
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +61 434 644 034
Shinko Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Shinko Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
West Point Tattoo
Tattoo studio
West Point Tattoo is Tattoo studio. West Point Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Sacred Skin Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Sacred Skin Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
MUJO Tattoo
Tattoo studioRun by https://www.instagram.com/mujotattoo/
MUJO Tattoo is Tattoo studio run by https://www.instagram.com/mujotattoo/ on 16 Chester Street. MUJO Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00.
16 Chester Street, 4006
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00
Taylor Made Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Taylor Made Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 43 Annerley Road.
43 Annerley Road
Beenleigh Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Beenleigh Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on 23 James Street.
23 James Street
Thrillhouse Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Thrillhouse Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Celebrity Ink
Tattoo studio
Celebrity Ink is Tattoo studio.
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Brisbane
11 of the 35 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.
4 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Brisbane tattoo shop tour
Making a day of it in Brisbane? Work this order: Inker Tattoo Studio on 181 Kelvin Grove Road, High Energy Tattooing on 160 Musgrave Road, Bluedevil Tattoo on 462, Scorpion Tattoo on 12 Discovery Drive, Tatoo, Bad Apple Tattoo Emporium, Sacred Skin Tattoo on Logan Road, and Westside Tattoo Brisbane on 83 Brunswick Street. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 27 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Brisbane
Picking a studio in Brisbane? A little homework pays off:
- Walk-ins mean flash, usually at Inker Tattoo Studio. If you want custom work, book ahead. Walk-in slots are for flash designs and small pieces.
- Browse portfolios before anything else at High Energy Tattooing. A studio's Instagram or website tells you more than any review. If nobody there does the style you want, keep looking.
- Wear the right clothes. Easy access to the spot being tattooed, and nothing you love — ink stains don't wash out.
- Ask about the deposit. Custom pieces usually need a deposit that comes off the final price. Ask how it works before you sit down, not after.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Brisbane — 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 Brisbane can take a while to appear. The 35 above are only as current as the community map. A tattoo shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
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 35 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 Brisbane: 35 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.