Tattoo shops in Chiang Mai
Thinking about ink in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai? Start with the studios: 22 are mapped here. All 22 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. A consultation costs nothing and tells you everything about how a shop runs.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Chiang Mai (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Skill Tattoo Studio and Celebrity Ink™ Tattoo Studio Chiang Mai, plus Sideroad Tattoo. If a studio's missing from Chiang Mai's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Chiang Mai tattoo lineup
22 mapped within about 40 km:
Skill Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio3.7 km from Chiang Mai
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Celebrity Ink™ Tattoo Studio Chiang Mai
Tattoo studio3.7 km from Chiang Mai
Celebrity Ink™ Tattoo Studio Chiang Mai is Tattoo studio on 44/2 ถนนลอยเคราะห์. Celebrity Ink™ Tattoo Studio Chiang Mai also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-00:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
44/2 ถนนลอยเคราะห์, 50100
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-00:00
Phone: +66 52 009 335
Sideroad Tattoo
Tattoo studio3.8 km from Chiang Mai
Sideroad Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
TTT Tattoo cafe
Tattoo studio3.9 km from Chiang Mai
TTT Tattoo cafe — Tattoo studio.
Line Point Bamboo Tattoo
Tattoo studio3.9 km from Chiang Mai
Line Point Bamboo Tattoo is Tattoo studio. Line Point Bamboo Tattoo also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Bloodline Tattoo
Tattoo studio3.9 km from Chiang Mai
Bloodline Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
CNX INK
Tattoo studio4.0 km from Chiang Mai
CNX INK is Tattoo studio.
MeingPing Ink
Tattoo studio4.0 km from Chiang Mai
MeingPing Ink is Tattoo studio.
Jin Bamboo Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.0 km from Chiang Mai
Jin Bamboo Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Bnana tattoo
Tattoo studio4.2 km from Chiang Mai
Bnana tattoo — Tattoo studio.
The Master Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.3 km from Chiang Mai
The Master Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about The Master Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-21:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:00
Forever
Tattoo studio4.5 km from Chiang Mai
Forever — Tattoo studio on 17/1 ถนนราชวิถี.
17/1 ถนนราชวิถี
Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio4.6 km from Chiang Mai
Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
JS Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.6 km from Chiang Mai
JS Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.7 km from Chiang Mai
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Warp Tattoo
Tattoo studio5.4 km from Chiang Mai
Warp Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 52/8 ถนนสิงหราช. Also worth knowing about Warp Tattoo: the map lists its hours as 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
52/8 ถนนสิงหราช
Hours: 10:00-19:00
Phone: +66 83 929 8717
Xavier Ink.cnx
Tattoo studio5.5 km from Chiang MaiRun by Xavier Ink.cnx
Xavier Ink.cnx is Tattoo studio run by Xavier Ink.cnx on 2/1 ถ.มหิดล ถ.มหิดล. Xavier Ink.cnx also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2/1 ถ.มหิดล ถ.มหิดล, 50200
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00
Phone: 0921642626
Sak Yant Chiang Mai
Tattoo studio5.7 km from Chiang Mai
Sak Yant Chiang Mai is Tattoo studio on 27/11 ถนนอารักษ์, Chiang Mai. Sak Yant Chiang Mai also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:50-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
27/11 ถนนอารักษ์, Chiang Mai, 50200
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:50-17:30
Phone: +66 080 142 4886
Artisan Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio7.1 km from Chiang MaiRun by Suchada
Run by Suchada, Artisan Ink Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 2/5 Nimmanhaemin Road. Also worth knowing about Artisan Ink Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2/5 Nimmanhaemin Road, 50200
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00
Phone: +66800617888
Mama Say Yes Tattoo @CNX
Tattoo studio11.8 km from Chiang Mai
Mama Say Yes Tattoo @CNX — Tattoo studio on 174/165.
174/165, 50290
หรรษา มินิกอล์ฟ
Tattoo studio14.1 km from Chiang Mai
หรรษา มินิกอล์ฟ is Tattoo studio on 139 Moo 4.
139 Moo 4
ร้านสักลาย ลำพูน | KAIZEN LAMPHUN
Tattoo studio21.6 km from Chiang Mai
ร้านสักลาย ลำพูน | KAIZEN LAMPHUN is Tattoo studio on 42/1.
42/1, 51000
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Chiang Mai
6 of the 22 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.
5 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Chiang Mai tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Skill Tattoo Studio, Celebrity Ink™ Tattoo Studio Chiang Mai on 44/2 ถนนลอยเคราะห์, Sideroad Tattoo, TTT Tattoo cafe, Line Point Bamboo Tattoo, Bloodline Tattoo, CNX INK, and MeingPing Ink. That's 22 stops on the Chiang Mai tattoo shop tour. 14 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Chiang Mai
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Chiang Mai:
- Eat before your session at Skill Tattoo Studio. A real meal, not a granola bar. Long sessions on an empty stomach are how people faint.
- Keep the bandage on as directed at Celebrity Ink™ Tattoo Studio Chiang Mai. Second-skin or cling wrap timelines vary by artist. Follow theirs, not a forum's.
- 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.
- Plan around your calendar. Don't get tattooed right before a beach holiday or a marathon. Give it two quiet weeks.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Chiang Mai — 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 Chiang Mai can take a while to appear. The 22 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 22 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 Chiang Mai: 22 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.