Tattoo shops in Cincinnati
Thinking about ink in Cincinnati, Ohio? Start with the studios: 26 are mapped here. All 26 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 Cincinnati (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include White Whale Tattoo and Artis Inks Tattoo, plus The Basement Tattoo Company. If a studio's missing from Cincinnati's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Cincinnati tattoo lineup
26 mapped within about 40 km:
White Whale Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.2 km from Cincinnati
White Whale Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 722 Main Street in Cincinnati. Also worth knowing about White Whale Tattoo: it has a website with more detail.
722 Main Street, Cincinnati, 45202
Artis Inks Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.7 km from Cincinnati
Artis Inks Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 1207 Main Street, Cincinnati. Artis Inks Tattoo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1207 Main Street, Cincinnati, 45202
Phone: +1 513-462-7810
The Basement Tattoo Company
Tattoo studio0.9 km from Cincinnati
The Basement Tattoo Company is Tattoo studio on 1332 Main Street, Cincinnati. The Basement Tattoo Company also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1332 Main Street, Cincinnati, 45202
Phone: +1-513-381-5545
Matter Botattica
Tattoo studio0.9 km from Cincinnati
Matter Botattica is Tattoo studio on 1344 Main Street, Cincinnati. Matter Botattica also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1344 Main Street, Cincinnati, 45202
Crying Heart Tattoo
Tattoo studio1.0 km from Cincinnati
Crying Heart Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 1425 Main Street in Cincinnati. Also worth knowing about Crying Heart Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1425 Main Street, Cincinnati, 45202
Phone: +1-513-832-1756
Spotted Cheetah Tattoos
Tattoo studio1.0 km from Cincinnati
Spotted Cheetah Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 24 West 15th Street in Cincinnati. Also worth knowing about Spotted Cheetah Tattoos: the map lists its hours as "by appointment only".
24 West 15th Street, Cincinnati, 45202
Hours: "by appointment only"
Got Ink? Studios
Tattoo studio1.7 km from Cincinnati
Got Ink? Studios — Tattoo studio, found on Central Parkway in Cincinnati. Also worth knowing about Got Ink? Studios: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Central Parkway, Cincinnati, 45202
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +1 513-312-0597
Legacy Designs Tattoo LLC
Tattoo studio2.3 km from Cincinnati
Legacy Designs Tattoo LLC — Tattoo studio, found on Main Street in Covington.
Main Street, Covington
Black Crow Tattoo
Tattoo studio2.5 km from Cincinnati
Black Crow Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Black Crow Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +1 8592612769
Beelistic Tattoo
Tattoo & piercing studio2.9 km from Cincinnati
Beelistic Tattoo — Tattoo & piercing studio, found on 2510 West Clifton Avenue in Cincinnati. Also worth knowing about Beelistic Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 12:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2510 West Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, 45219
Hours: Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 12:00-20:00
Phone: +1 513-221-8202
Body of Art Tattoo
Tattoo studio3.6 km from Cincinnati
Body of Art Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Peregrine Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.0 km from Cincinnati
Peregrine Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 3228 Jefferson Avenue, Cincinnati.
3228 Jefferson Avenue, Cincinnati, 45220
Rosette Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.5 km from Cincinnati
Rosette Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Skincraft
Tattoo studio6.7 km from Cincinnati
Skincraft — Tattoo studio, found on 4036 Hamilton Avenue in Cincinnati. Also worth knowing about Skincraft: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4036 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, 45223
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1-513-281-5798
Tattoo Designs by Dana
Tattoo studio7.0 km from Cincinnati
Tattoo Designs by Dana — Tattoo studio.
Wisteria Peircing & Tattoo
Tattoo & piercing studio7.1 km from Cincinnati
Wisteria Peircing & Tattoo is Tattoo & piercing studio.
Barber's Electric Tattoo
Tattoo studio8.7 km from Cincinnati
Barber's Electric Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 2942 Markbreit Avenue in Cincinnati. Also worth knowing about Barber's Electric Tattoo: it has a website with more detail.
2942 Markbreit Avenue, Cincinnati, 45209
Sisters Tattoo
Tattoo studio9.0 km from Cincinnati
Sisters Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Mother's Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio12.5 km from Cincinnati
Mother's Tattoo & Piercing — Tattoo studio, found on 3623 Dixie Highway in Elsmere.
3623 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, 41018
Wicked Dragon Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio12.9 km from Cincinnati
Wicked Dragon Tattoo & Piercing is Tattoo studio.
Bluegrass Tattoo
Tattoo studio14.7 km from Cincinnati
Bluegrass Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 217 Main Street in Florence. Also worth knowing about Bluegrass Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
217 Main Street, Florence, 41042
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-20:00
Phone: +1-859-534-2363
Red Dragon Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio16.7 km from Cincinnati
Red Dragon Tattoo & Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Read em & Weep Tattoo
Tattoo studio21.4 km from Cincinnati
Read em & Weep Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 919 Ohio Pike in Cincinnati.
919 Ohio Pike, Cincinnati, 45245
Realm of Ink
Tattoo studio26.9 km from Cincinnati
Realm of Ink — Tattoo studio, found on 1375 State Route 131 in Milford. Also worth knowing about Realm of Ink: the map lists its hours as Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1375 State Route 131, Milford, 45150
Hours: Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00
Phone: +1-513-491-0357
Moon Light Tattoos
Tattoo studio27.9 km from Cincinnati
Moon Light Tattoos — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Moon Light Tattoos: the map lists its hours as We-Su 12:00-21:00.
Hours: We-Su 12:00-21:00
Every Body Tattoo
Tattoo & piercing studio33.6 km from Cincinnati
Every Body Tattoo is Tattoo & piercing studio on 113 East Main Street, Mason. Every Body Tattoo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
113 East Main Street, Mason, 45040
Phone: +1-513-445-4949
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Cincinnati
7 of the 26 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.
9 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
3 of the studios are also tagged for piercings, handy if you're after both in one visit.
The Cincinnati tattoo shop tour
Making a day of it in Cincinnati? Work this order: White Whale Tattoo on 722 Main Street, Artis Inks Tattoo on 1207 Main Street, The Basement Tattoo Company on 1332 Main Street, Matter Botattica on 1344 Main Street, Crying Heart Tattoo on 1425 Main Street, Spotted Cheetah Tattoos on 24 West 15th Street, Got Ink? Studios on Central Parkway, and Legacy Designs Tattoo LLC on Main Street. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 18 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Cincinnati
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Cincinnati:
- Avoid the cheapest shop in town at White Whale Tattoo. There's a reason it's the cheapest. With tattoos you get exactly what you pay for, permanently.
- Book a consultation first at Artis Inks Tattoo. Most good shops offer free consults. You get to meet the artist, talk placement and price, and see how clean the place is.
- Don't drink the night before. Alcohol thins the blood and makes you bleed more, which pushes ink out. Arrive sober and hydrated.
- Keep the bandage on as directed. Second-skin or cling wrap timelines vary by artist. Follow theirs, not a forum's.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Cincinnati — 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 Cincinnati can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 26, 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 26 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 Cincinnati: 26 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.