Tattoo shops in Dortmund
A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia has 15 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 15 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 Dortmund (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Double Point Piercing/Tattoo and Hanoi Tattoo, plus Art for life Tätowierungen. If a studio's missing from Dortmund's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Dortmund tattoo lineup
15 in Dortmund, plus 72 more around Dortmund below:
Double Point Piercing/Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.3 km from Dortmund
Double Point Piercing/Tattoo is Tattoo studio. Double Point Piercing/Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Hanoi Tattoo
Tattoo studio2.0 km from Dortmund
Hanoi Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Art for life Tätowierungen
Tattoo studio3.6 km from Dortmund
Art for life Tätowierungen is Tattoo studio on 16 Hörder Rathausstraße, Dortmund. Art for life Tätowierungen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
16 Hörder Rathausstraße, Dortmund, 44263
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:30
Phone: +492313950194
Bloodline
Tattoo studio3.6 km from Dortmund
Bloodline is Tattoo studio on 19 Hermannstraße. Bloodline also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 13:00-20:00+; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
19 Hermannstraße
Hours: 13:00-20:00+
Phone: +49 175 6212143
The Sign
Tattoo studio4.2 km from Dortmund
The Sign — Tattoo studio, found on 25 Hörder Bruch in Dortmund. Also worth knowing about The Sign: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa "nach Vereinbarung"; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25 Hörder Bruch, Dortmund, 44263
Hours: Mo-Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa "nach Vereinbarung"; Su,PH off
Phone: +49 1578 8094499
Deep in Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.5 km from Dortmund
Deep in Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Deep in Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00
Troublemaker
Tattoo studio4.7 km from Dortmund
Troublemaker is Tattoo studio on 93 Harkortstraße, Dortmund. Troublemaker also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 12:00-17:00; Fr 12:00-15:00; Sa 11:00-14:00; Su,Mo,PH off.
93 Harkortstraße, Dortmund, 44225
Hours: Tu-Th 12:00-17:00; Fr 12:00-15:00; Sa 11:00-14:00; Su,Mo,PH off
Medusa
Tattoo studio5.7 km from Dortmund
Medusa is Tattoo studio.
Ruhrpott Styleink
Tattoo studio5.8 km from DortmundRun by Marcel Kwiatkowski
Run by Marcel Kwiatkowski, Ruhrpott Styleink is Tattoo studio, found on 358 Martener Straße in Dortmund. Also worth knowing about Ruhrpott Styleink: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
358 Martener Straße, Dortmund, 44379
Phone: +4923158027783
Sacredskin Tattoo u. Piercing
Tattoo studio6.5 km from Dortmund
Sacredskin Tattoo u. Piercing is Tattoo studio on 2 Egilmarstraße, Dortmund. Sacredskin Tattoo u. Piercing also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Egilmarstraße, Dortmund, 44379
Phone: +4923195489604
Skinbusters
Tattoo studio8.4 km from Dortmund
Skinbusters is Tattoo studio.
Wildthing Tattoo + Piercing
Tattoo studio8.7 km from Dortmund
Wildthing Tattoo + Piercing is Tattoo studio.
Heavenly Pain
Tattoo studio9.4 km from Dortmund
Heavenly Pain — Tattoo studio, found on 3 Karlstraße in Lünen. Also worth knowing about Heavenly Pain: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th 17:00-19:00.
3 Karlstraße, Lünen, 44532
Hours: Tu,Th 17:00-19:00
Rockland Tattoos
Tattoo studio9.9 km from DortmundRun by Karsten Günther
Rockland Tattoos is Tattoo studio run by Karsten Günther. Rockland Tattoos also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-14:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-14:00; PH off
Phone: +49 2302 2825970
Tattoo bei Hartmut
Tattoo studio10.0 km from Dortmund
Tattoo bei Hartmut is Tattoo studio. Tattoo bei Hartmut also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 14:30-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 14:30-19:00
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Dortmund
9 of the 15 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.
6 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Dortmund tattoo shop tour
The efficient Dortmund tattoo shop tour strings these together: Double Point Piercing/Tattoo, Hanoi Tattoo, Art for life Tätowierungen on 16 Hörder Rathausstraße, Bloodline on 19 Hermannstraße, The Sign on 25 Hörder Bruch, Deep in Tattoo, Troublemaker on 93 Harkortstraße, and Medusa — 15 stops, one logical order. 7 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Dortmund
A few things worth knowing before you work through Dortmund's tattoo shops:
- Don't haggle on price at Double Point Piercing/Tattoo. You're paying for hours of someone's skilled labour on your skin forever. Bargain hunting has no place in a tattoo shop.
- Match the artist to the style at Hanoi Tattoo. Fine line, blackwork, traditional, realism — artists specialise. The best studio in town is the wrong one if the style's off.
- Tip your artist. Standard practice, like any skilled service. Twenty percent is the usual benchmark for good work.
- Bring reference images. Artists work better from references than from descriptions. Collect images of the style, not just the subject.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Dortmund — 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 Dortmund can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 15, 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 15 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 Dortmund
72 more within about 25 km of Dortmund — here are the 15 nearest:
Kelly's Tattoo Studio 666
Tattoo studio10.8 km from Dortmund
Kelly's Tattoo Studio 666 — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Kelly's Tattoo Studio 666: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 15:00-20:00; Sa 13:00-17:00; Su,Mo off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 15:00-20:00; Sa 13:00-17:00; Su,Mo off
human INKstinct Tattoostudio
Tattoo studio10.8 km from Dortmund
human INKstinct Tattoostudio is Tattoo studio on 37 Ostenstraße, Schwerte.
37 Ostenstraße, Schwerte, 58239
Subcartell Bochum
Tattoo studio11.2 km from Dortmund
Subcartell Bochum — Tattoo studio, found on 501 Werner Hellweg in Bochum. Also worth knowing about Subcartell Bochum: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00.
501 Werner Hellweg, Bochum, 44894
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00
L.GOR
Tattoo studio11.3 km from DortmundRun by Goran Lazee
L.GOR is Tattoo studio run by Goran Lazee on 32 Zur Werner Heide, Bochum. L.GOR also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
32 Zur Werner Heide, Bochum, 44894
Hours: Tu-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-14:00
Phone: +49 177 2635740
Tomek Art Tattoos
Tattoo studio11.5 km from Dortmund
Tomek Art Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 119 Alte Bahnhofstraße in Bochum. Also worth knowing about Tomek Art Tattoos: it has a website with more detail.
119 Alte Bahnhofstraße, Bochum, 44892
New Hope Tattoo Club
Tattoo studio11.6 km from DortmundRun by Thomas Krug;Melissa Kautz
New Hope Tattoo Club is Tattoo studio run by Thomas Krug;Melissa Kautz. New Hope Tattoo Club also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +49 2302 1767450
Golden Dye Atelier
Tattoo studio11.6 km from Dortmund
Golden Dye Atelier is Tattoo studio.
Körperkult
Tattoo studio11.9 km from DortmundRun by Susanne Renninger
Run by Susanne Renninger, Körperkult is Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Körperkult: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; PH off
Phone: +49 2302 9830303
Iron Art
Tattoo studio12.0 km from Dortmund
Iron Art is Tattoo studio. Iron Art also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +49 2302 580282
Sams Tattoo
Tattoo studio12.2 km from DortmundRun by Marion Geffert
Run by Marion Geffert, Sams Tattoo is Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Sams Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 14:00-19:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Fr 14:00-19:00; PH off
Phone: +49 2302 585226
Ink Em All
Tattoo studio12.3 km from DortmundRun by Heiko Küllmei
Ink Em All is Tattoo studio run by Heiko Küllmei on 244 Schwerter Straße, Hagen. Ink Em All also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu 18:45-20:00; We-Th off; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa-Su off; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
244 Schwerter Straße, Hagen, 58099
Hours: Mo off; Tu 18:45-20:00; We-Th off; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa-Su off; PH off
Phone: +49 162 2158126
Handpoke Tattoo
Tattoo studio12.4 km from Dortmund
Handpoke Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Inkspiration
Tattoo studio12.5 km from DortmundRun by Elisabete Augusto
Inkspiration is Tattoo studio run by Elisabete Augusto. Inkspiration also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off
Phone: +49 1573 3250267
Himmelsblut
Tattoo studio12.7 km from Dortmund
Himmelsblut — Tattoo studio, found on 97 Borker Straße in Lünen. Also worth knowing about Himmelsblut: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
97 Borker Straße, Lünen, 44534
Phone: +49 2306 978669
Freeezy Ink
Tattoo studio12.8 km from Dortmund
Freeezy Ink is Tattoo studio.
Tattoo shop listings for Dortmund: 15 in Dortmund and 72 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.