Tattoo shops in Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland has 26 tattoo shops on the map. 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. Walk-ins are worth asking about, but the good custom work everywhere books weeks out.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Gold Coast (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Surf n Ink and Inkhanced Cosmetic Tattoo, plus Gypsy Ink. If a studio's missing from Gold Coast's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Gold Coast tattoo lineup
26 mapped within about 40 km:
Surf n Ink
Tattoo studio
Surf n Ink — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Surf n Ink: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +61 418 455 894
Inkhanced Cosmetic Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Inkhanced Cosmetic Tattoo is Tattoo studio. Inkhanced Cosmetic Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa || "by appointment"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Sa || "by appointment"
Phone: +61 406 917 329
Gypsy Ink
Tattoo studio
Gypsy Ink is Tattoo studio.
Haree Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Haree Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Haree Tattoo Studio: the map lists its hours as "by appointment only".
Hours: "by appointment only"
All Time Tattoo
Tattoo studio
All Time Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
La Femme Tattoo House
Tattoo studio
La Femme Tattoo House is Tattoo studio.
Vision Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Vision Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Vision Tattoo Studio: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +61 7 5648 1664
Exit 79
Tattoo studio
Exit 79 — Tattoo studio.
Absolute Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Absolute Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Celebrity Ink
Tattoo studio
Celebrity Ink is Tattoo studio. Celebrity Ink also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-22:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-22:30
Phone: +61 423 954 228
Tattoo Mafia
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Mafia — Tattoo studio on 23 Price Street. Also worth knowing about Tattoo Mafia: the map lists its hours as 10:00-18:00; Tu,We off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
23 Price Street
Hours: 10:00-18:00; Tu,We off
Phone: +61 450 554 243
Mantaro
Tattoo studio
Mantaro is Tattoo studio. Mantaro 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: +61 481 418 713
Garage Ink
Tattoo studio
Garage Ink is Tattoo studio. Garage Ink 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: +61 7 5525 2812
Truce Ink
Tattoo studio
Truce Ink — Tattoo studio.
Crossfire Tattoos & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Crossfire Tattoos & Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Serpents Ink
Tattoo studio
Serpents Ink — Tattoo studio.
Borderline Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Borderline Tattoos is Tattoo studio. Borderline Tattoos also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +61 7 5576 4538
Westside Tattoo Mermaid Beach
Tattoo studio
Westside Tattoo Mermaid Beach — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Westside Tattoo Mermaid Beach: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su-Mo "by appointment only"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su-Mo "by appointment only"
Phone: +61 7 5679 5898
Marco Ventura Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Marco Ventura Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Marco Ventura Tattoo Studio: it has a website with more detail.
Your Neighbourhood Studio
Tattoo studio
Your Neighbourhood Studio is Tattoo studio. Your Neighbourhood Studio also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Luv Bug Studios
Tattoo studio
Luv Bug Studios is Tattoo studio. Luv Bug Studios also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Celebrity Ink
Tattoo studio
Celebrity Ink is Tattoo studio.
Nine Muses
Tattoo studio
Nine Muses — Tattoo studio on 20 Philippine Parade. Also worth knowing about Nine Muses: it has a website with more detail.
20 Philippine Parade
Lefty’s Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Lefty’s Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 1132 Gold Coast Highway. Also worth knowing about Lefty’s Tattoo: it has a website with more detail.
1132 Gold Coast Highway
Restore Tattoing
Tattoo studio
Restore Tattoing is Tattoo studio on 27 Park Avenue. Restore Tattoing also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
27 Park Avenue
Beenleigh Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Beenleigh Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on 23 James Street.
23 James Street
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Gold Coast
6 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.
13 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Gold Coast tattoo shop tour
Making a day of it in Gold Coast? Work this order: Surf n Ink, Inkhanced Cosmetic Tattoo, Gypsy Ink, Haree Tattoo Studio, All Time Tattoo, La Femme Tattoo House, Vision Tattoo Studio, and Exit 79. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 18 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Gold Coast
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Gold Coast:
- Wear the right clothes at Surf n Ink. Easy access to the spot being tattooed, and nothing you love — ink stains don't wash out.
- Keep the bandage on as directed at Inkhanced Cosmetic Tattoo. Second-skin or cling wrap timelines vary by artist. Follow theirs, not a forum's.
- A second opinion is fine. Consult two studios if you're unsure. Good artists respect it; only the insecure ones mind.
- No swimming while it heals. Pools, lakes, hot tubs — all off limits for two to three weeks. Fresh tattoos and bacteria don't mix.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Gold Coast — 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 Gold Coast can take a while to appear. The 26 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 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 Gold Coast: 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.