Tattoo shops in Krakow
A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. Krakow, Lesser Poland has 31 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 31 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 Krakow (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Mad Bat Tattoo and Lejdis, plus Serpens Tattooshop. If a studio's missing from Krakow's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Krakow tattoo lineup
31 mapped within about 40 km:
Mad Bat Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Mad Bat Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Lejdis
Tattoo studio
Lejdis — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Lejdis: it has a website with more detail.
Serpens Tattooshop
Tattoo studio
Serpens Tattooshop is Tattoo studio on 42 Starowiślna, Kraków.
42 Starowiślna, Kraków, 31-038
THC
Tattoo studio
THC is Tattoo studio.
W19 Tattoo
Tattoo studio
W19 Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about W19 Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00
Graff Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Graff Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Kult Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Kult Tattoo is Tattoo studio. Kult Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; PH closed.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; PH closed
Wbrew tattoo
Tattoo studio
Wbrew tattoo is Tattoo studio. Wbrew tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
VeAn Tattoo
Tattoo studio
VeAn Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 3 Lubicz, Kraków. VeAn Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3 Lubicz, Kraków, 31-034
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-20:00
Phone: +48789322337
Sorry Mom
Tattoo studio
Sorry Mom — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Sorry Mom: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 08:00-14:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 08:00-14:00
Empire of Ink
Tattoo studio
Empire of Ink — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Empire of Ink: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00
That's All Folks Tattoo
Tattoo studio
That's All Folks Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Euforia Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Euforia Tattoo & Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Nala Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Nala Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio.
Kings of Ink
Tattoo studio
Kings of Ink is Tattoo studio.
Go To Hell Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Go To Hell Tattoo & Piercing is Tattoo studio.
Think Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Think Ink Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Forma
Tattoo studio
Forma — Tattoo studio.
Tarantula
Tattoo studio
Tarantula is Tattoo studio.
Studio 75
Tattoo studio
Studio 75 is Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Tattoo Studio: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +48 732 971 966
Czarcie Studio Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Czarcie Studio Tattoo is Tattoo studio. Czarcie Studio 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.
Phone: +48 575 415 666
Bullterier Tattoo Shop
Tattoo studio
Bullterier Tattoo Shop is Tattoo studio. Bullterier Tattoo Shop also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Tattoo Stories
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Stories — Tattoo studio.
Ekspresja
Tattoo studio
Ekspresja — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Ekspresja: it has a website with more detail.
Rado Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Rado Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Strefa Dobrego Dziarania
Tattoo studio
Strefa Dobrego Dziarania — Tattoo studio, found on 70 Lwowska in Wadowice. Also worth knowing about Strefa Dobrego Dziarania: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
70 Lwowska, Wadowice, 34-100
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-15:00
Phone: +48 889 703 334
Tattoo Studio TATU
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Studio TATU — Tattoo studio, found on 50/7 Grodzka in Kraków. Also worth knowing about Tattoo Studio TATU: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
50/7 Grodzka, Kraków, 31-044
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +48 604 736 580
W19
Tattoo studio
W19 — Tattoo studio.
Rękaw Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Rękaw Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Rękaw Tattoo: the map lists its hours as "tel. 734 649 734".
Hours: "tel. 734 649 734"
Karma PiercINK
Tattoo & piercing studio
Karma PiercINK is Tattoo & piercing studio on 7/1 Śląska, Kraków.
7/1 Śląska, Kraków, 30-003
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Krakow
9 of the 31 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.
8 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
1 of the studios are also tagged for piercings, handy if you're after both in one visit.
The Krakow tattoo shop tour
Making a day of it in Krakow? Work this order: Mad Bat Tattoo, Lejdis, Serpens Tattooshop on 42 Starowiślna, THC, W19 Tattoo, Graff Tattoo, Kult Tattoo, and Wbrew tattoo. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 23 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Krakow
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Krakow:
- Don't pick the scabs at Mad Bat Tattoo. Healing tattoos itch and flake. Picking pulls ink out with the scab and leaves patchy spots.
- Check the sterilisation setup at Lejdis. Single-use needles, sealed ink caps, gloves changed constantly. A good studio is happy to show you; a bad one gets defensive.
- Don't haggle on price. You're paying for hours of someone's skilled labour on your skin forever. Bargain hunting has no place in a tattoo shop.
- 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 Krakow — 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 Krakow can take a while to appear. The 31 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 31 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 Krakow: 31 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.