Tattoo shops in Lima

Thinking about ink in Lima, Lima? Start with the studios: 20 are mapped here. All 20 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 Lima (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Tattoo 69 and Gary Tattoo, plus Tattoo. If a studio's missing from Lima's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The Lima tattoo lineup

20 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Lima

None of the 20 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Most tattoo studios work by appointment anyway, so call or message before dropping in.

There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on Diagonal, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.

The Lima tattoo shop tour

The efficient Lima tattoo shop tour strings these together: Tattoo 69 on 354 Los Algarrobos, Gary Tattoo on Avenida Lecaros, Tattoo on Avenida Tupac Amaru, Coyotes Tattoo on Diagonal, Tatau on Calle Esperanza, Tattoo on Avenida José Larco, 69 Eyes Tattoo on Avenida Jose Carlos Mariategui, and Ritual Tattoo & Body Piercing on Avenida Alvarez de Arenales — 20 stops, one logical order. 12 more are listed below.

Tattoo tips for Lima

First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Lima:

• Don't pick the scabs at Tattoo 69. Healing tattoos itch and flake. Picking pulls ink out with the scab and leaves patchy spots.
• Book a consultation first at Gary Tattoo. Most good shops offer free consults. You get to meet the artist, talk placement and price, and see how clean the place is.
• Check the sterilisation setup. Single-use needles, sealed ink caps, gloves changed constantly. A good studio is happy to show you; a bad one gets defensive.
• 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 Lima — 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 Lima can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 20, 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 20 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.