Tattoo shops in Maastricht
Thinking about ink in Maastricht, Limburg? Start with the studios: 6 are mapped here. All 6 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 Maastricht (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Sweet Memory Tattoo and Player's Club Tattoo, plus Påramo. If a studio's missing from Maastricht's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Maastricht tattoo lineup
6 in Maastricht, plus 51 more around Maastricht below:
Sweet Memory Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.2 km from Maastricht
Sweet Memory Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Player's Club Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.3 km from Maastricht
Player's Club Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 18 Sporenstraat in Maastricht.
18 Sporenstraat, Maastricht, 6211EB
Påramo
Tattoo studio0.3 km from Maastricht
Påramo — Tattoo studio, found on 9 Heggenstraat in Maastricht.
9 Heggenstraat, Maastricht, 6211GW
Lucid Creations
Tattoo studio0.6 km from Maastricht
Lucid Creations is Tattoo studio.
Maastricht-Oost Tattoo Parlor
Tattoo studio3.1 km from Maastricht
Maastricht-Oost Tattoo Parlor — Tattoo studio, found on 12 Ambyerstraat Noord in Maastricht. Also worth knowing about Maastricht-Oost Tattoo Parlor: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00.
12 Ambyerstraat Noord, Maastricht, 6225EE
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
South-Side-Tattoo
Tattoo studio9.8 km from Maastricht
South-Side-Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 37 Plenkertstraat, Valkenburg. South-Side-Tattoo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
37 Plenkertstraat, Valkenburg, 6301GK
Phone: +31 43 601 6770
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Maastricht
1 of the 6 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.
The Maastricht tattoo shop tour
The efficient Maastricht tattoo shop tour strings these together: Sweet Memory Tattoo, Player's Club Tattoo on 18 Sporenstraat, Påramo on 9 Heggenstraat, Lucid Creations, Maastricht-Oost Tattoo Parlor on 12 Ambyerstraat Noord, and South-Side-Tattoo on 37 Plenkertstraat — 6 stops, one logical order.
Tattoo tips for Maastricht
A few things worth knowing before you work through Maastricht's tattoo shops:
- Sun is the enemy of fresh ink at Sweet Memory Tattoo. UV fades tattoos fast, especially new ones. Once healed, sunscreen on the tattoo becomes a lifelong habit.
- Moisturise, don't drown it at Player's Club Tattoo. Thin layers of the recommended ointment. Too much suffocates the skin and slows healing.
- Eat before your session. A real meal, not a granola bar. Long sessions on an empty stomach are how people faint.
- Be honest about your pain tolerance. Ribs, feet and inner arms hurt more. A good artist will tell you straight and plan breaks.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Maastricht — 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 Maastricht can take a while to appear. The 6 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 6 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 Maastricht
51 more within about 40 km of Maastricht — here are the 15 nearest:
Josche Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio13.2 km from Maastricht
Josche Tattoo & Piercing is Tattoo studio on 314 Wethouder Sangersstraat, Beek.
314 Wethouder Sangersstraat, Beek, 6191NA
Rednose
Tattoo studio13.3 km from Maastricht
Rednose — Tattoo studio.
The Forbidden Line
Tattoo studio13.9 km from Maastricht
The Forbidden Line is Tattoo studio on 15 Dorpsstraat, Maasmechelen. The Forbidden Line also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as by appointment only; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15 Dorpsstraat, Maasmechelen, 3630
Hours: by appointment only
Phone: +32 497 65 00 74
In DA INK tattoo
Tattoo studio16.3 km from Maastricht
In DA INK tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about In DA INK tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +32 4 272 30 89
The Alchemist
Tattoo studio17.8 km from Maastricht
The Alchemist is Tattoo studio on 22 Hemelingenstraat.
22 Hemelingenstraat
Tattoo BloodWorks
Tattoo studio18.2 km from Maastricht
Tattoo BloodWorks is Tattoo studio.
Abraxas - Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio20.0 km from Maastricht
Abraxas - Tattoo & Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Onze Shop (custom tattoos)
Tattoo studio20.4 km from Maastricht
Onze Shop (custom tattoos) is Tattoo studio.
Body Corner
Tattoo studio20.5 km from Maastricht
Body Corner — Tattoo studio, found on 21 Stationstraat in Heerlen.
21 Stationstraat, Heerlen, 6411NH
Back to Black Ink
Tattoo studio20.6 km from Maastricht
Back to Black Ink is Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Roy
Tattoo studio23.4 km from Maastricht
Tattoo Roy is Tattoo studio on 97A Akerstraat, Kerkrade. Tattoo Roy also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
97A Akerstraat, Kerkrade, 6466HD
Tattooshop Kerkrade
Tattoo studio23.6 km from Maastricht
Tattooshop Kerkrade is Tattoo studio on 19 Piusstraat, Kerkrade.
19 Piusstraat, Kerkrade, 6467EH
Steve piercing
Tattoo studio24.9 km from Maastricht
Steve piercing is Tattoo studio.
Stivi Vegan Ink
Tattoo studio25.1 km from Maastricht
Stivi Vegan Ink — Tattoo studio, found on 21 Boulevard d'Avroy in Liège. Also worth knowing about Stivi Vegan Ink: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
21 Boulevard d'Avroy, Liège, 4000
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00
Outlines Tattoo Club
Tattoo studio25.3 km from Maastricht
Outlines Tattoo Club — Tattoo studio, found on 12 Place Saint-Jacques in Liège. Also worth knowing about Outlines Tattoo Club: it has a website with more detail.
12 Place Saint-Jacques, Liège, 4000
Tattoo shop listings for Maastricht: 6 in Maastricht and 51 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.