Tattoo shops in North Bay

North Bay, ON has 2 tattoo shops on the map. All 2 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 North Bay (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Deluxe Custom Tattoos and The Painted Lady. If a studio's missing from North Bay's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The North Bay tattoo lineup

2 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about tattoo shops in North Bay

None of the 2 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.

The North Bay tattoo shop tour

Making a day of it in North Bay? Work this order: Deluxe Custom Tattoos and The Painted Lady. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking.

Tattoo tips for North Bay

Picking a studio in North Bay? A little homework pays off:

• Wear the right clothes at Deluxe Custom Tattoos. Easy access to the spot being tattooed, and nothing you love — ink stains don't wash out.
• Moisturise, don't drown it at The Painted Lady. Thin layers of the recommended ointment. Too much suffocates the skin and slows healing.
• A second opinion is fine. Consult two studios if you're unsure. Good artists respect it; only the insecure ones mind.
• Bring sugar and water. Sessions run long and blood sugar drops. Candy and a water bottle are standard kit for regulars.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around North Bay — 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 North Bay can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 2 that's closed, or a great tattoo shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.

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 2 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.