Tattoo shops in Providence
Thinking about ink in Providence, Rhode Island? Start with the studios: 21 are mapped here. All 21 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 Providence (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Angels Collective and Providence Tattoo, plus Casey Tattoo. If a studio's missing from Providence's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Providence tattoo lineup
21 mapped within about 40 km:
Angels Collective
Tattoo studio1.1 km from Providence
Angels Collective is Tattoo studio on 226 Broadway, Providence. Angels Collective also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "by appointment only"; it has a website with more detail.
226 Broadway, Providence, 02903
Hours: "by appointment only"
Providence Tattoo
Tattoo studio1.3 km from Providence
Providence Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 270 Wickenden Street, Providence. Providence Tattoo also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
270 Wickenden Street, Providence, 02903
Casey Tattoo
Tattoo studio1.8 km from Providence
Casey Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 568 Broad Street in Providence. Also worth knowing about Casey Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
568 Broad Street, Providence, 02907
Phone: +1 401-432-7922
Cassie Betro at Shrine Tattoo Studio
Tattoo & piercing studio2.8 km from Providence
Cassie Betro at Shrine Tattoo Studio — Tattoo & piercing studio, found on 68 Taunton Avenue in East Providence. Also worth knowing about Cassie Betro at Shrine Tattoo Studio: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
68 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, 02914
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-19:00
Phone: +1-617-687-3345
Angels Collective
Tattoo studio2.8 km from Providence
Angels Collective is Tattoo studio on 11 Aleppo Street, Providence.
11 Aleppo Street, Providence, 02909
Hope Street Tattoo
Tattoo studio3.0 km from Providence
Hope Street Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Iron Lion Tattoo
Tattoo studio5.6 km from Providence
Iron Lion Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 1862 Broad Street in Cranston. Also worth knowing about Iron Lion Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1862 Broad Street, Cranston, 02905
Phone: +1-401-228-7669
Second Skin Tattoo
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Providence
Second Skin Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 215 Putnam Pike, Johnston.
215 Putnam Pike, Johnston, 02919
Eclectic Piercings
Tattoo studio15.0 km from Providence
Eclectic Piercings is Tattoo studio.
Suited Devil's Ink
Tattoo studio16.5 km from Providence
Suited Devil's Ink is Tattoo studio.
Blue Diamond Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio17.2 km from Providence
Blue Diamond Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on 4 Park Street, Attleboro.
4 Park Street, Attleboro, 02703
9 Lives
Tattoo studio17.2 km from Providence
9 Lives — Tattoo studio.
Hold Steady
Tattoo studio17.3 km from Providence
Hold Steady is Tattoo studio.
Don Dada Ink
Tattoo studio21.3 km from Providence
Don Dada Ink — Tattoo studio, found on 125 South Main Street in Woonsocket.
125 South Main Street, Woonsocket, 02895
Black Lotus Tattoo
Tattoo studio23.8 km from Providence
Black Lotus Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Torn Veil Tattoo
Tattoo studio28.3 km from Providence
Torn Veil Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 429 Bay Street.
429 Bay Street
Troubled Soul Tattoo
Tattoo studio34.2 km from Providence
Troubled Soul Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 999 West Main Road, Middletown. Troubled Soul Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
999 West Main Road, Middletown, 02842
Hours: 10:00-22:00
Phone: +1 401-856-9192
Rocky Shores Tattoo Co.
Tattoo studio35.3 km from Providence
Rocky Shores Tattoo Co. is Tattoo studio.
Anchor Steam Tattoo Gallery
Tattoo studio37.9 km from Providence
Anchor Steam Tattoo Gallery — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Anchor Steam Tattoo Gallery: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-20:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-20:00
Body Marx Tattoo and Piercing
Tattoo studio39.2 km from Providence
Body Marx Tattoo and Piercing — Tattoo studio, found on 3 Commerce Avenue in Danielson. Also worth knowing about Body Marx Tattoo and Piercing: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3 Commerce Avenue, Danielson, 06239
Phone: +1 860 774 8282
Brick City Tattoo Company
Tattoo studio39.2 km from Providence
Brick City Tattoo Company — Tattoo studio, found on 89 Main Street in Danielson. Also worth knowing about Brick City Tattoo Company: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
89 Main Street, Danielson, 06239
Phone: +1 860 774 3800
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Providence
4 of the 21 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 Providence tattoo shop tour
Making a day of it in Providence? Work this order: Angels Collective on 226 Broadway, Providence Tattoo on 270 Wickenden Street, Casey Tattoo on 568 Broad Street, Cassie Betro at Shrine Tattoo Studio on 68 Taunton Avenue, Angels Collective on 11 Aleppo Street, Hope Street Tattoo, Iron Lion Tattoo on 1862 Broad Street, and Second Skin Tattoo on 215 Putnam Pike. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 13 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Providence
Picking a studio in Providence? A little homework pays off:
- Check the sterilisation setup at Angels Collective. Single-use needles, sealed ink caps, gloves changed constantly. A good studio is happy to show you; a bad one gets defensive.
- Avoid the cheapest shop in town at Providence Tattoo. There's a reason it's the cheapest. With tattoos you get exactly what you pay for, permanently.
- No swimming while it heals. Pools, lakes, hot tubs — all off limits for two to three weeks. Fresh tattoos and bacteria don't mix.
- Aftercare is half the tattoo. Follow the artist's instructions, not your friend's. Keep it clean, keep it moisturised, keep it out of the sun.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Providence — 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 Providence can take a while to appear. The 21 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 21 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 Providence: 21 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.