Tattoo shops in Richmond
Thinking about ink in Richmond, Virginia? Start with the studios: 19 are mapped here. All 19 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 Richmond (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Moving Mountains Tattoo and West Cary Tattoo, plus Civilization Tattoo. If a studio's missing from Richmond's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Richmond tattoo lineup
19 in Richmond, plus 6 more around Richmond below:
Moving Mountains Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.7 km from Richmond
Moving Mountains Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 20 East Broad Street, Richmond. Moving Mountains 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.
20 East Broad Street, Richmond, 23219
Phone: +1-804-466-4990
West Cary Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.8 km from Richmond
West Cary Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 6 West Cary Street in Richmond. Also worth knowing about West Cary Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
6 West Cary Street, Richmond, 23220
Phone: +1 804-308-2563
Civilization Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.9 km from Richmond
Civilization Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 319 North Adams Street, Richmond. Civilization 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.
319 North Adams Street, Richmond, 23220
Phone: +1 804-477-6509
The Gallery by Round Two Tattoos
Tattoo studio1.0 km from Richmond
The Gallery by Round Two Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 202 West Broad Street, Richmond.
202 West Broad Street, Richmond, 23220
Jason Stephan
Tattoo studio1.0 km from Richmond
Jason Stephan is Tattoo studio on 220 West Broad Street, Richmond. Jason Stephan also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
220 West Broad Street, Richmond, 23220
Phone: +1 321-626-2889
River City Tattoo
Tattoo studio1.2 km from Richmond
River City Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about River City Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +1 804-648-5252
Salvation Tattoo Gallery
Tattoo studio1.5 km from Richmond
Salvation Tattoo Gallery is Tattoo studio. Salvation Tattoo Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00
Phone: +1 804-643-3779
Hold It Down Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio1.6 km from Richmond
Hold It Down Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on 302 Goshen Street, Richmond. Hold It Down Tattoo Studio also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
302 Goshen Street, Richmond, 23220
Phone: +1-804-643-3696
Absolute Art Tattoo
Tattoo studio1.6 km from Richmond
Absolute Art Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 821 West Broad Street, Richmond. Absolute Art Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 13:00-18:00+; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
821 West Broad Street, Richmond, 23220
Hours: Mo-Su 13:00-18:00+
Phone: +1 804-355-8001
All For One Tattoo
Tattoo studio2.5 km from Richmond
All For One Tattoo is Tattoo studio. All For One Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-18:00+.
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-18:00+
Enigma Studios
Tattoo studio2.7 km from Richmond
Enigma Studios — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Enigma Studios: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-18:00+.
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-18:00+
Lucky 13 Tattoo
Tattoo studio2.7 km from Richmond
Lucky 13 Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Unkindness Art
Tattoo studio3.4 km from Richmond
Unkindness Art is Tattoo studio on 2923 North Avenue. Unkindness Art also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2923 North Avenue
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-804-780-2769
River City Tattoo Company
Tattoo studio4.0 km from Richmond
River City Tattoo Company — Tattoo studio, found on 1128 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard in Richmond. Also worth knowing about River City Tattoo Company: the map lists its hours as 11:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1128 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, 23230
Hours: 11:00-20:00
Phone: +1 804-359-5252
Black Rabbit Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.1 km from Richmond
Black Rabbit Tattoo is Tattoo studio. Black Rabbit Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 12:00+; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: 12:00+
Phone: +1 804-353-1002
Heroes & Ghosts Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.1 km from Richmond
Heroes & Ghosts Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 3035 West Cary Street, Richmond. Heroes & Ghosts Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Sa 12:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3035 West Cary Street, Richmond, 23221
Hours: Su-Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Sa 12:00-21:00
Phone: +1 804-342-0042
Amy Black Tattoos
Tattoo studio4.2 km from Richmond
Amy Black Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 3125 West Cary Street in Richmond. Also worth knowing about Amy Black Tattoos: the map lists its hours as We-Su "By Appointment Only"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3125 West Cary Street, Richmond, 23221
Hours: We-Su "By Appointment Only"
Phone: +1 804-254-9006
Fable Tattoo Gallery
Tattoo studio4.4 km from Richmond
Fable Tattoo Gallery — Tattoo studio, found on 3202 West Cary Street in Richmond. Also worth knowing about Fable Tattoo Gallery: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su-Mo "By appointment"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3202 West Cary Street, Richmond, 23221
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su-Mo "By appointment"
Phone: +1 804-278-8700
Modern Electric Tattoo
Tattoo studio7.4 km from Richmond
Modern Electric Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Richmond
10 of the 19 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.
11 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
Most of the tattoo shops in Richmond list a phone number. Use it — a quick call tells you more about a studio's vibe than any review.
The Richmond tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Moving Mountains Tattoo on 20 East Broad Street, West Cary Tattoo on 6 West Cary Street, Civilization Tattoo on 319 North Adams Street, The Gallery by Round Two Tattoos on 202 West Broad Street, Jason Stephan on 220 West Broad Street, River City Tattoo, Salvation Tattoo Gallery, and Hold It Down Tattoo Studio on 302 Goshen Street. That's 19 stops on the Richmond tattoo shop tour. 11 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Richmond
A few things worth knowing before you work through Richmond's tattoo shops:
- Ask about the deposit at Moving Mountains Tattoo. Custom pieces usually need a deposit that comes off the final price. Ask how it works before you sit down, not after.
- Check healed photos at West Cary Tattoo. Fresh tattoos always look good. Ask to see healed work — that's the real quality test.
- Sun is the enemy of fresh ink. UV fades tattoos fast, especially new ones. Once healed, sunscreen on the tattoo becomes a lifelong habit.
- Book a consultation first. Most good shops offer free consults. You get to meet the artist, talk placement and price, and see how clean the place is.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Richmond — 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 Richmond can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 19 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 19 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 Richmond
6 more within about 40 km of Richmond, nearest first:
Graffiti's Ink Gallery
Tattoo studio10.7 km from Richmond
Graffiti's Ink Gallery — Tattoo studio, found on 111 West Williamsburg Road in Sandston. Also worth knowing about Graffiti's Ink Gallery: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
111 West Williamsburg Road, Sandston, 23150
Phone: +1 804-328-6989
Graffiti’s Ink Gallery
Tattoo studio11.2 km from Richmond
Graffiti’s Ink Gallery is Tattoo studio.
Turquoise Partners
Tattoo studio12.4 km from Richmond
Turquoise Partners is Tattoo studio.
Artistic Obsession Tattoo
Tattoo studio13.1 km from Richmond
Artistic Obsession Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
River City Tattoo
Tattoo studio15.7 km from Richmond
River City Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Ashland Tattoo Company
Tattoo studio24.5 km from Richmond
Ashland Tattoo Company is Tattoo studio on 113 South Railroad Avenue, Hanover County.
113 South Railroad Avenue, Hanover County, 23005
Tattoo shop listings for Richmond: 19 in Richmond and 6 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.