Tattoo shops in Saint John

Thinking about ink in Saint John, NB? Start with the studios: 5 are mapped here. All 5 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 Saint John (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Outworld Tattoo and Wizards Maritime Tattoos, plus Pitbull Tattoo. If a studio's missing from Saint John's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The Saint John tattoo lineup

5 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Saint John

None of the 5 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 Saint John tattoo shop tour

Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Outworld Tattoo, Wizards Maritime Tattoos on 143 Union Street, Pitbull Tattoo, Tattoo & Piercing on 20 Waterloo Street, and Pain & Pleasure. That's 5 stops on the Saint John tattoo shop tour.

Tattoo tips for Saint John

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

• Don't pick the scabs at Outworld Tattoo. Healing tattoos itch and flake. Picking pulls ink out with the scab and leaves patchy spots.
• Be honest about your pain tolerance at Wizards Maritime Tattoos. Ribs, feet and inner arms hurt more. A good artist will tell you straight and plan breaks.
• Keep the bandage on as directed. Second-skin or cling wrap timelines vary by artist. Follow theirs, not a forum's.
• Small first tattoos are smart. Your first session teaches you how your skin takes ink and how you handle the pain. Start modest.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Saint John — 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 Saint John can take a while to appear. The 5 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 5 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.