Tattoo shops in San Antonio
Thinking about ink in San Antonio, Texas? Start with the studios: 14 are mapped here. All 14 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 San Antonio (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Calavera's Tattoos and Legion Ink, plus Live Through This Tattoos & Piercings Studio. If a studio's missing from San Antonio's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The San Antonio tattoo lineup
14 in San Antonio, plus 5 more around San Antonio below:
Calavera's Tattoos
Tattoo studio0.7 km from San AntonioRun by Erika Klebahn
Run by Erika Klebahn, Calavera's Tattoos is Tattoo studio, found on 628 South Saint Mary's Street in San Antonio. Also worth knowing about Calavera's Tattoos: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 13:00-21:00; Su 13:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
628 South Saint Mary's Street, San Antonio, 78205
Hours: Tu-Sa 13:00-21:00; Su 13:00-17:00
Phone: +1-210-227-7673
Legion Ink
Tattoo studio3.2 km from San Antonio
Legion Ink — Tattoo studio, found on 719 North New Braunfels Avenue in San Antonio. Also worth knowing about Legion Ink: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
719 North New Braunfels Avenue, San Antonio
Phone: +1-210-781-7334
Live Through This Tattoos & Piercings Studio
Tattoo studio4.8 km from San AntonioRun by James Nesio Benavides
Run by James Nesio Benavides, Live Through This Tattoos & Piercings Studio is Tattoo studio, found on 619 Southwest 24th Street in San Antonio. Also worth knowing about Live Through This Tattoos & Piercings Studio: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 12:00-21:30; Fr,Su 12:00-22:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
619 Southwest 24th Street, San Antonio, 78207
Hours: Tu-Th 12:00-21:30; Fr,Su 12:00-22:30
Phone: +1-210-601-0451
All Star Tattoo
Tattoo studio7.9 km from San Antonio
All Star Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about All Star Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +1-210-932-1500
Black Sheep Ink
Tattoo studio9.1 km from San Antonio
Black Sheep Ink is Tattoo studio on 6353 West Commerce Street, San Antonio. Black Sheep Ink also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Su 13:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
6353 West Commerce Street, San Antonio, 78237
Hours: Th-Su 13:00-21:00
Phone: +1-210-790-7174
Tattoos By Turtle at Pleasant Dreams
Tattoo studio10.1 km from San Antonio
Tattoos By Turtle at Pleasant Dreams — Tattoo studio, found on 8211 Broadway in San Antonio. Also worth knowing about Tattoos By Turtle at Pleasant Dreams: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 11:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8211 Broadway, San Antonio, 78209
Hours: Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 11:00-23:00
Phone: +1-210-254-3432
HappyCactus43 Tattoos
Tattoo studio10.7 km from San Antonio
HappyCactus43 Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 2635 Mossrock, San Antonio. HappyCactus43 Tattoos also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Th 13:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 13:00-25:00; Su 13:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2635 Mossrock, San Antonio
Hours: We-Th 13:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 13:00-25:00; Su 13:00-20:00
Phone: +1-210-908-9177
Ink and Iron Tattoos & Piercings
Tattoo studio13.5 km from San Antonio
Ink and Iron Tattoos & Piercings is Tattoo studio on 11415 West Avenue, San Antonio. Ink and Iron Tattoos & Piercings also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:30-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11415 West Avenue, San Antonio, 78213
Hours: Mo-Su 12:30-21:00
Phone: +1-210-595-1115
Pain & Pleasure Piercing & Tattoo studio
Tattoo studio15.5 km from San Antonio
Pain & Pleasure Piercing & Tattoo studio is Tattoo studio on 8034 Culebra Road, San Antonio. Pain & Pleasure Piercing & Tattoo studio also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
8034 Culebra Road, San Antonio, 78251
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
Phone: +1-210-309-6709
Electric Panther Tattoo
Tattoo studio16.2 km from San Antonio
Electric Panther Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 11945 Perrin Beitel Road, San Antonio.
11945 Perrin Beitel Road, San Antonio, 78217
Crooked Crows
Tattoo studio17.3 km from San Antonio
Crooked Crows — Tattoo studio, found on 11425 Brook Hollow Boulevard in San Antonio. Also worth knowing about Crooked Crows: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-20:00 || "by appointment or chance"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11425 Brook Hollow Boulevard, San Antonio, 78232
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-20:00 || "by appointment or chance"
Phone: +1-210-548-9794
Pain & Pleasure Piercing & Tattoo studio
Tattoo studio20.5 km from San Antonio
Pain & Pleasure Piercing & Tattoo studio is Tattoo studio on 10154 Culebra Road, San Antonio. Pain & Pleasure Piercing & Tattoo studio also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
10154 Culebra Road, San Antonio, 78251-3691
Phone: +1-210-309-6709
Ink Corture
Tattoo studio22.1 km from San Antonio
Ink Corture — Tattoo studio, found on 7915 West Loop 1604 North in San Antonio. Also worth knowing about Ink Corture: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7915 West Loop 1604 North, San Antonio, 78254
Phone: +1-210-966-8288
Wicked Ways Tattoos
Tattoo studio22.7 km from San Antonio
Wicked Ways Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 7325 North Loop 1604 West in San Antonio. Also worth knowing about Wicked Ways Tattoos: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7325 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, 78249
Phone: +1-210-372-9450
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in San Antonio
8 of the 14 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.
Most of the tattoo shops in San Antonio list a phone number. Use it — a quick call tells you more about a studio's vibe than any review.
The San Antonio tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Calavera's Tattoos on 628 South Saint Mary's Street, Legion Ink on 719 North New Braunfels Avenue, Live Through This Tattoos & Piercings Studio on 619 Southwest 24th Street, All Star Tattoo, Black Sheep Ink on 6353 West Commerce Street, Tattoos By Turtle at Pleasant Dreams on 8211 Broadway, HappyCactus43 Tattoos on 2635 Mossrock, and Ink and Iron Tattoos & Piercings on 11415 West Avenue. That's 14 stops on the San Antonio tattoo shop tour. 6 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for San Antonio
A few things worth knowing before you work through San Antonio's tattoo shops:
- Trust the artist's placement advice at Calavera's Tattoos. They've seen thousands of bodies. If they say the design won't age well there, listen.
- Bring sugar and water at Legion Ink. Sessions run long and blood sugar drops. Candy and a water bottle are standard kit for regulars.
- Check the sterilisation setup. Single-use needles, sealed ink caps, gloves changed constantly. A good studio is happy to show you; a bad one gets defensive.
- 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 San Antonio — 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 San Antonio can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 14 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 14 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 San Antonio
5 more within about 40 km of San Antonio, nearest first:
Boardwalk Tattoos
Tattoo studio11.2 km from San Antonio
Boardwalk Tattoos is Tattoo studio.
Twisted Tatoo
Tattoo studio11.7 km from San Antonio
Twisted Tatoo — Tattoo studio.
Platinum Tattoo
Tattoo studio12.0 km from San Antonio
Platinum Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Nostalgic Ink
Tattoo studio17.5 km from San Antonio
Nostalgic Ink is Tattoo studio. Nostalgic Ink also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Iron Will Tattoo
Tattoo studio22.7 km from San Antonio
Iron Will Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 12030 Bandera Road in Helotes. Also worth knowing about Iron Will Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
12030 Bandera Road, Helotes, 78023
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Phone: +1-210-281-5270
Tattoo shop listings for San Antonio: 14 in San Antonio and 5 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.