Tattoo shops in St. Catharines
A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. St. Catharines, ON has 27 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 27 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around St. Catharines (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Dawg Pound Tattoos & Piercings and Sleepy Hollow, plus Carousel Tattoo & Barber Shop. If a studio's missing from St. Catharines's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The St. Catharines tattoo lineup
27 mapped within about 40 km:
Dawg Pound Tattoos & Piercings
Tattoo studio
Dawg Pound Tattoos & Piercings is Tattoo studio.
Sleepy Hollow
Tattoo studio
Sleepy Hollow — Tattoo studio.
Carousel Tattoo & Barber Shop
Tattoo studio
Carousel Tattoo & Barber Shop — Tattoo studio.
Three Keys Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Three Keys Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
5 Venoms Tattoo
Tattoo studio
5 Venoms Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 1432 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo. 5 Venoms 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.
1432 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, 14216
Phone: +1-716-235-8209
Artistic Impressions
Tattoo studio
Artistic Impressions — Tattoo studio.
Golden Horseshoe
Tattoo studio
Golden Horseshoe is Tattoo studio.
Studio 4 Tattoo Parlour
Tattoo studio
Studio 4 Tattoo Parlour — Tattoo studio.
Picture Perfect Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Picture Perfect Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
American Skin Art
Tattoo studio
American Skin Art — Tattoo studio, found on 44 Webster Street in North Tonawanda.
44 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, 14120
Twisted Tiki
Tattoo studio
Twisted Tiki is Tattoo studio on 23 Main Street, Tonawanda.
23 Main Street, Tonawanda, 14150
Wild Ink Studios
Tattoo studio
Wild Ink Studios is Tattoo studio.
Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co.
Tattoo studio
Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co. is Tattoo studio.
Dead Man's Hand Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Dead Man's Hand Tattoo & Piercing is Tattoo studio. Dead Man's Hand Tattoo & Piercing also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +17167837541
Ink Assassins Tattoos & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Ink Assassins Tattoos & Piercing is Tattoo studio. Ink Assassins Tattoos & Piercing also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +17168853333
Lucky DeVille Tattoo Co.
Tattoo studio
Lucky DeVille Tattoo Co. is Tattoo studio on 2333 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Buffalo. Lucky DeVille Tattoo Co. also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2333 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Buffalo, 14228
Phone: +1 716 389 2539
Wasted Space Tattoo Shop
Tattoo studio
Wasted Space Tattoo Shop is Tattoo studio on 1279 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo. Wasted Space Tattoo Shop also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1279 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, 14216
Phone: +1-716-523-3545
Burning Question Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Burning Question Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 1225 Hertel Avenue in Buffalo. Also worth knowing about Burning Question Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1225 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, 14216
Phone: +1-716-873-2041
Modern Love
Tattoo studio
Modern Love is Tattoo studio on 2293 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo. Modern Love also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2293 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, 14216
Phone: +17168741675
Imperial Art Studio
Tattoo studio
Imperial Art Studio is Tattoo studio on 2353 Sheridan Drive, Tonawanda.
2353 Sheridan Drive, Tonawanda, 14150
Sink Or Swim Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Sink Or Swim Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 2045 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Niagara Falls.
2045 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Niagara Falls, 14304
Love and Truth Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Love and Truth Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Mystic Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Mystic Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 2975 Sheridan Drive in Buffalo.
2975 Sheridan Drive, Buffalo, 14223
Twelve Mile Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Twelve Mile Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
James Takeo Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
James Takeo Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio.
Pebbles Ink & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Pebbles Ink & Piercing — Tattoo studio, found on 2314 Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls.
2314 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Niagara Falls, 14304
TBP Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
TBP Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in St. Catharines
None of the 27 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.
4 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The St. Catharines tattoo shop tour
The efficient St. Catharines tattoo shop tour strings these together: Dawg Pound Tattoos & Piercings, Sleepy Hollow, Carousel Tattoo & Barber Shop, Three Keys Tattoo Studio, 5 Venoms Tattoo on 1432 Hertel Avenue, Artistic Impressions, Golden Horseshoe, and Studio 4 Tattoo Parlour — 27 stops, one logical order. 19 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for St. Catharines
A few things worth knowing before you work through St. Catharines's tattoo shops:
- No swimming while it heals at Dawg Pound Tattoos & Piercings. Pools, lakes, hot tubs — all off limits for two to three weeks. Fresh tattoos and bacteria don't mix.
- Bring sugar and water at Sleepy Hollow. Sessions run long and blood sugar drops. Candy and a water bottle are standard kit for regulars.
- Document the healing. Photos of the healing process help your artist advise you, and help you judge their work honestly.
- Be honest about your pain tolerance. Ribs, feet and inner arms hurt more. A good artist will tell you straight and plan breaks.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around St. Catharines — 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 St. Catharines can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 27 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 27 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 St. Catharines: 27 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.