Tattoo shops in Sydney
Thinking about ink in Sydney, NSW? Start with the studios: 28 are mapped here. All 28 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 Sydney (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Laforet browstudio and Orignal Tattoo Wear, plus The Tattoo Movement. If a studio's missing from Sydney's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Sydney tattoo lineup
28 mapped within about 40 km:
Laforet browstudio
Tattoo studio
Laforet browstudio is Tattoo studio.
Orignal Tattoo Wear
Tattoo studio
Orignal Tattoo Wear is Tattoo studio on 569 George Street.
569 George Street, 2000
The Tattoo Movement
Tattoo studio
The Tattoo Movement — Tattoo studio on 112 McEvoy Street. Also worth knowing about The Tattoo Movement: the map lists its hours as 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
112 McEvoy Street
Hours: 11:00-19:00
Phone: +61 2 9698 0856
Tattoora Bondi Body Art Studio
Tattoo studio
Tattoora Bondi Body Art Studio — Tattoo studio on 79-81 Old South Head Road.
79-81 Old South Head Road
Blacktown Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Blacktown Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Broadway Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Broadway Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Bondi Ink
Tattoo studio
Bondi Ink is Tattoo studio.
Inner Vision Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Inner Vision Tattoo & Piercing — Tattoo studio on 150 Abercrombie Street.
150 Abercrombie Street
Ink Culture
Tattoo studio
Ink Culture — Tattoo studio.
The Illustrated Man
Tattoo studio
The Illustrated Man is Tattoo studio on 226 Elizabeth Street.
226 Elizabeth Street
Moda Studio
Tattoo studio
Moda Studio — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Moda Studio: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:00-17:30; We-Fr 10:00-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo 10:00-17:30; We-Fr 10:00-17:30
Phone: +61 2 9130 5737
Great White Tattoo
Tattoo studioRun by Brooke Small and Sam Kane
Great White Tattoo is Tattoo studio run by Brooke Small and Sam Kane on 140 Oak Road. Great White Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "See Website for Hours"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
140 Oak Road
Hours: "See Website for Hours"
Phone: +61 2 8581 4630
Thirteen Feet Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Thirteen Feet Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Max’s Village Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Max’s Village Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Sleeve Masters
Tattoo studio
Sleeve Masters is Tattoo studio.
Thirteen Feet Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Thirteen Feet Tattoo — Tattoo studio on Underwood Street.
Underwood Street
Cabramatta Ink
Tattoo studio
Cabramatta Ink is Tattoo studio. Cabramatta Ink also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +61 2 9754 2333
Ink Q Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Ink Q Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Shadow Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Shadow Ink Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Shadow Ink Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +61 2 8740 8779
Removery
Tattoo studio
Removery is Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Rosies
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Rosies is Tattoo studio on 246 Riley Street.
246 Riley Street
Sash Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Sash Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 472 King Georges Road. Sash Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su "by appointment"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
472 King Georges Road
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su "by appointment"
Phone: +61 2 8084 0853
Tattoo Kingdom
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Kingdom — Tattoo studio on 103 New Illawarra Road. Also worth knowing about Tattoo Kingdom: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su "by appointment only"; Tu-Sa 10:00+; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
103 New Illawarra Road
Hours: Mo,Su "by appointment only"; Tu-Sa 10:00+
Phone: +61 414 103 103
Iron Buddah Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Iron Buddah Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 241 Liverpool Road. Iron Buddah 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.
241 Liverpool Road, 2131
Phone: +61 2 9797 9979
Bobby's Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Bobby's Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Spider and Fly
Tattoo studio
Spider and Fly — Tattoo studio on 27-39 Abercrombie Street. Also worth knowing about Spider and Fly: it has a website with more detail.
27-39 Abercrombie Street
Tattoo Nation
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Nation — Tattoo studio.
Ink Zu
Tattoo studio
Ink Zu — Tattoo studio.
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Sydney
5 of the 28 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.
The Sydney tattoo shop tour
The efficient Sydney tattoo shop tour strings these together: Laforet browstudio, Orignal Tattoo Wear on 569 George Street, The Tattoo Movement on 112 McEvoy Street, Tattoora Bondi Body Art Studio on 79-81 Old South Head Road, Blacktown Tattoo, Broadway Tattoo, Bondi Ink, and Inner Vision Tattoo & Piercing on 150 Abercrombie Street — 28 stops, one logical order. 20 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Sydney
A few things worth knowing before you work through Sydney's tattoo shops:
- Match the artist to the style at Laforet browstudio. Fine line, blackwork, traditional, realism — artists specialise. The best studio in town is the wrong one if the style's off.
- Be honest about your pain tolerance at Orignal Tattoo Wear. Ribs, feet and inner arms hurt more. A good artist will tell you straight and plan breaks.
- Bring sugar and water. Sessions run long and blood sugar drops. Candy and a water bottle are standard kit for regulars.
- Don't drink the night before. Alcohol thins the blood and makes you bleed more, which pushes ink out. Arrive sober and hydrated.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Sydney — 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 Sydney can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 28 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 28 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 Sydney: 28 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.