Tattoo shops in Whitby
Thinking about ink in Whitby, ON? Start with the studios: 25 are mapped here. All 25 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 Whitby (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Chosen Ink Tattoo Studio and Black Line Studio, plus Steel N Ink. If a studio's missing from Whitby's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Whitby tattoo lineup
25 mapped within about 40 km:
Chosen Ink Tattoo Studio
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Chosen Ink Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio.
Black Line Studio
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Black Line Studio — Tattoo studio.
Steel N Ink
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Steel N Ink — Tattoo studio.
Wild Ink
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Wild Ink — Tattoo studio.
Fliptatts Tattoo Studio
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Fliptatts Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio.
Sacred Tattoos
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Sacred Tattoos is Tattoo studio.
Elevated Ink
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Elevated Ink is Tattoo studio.
Wild Ink
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Wild Ink — Tattoo studio.
Chronic Ink Tattoo
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Chronic Ink Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 7381 Kennedy Road.
7381 Kennedy Road
Luck Of The Draw
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Luck Of The Draw — Tattoo studio on 445 Simcoe Street South. Also worth knowing about Luck Of The Draw: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
445 Simcoe Street South, L1H 4J7
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-289-240-7300
Black Heart Tattoos
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Black Heart Tattoos — Tattoo studio.
King Panther Tattoos
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King Panther Tattoos — Tattoo studio on 1887 Queen Street East. Also worth knowing about King Panther Tattoos: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1887 Queen Street East
Phone: +1 647-350-4395
Elevated Body Adornment
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Elevated Body Adornment is Tattoo studio.
Artistic Roots Tattoo Co
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Artistic Roots Tattoo Co is Tattoo studio.
Royalty Ink Studio
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Royalty Ink Studio is Tattoo studio on 380 John Street, Markham. Royalty Ink Studio also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
380 John Street, Markham, L3T 5W6
Crash and Burn Tattoos
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Crash and Burn Tattoos — Tattoo studio.
Batik Ink
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Batik Ink — Tattoo studio.
46 Tattoo
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46 Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Stabby'zz Tattoo and Piercing
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Stabby'zz Tattoo and Piercing — Tattoo studio, found on 190 Main Street Unionville in Markham.
190 Main Street Unionville, Markham
The English Rose Tattoo Club
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The English Rose Tattoo Club — Tattoo studio on 53 King Street East. Also worth knowing about The English Rose Tattoo Club: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
53 King Street East
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00
Rebel Soul Tattoos
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Rebel Soul Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 19 Scugog Street. Rebel Soul Tattoos also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
19 Scugog Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-20:00
Phone: +1-905-259-1107
No Love Lost Tattoos and Piercings
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No Love Lost Tattoos and Piercings — Tattoo studio on 98 King Street West. Also worth knowing about No Love Lost Tattoos and Piercings: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
98 King Street West
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-905-419-1421
Heart 2 Hand Tattoos
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Heart 2 Hand Tattoos — Tattoo studio.
8 Ink Tattoos
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8 Ink Tattoos is Tattoo studio.
Scarlet Begonias
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Scarlet Begonias — Tattoo studio on 1188 Woodbine Avenue.
1188 Woodbine Avenue
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Whitby
4 of the 25 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.
4 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Whitby tattoo shop tour
Making a day of it in Whitby? Work this order: Chosen Ink Tattoo Studio, Black Line Studio, Steel N Ink, Wild Ink, Fliptatts Tattoo Studio, Sacred Tattoos, Elevated Ink, and Wild Ink. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 17 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Whitby
A few things worth knowing before you work through Whitby's tattoo shops:
- Wear the right clothes at Chosen Ink Tattoo Studio. Easy access to the spot being tattooed, and nothing you love — ink stains don't wash out.
- Keep the bandage on as directed at Black Line Studio. Second-skin or cling wrap timelines vary by artist. Follow theirs, not a forum's.
- Browse portfolios before anything else. A studio's Instagram or website tells you more than any review. If nobody there does the style you want, keep looking.
- Cover-ups need a specialist. Not every artist does good cover-ups. Look for healed cover-up photos in the portfolio, not just fresh work.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Whitby — 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 Whitby can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 25, or a tattoo shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
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 25 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 Whitby: 25 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.