Best Places to Get Inked in Portland

Get the Ultimate Souvenir at these Portland Tattoo Shops

Why buy a tee shirt when you can wear a piece of Portland for life? In a city with more tattoo shops than Starbucks cafes, just bring your bucks and your bod for a permanent, magical skin memento. And for the spontaneous, our list of the best places to get inked are all studios that take walk-ins and last-minute appointments...so you can devote more planning energy to deciding which everlasting tattoo will go with every current and future fashion trend.

Vibe with a Custom Design

Inspired by charcoal drawings he made in his childhood, Les Windley has been a tat God in Portland since 2008. At Nova Tattoo Studio he excels at capturing clients’ custom work and can squeeze in walk-ins.

Dreams Do Come True Vibe

Open 7 days a week at this historic Old Town location, Ever True is all about the urge to purge your innermost thoughts and desires onto your flesh. Scott makes those childhood spirograph dreams come to everlasting life!

Divination Vibes

As primal as the name sounds, Ritual Arts doesn’t mess around. Perform your own personal rite of passage in the Hollywood District from a quality green-certified tat shop. 

Botanical Body Vibe

Femme leaning towards BIG florals and botanicals? Call up Frankie Oaks at Blue Ox in North Portland.  Body-positive bold images can be inked up, down, or across your bod in a safe LGBTQ-friendly space. Book your ZOOM consult before your visit!

Art Deco Fantasy VibeSlip into this neighborhood shop founded a decade ago in the quaint Sellwood District. Each artist at Sellwood Tattoo specializes in a wildly different style so you and your posse can get inked at the same time. Check out Cody’s ethereal angels and sugar skulls.