Best Tattoo Shops In Venice

“I needed help removing a piercing for a surgery, and they were able to quickly get me in and replaced it with a temporary.“

“I cant recommend Five Ball Studios enough. The shop is clean and the atmosphere is super sick.

Jesse has been and will be tattooing me for years. He’s amazing at bringing my very specific visions to life and creating pieces that are beautiful and a unique mix of my girly style and his. You can find him on IG @Jesseshowaltertattoo

It’s such a special thing to have an artist who is not only wildly talented but brings great energy and makes every tattoo appointment an experience and a memory. I’d highly recommend both Five Ball Studios and Jesse if you’re looking to get tattooed!“

“Awesome shop! Called and scheduled from out of town. Worked with the artist to get exactly what I wanted. Will be back soon“

“This was my first time coming here but not my first tattoo. I had been following Wendy on IG @wendystattoos who has been apprenticing at this shop for the past year. I really liked her animal designs, and the design I wanted was intended to be animal like. It was easy to schedule an appointment with her, and the shop was easy to find. There was ample street parking and parking in the residential area if you need a longer session. Wendy was patient and purposeful for helping me with the design and placement and the shop owner was great with checkins and very welcoming. In hindsight, I kind of wish I had gotten my first tattoos here considering how inviting the atmosphere is here and the skill of all the artists. Their designs are cool and very versatile. The piece completed on my arm by Wendy exceeded my expectations. She was thorough and had great suggestions to make the design worthwhile! Definitely coming back to the shop and with Wendy to get more work done!“

“I had a great experience here. I wanted something simple, and they were able to deliver. I believe the artist’s name was Felipe (sorry if I got this wrong!) . He has long hair and is from Colombia. He constantly checked in on me for pain level, and designed a great tattoo for me. I only had to say what I wanted, and he went to work. I’m a doctor so I always make sure the right precautions are taken for the safety of my skin. He provided a very good sealant for the first 5 days, and accurate recommendations for the next 2 weeks.
I couldn’t be happier and would recommend this place to any friend or family member.“

“Pin always hooking it up!! I already had a ghostie and gave him my concept of another ghost and VanGogh. Needless to say he killed it. Absolutely in love with my new tattoo. He takes his time, evaluates the tattoo and shares his opinion. He's a total team player when it comes to bringing your concept to life! Can't wait till the next one!!“

“I have been in twice and the care and help has been excellent. No attitude, just personable talented people doing their thing. The music can get loud, so if thats not your thing, bring ear plugs.“

“Here I am, 2.5 years later looking at my tattoo and realizing I never wrote Nav (at Oceanfront) a review! We vacationed during a weekslong rainstorm in 2023 where I swear most studios were closed, but they were open - and we lucked out - they saw us three girls and gave us tattoos at reasonable prices, mine wasn't crazy - but was line work (Tolkien's Smaug). 2.5 years later, I remember Nav being great and my lines are still clean. ? So, I'm happy! Thanks Nav! Sorry for the delay ?“

“Love this shop! Everything is clean and well maintained. The shop has parking which is not easy to come by in LA sometimes. I've been here 3 times and everyone working has been welcoming but didn't linger. The music is fun which makes the experience enjoyable. As a plus there are lots of good restaurants around that you can check out before or after your tattoo appointment. I highly recommend this shop.“

“Eitan CRUSHED my cover-up project. I called ahead and he was available for me to visit the shop immediately, same day.
He got me in the next morning for ink, and the final result looked better than our stencil. Not surprising though because Eitan was such a good communicator and so great at integrating the reference images I brought him.
The colors & shading came out great, and the owner Bobby sent me home with proper after-care materials. Amazing team, and the music was even great as I watched people walk beneath the sun along Main St.

Eitan asked me to return after 3 weeks of healing for several hours of additional coloring and shading. Totally reasonable pricing; this was just the best.

Stop searching, you’ve found the right shop.“

“Found this in my drafts - bummed I didn't post it sooner! It's been another handful of years since this, and that saved piercing is still going strong, with no issues since this visit! ---- I've had a lot of piercings over the years, which means that I've had to deal with 3 of them rejecting. I have one that is 7(ish) years old, and it was bugging me for the last week, so I went to Talk to Donovan about removing it. After giving it a check out, he told me not to remove it, why, and how to save it. Three days later, it's feeling so much better! He was really professional, polite, ad knowledgeable. I will definitely go to him for my next piercing.“

“Joe with the blue eyes did the thang! First tattoo at 63, he did an amazing job! Joe was pleasant , kept me calm, with no discomfort. I am from NC and promised myself my next visit to Venice I would get a tattoo......Joe was it! By the way, my tattoo was custom, Joe did a great job!“