Best Tattoo Shops In Charlottesville

“I wanted to get a memorial tattoo honoring my brother. I decided on a Santa hat, since he dressed up as Santa every year for the children in his community. I contacted Bravado with my idea. He made it more beautiful than I imagined!! I will definitely be booking him for all of my tattoos!“

“Had a great first tattoo today with Nico at Spitfire. Absolutely beautiful shop — Nico did a fantastic job at talking through my tattoo with me. She convinced me to get my tattoo on my lower leg instead of my outer bicep (even though I was pretty set on it when I walked in), and I’m really glad she did. I didn’t feel rushed at all during the stencil process and had time to really think about placement before we got started.

I was very worried about the design, the pain, and the aftercare before coming. Nico took the time to make sure I was taken care of with no judgment. I absolutely love how it turned out. Excellent line work and detail. Highly recommend giving this shop a chance if you’re debating it. I constantly felt like I had to go outside of Charlottesville to get a good tattoo, especially for my first one. Don’t feel like you have to do that — there’s great artists here who will do a kickass job!“

“Repeat customer. Great local spot. Tattoo artists are funny and kind. They do great work and genuinely care about what they do. Plus, they love dogs.“

“I've gotten several tattoos from ben around tattoos and they have always turned out fantastic and the staff there are fantastic would totally recommend them to first time tattoo getters.“

“I was this afternoon passing through this place and I had one of the best experiences, the safety protocols and the attention of the tattoo artist and the staff was very good!! I leave very happy with my tattoos!“

“My daughter had an issue with a piercing on her lip from another place, we walked in just for jewelery and the woman piercer got her right in without wait and did it for her. Will definitely be back.“