Tattoo Shops in Chinatown & Two Bridges, NY

The 9 tattoo shops in Chinatown & Two Bridges are mostly walk-in friendly and lean toward fine line and traditional work, with guest artists a recurring feature. Bold traditional, fine line, color realism and anime or video game pieces all turn up within a few blocks of each other in New York County. The review counts here run high, so there is a lot of feedback to read before you choose.

NYC Tattoo Shop is the largest by reviews, rated 4.5 from 1415. Its flagship studio is on the Bowery, with further studios in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. It works as a traditional tattoo shop for all styles, from bold traditional to fine-line minimalism, with custom and flash tattoos, guest artists from around the world, and walk-ins welcome seven days a week. First Class Tattoo, rated 4.8 from 425, brings in artists from around the world, each with a different style, covering black and grey, color realism, fine line, neo-traditional, Japanese traditional, watercolor and trash polka. Custom designs are its focus.

Daredevil Tattoo opened in 1997, the year New York City lifted its ban on tattooing after 36 years, and sits in the Lower East Side. Traditional tattoos, fine line work and custom designs are all part of the mix, clients can bring their own design or have an artist draw one, and walk-ins are first come, first served. It is rated 4.8 from 167 reviews. Cake Is a Lie Tattoo Parlor draws gamers and art fans, with American traditional, neo-traditional, fine line, blackwork, full color, anime, video game and pixel art tattoos. Walk-ins are always welcome, and it is rated 5.0 from 119 reviews.