Tattoo Shops in SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square, NY

SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square has 19 tattoo shops, all in New York County, Manhattan, with 6492 Google reviews between them at an average rating of 4.8. The mix leans toward flash, fine line and traditional work in open shops, with a smaller group of private studios for custom pieces by appointment.

The most-reviewed shops are the open ones. Live By The Sword Tattoo - Soho runs as a walk-in shop where tattoos and piercings can be done the same day, with a flash selection of more than 950 designs rooted in classic tradition and pop culture, and it holds 4.4 from 1665 reviews. Uplift Tattoo and Piercing opens daily from 11 to 7, welcomes walk-ins and works in delicate linework, floral bands, script and small symbols, with a New York collection of skylines, stamps and bridges. It is rated 4.8 from 1443 reviews. Both take clients who want something small and quick as readily as those with a custom idea.

Bang Bang Tattoo is rated 4.9 from 769 reviews and draws artists from Korea, Poland, Sweden, Brooklyn and beyond, with specialties from black and gray realism and decorative fine line to illustrative color, Asian neo traditional work and Japanese-inspired florals. L.O.V.E.machine Tattoo & Piercing, rated 4.9 from 697 reviews, is appointment only in Manhattan with a second location nearby that takes walk-ins, and its large roster covers realism, blackwork, dotwork, American and neo traditional, Japanese, handpoke and cover-ups. Rayado Ink Tattoo Studio NYC, a team of international artists each working in a different style, is rated 5.0 from 326 reviews.