Austin, the fourth largest city in Texas and that state's capital, is a
fast-growing location with a youthful culture and a burgeoning art
scene. Of all the artistic elements in the city, though, perhaps none
is quite so strong as its body art industry. The city of Austin is
crawling with dozens of different tattoo parlors and body art shops,
with one of the best selections to be found in the country. With so
many choices, however, it can sometimes be a bit difficult to figure
out at which place it would be best for you to get your tattoo work
done. Hence, this list. The following is a list of Austin's very best
tattoo parlors, some of the cleanest, most reputable places in Texas
for you to get your ink.
-Golden Apple Studios-
513 E Sixth St
Austin, TX
78701-3741
Phone: (512) 476-4596
Sun-Thu 1pm-12am
Fri-Sat 1pm-1am
Golden Apple Studios is an Austin art studio that also features tattoo
work. In terms of truly top-notch artwork, and in order to make sure
you have one of the coolest custom designs around, Golden Apple is
without a doubt the best tattoo parlor in the city of Austin. Along
with designing custom art for the bodies of their clientele, this place
actually sells art in other medias. As might be expected, though, all
of this quality does come at a slightly inflated price, albeit a
worthwhile one. As mentioned previously, the artistry at Golden Apple
Studios is really beyond comparison, being comprised of some of the
best in the nation, let alone in the state of Texas. This is also a
high-end body piercing shop for those who are more interested in that
line of body art. Either way, you'll find a comfortable, professional,
clean environment at Golden Apple Studios.
-Diablo Rojo-
2604 Guadalupe St Ste B
Austin, TX
78705
Phone: (512) 476-7575
Sun 1pm-6pm
Mon-Thu 12pm-10pm
Fri-Sat 12pm-12am
Diablo Rojo, which is located on "the Strip" in Austin (if you don't
know what the strip is, then you probably don't want to go there) is a
wonderful tattoo parlor and piercing shop. One thing that is slightly
disappointing about this establishment is the fact that it isn't open
late, even on the weekends. For a body art studio surrounded by bars,
that doesn't seem to be a very solid business plan. But, if you can
make it in during business hours, Diablo Rojo won't disappoint you with
its quality tattoo work. It is also lauded by regulars for its
piercing services, which take place upstairs, in a shockingly
sterile-looking, generally nice environment. One other notable aspect
of this shop is its massive selection of body art jewelry, which varies
from the extremely pricey to the more reasonable. All in all, then,
Diablo Rojo is definitely one of the better tattoo parlors, and
piercing shops, within Austin's city limits.
OTHER NOTABLE CONTENDERS:
-Atomic Tattoo and Body Piercing-
5533 Burnet Rd
Austin, TX
78756-1603
Phone: (512) 458-9693
-Perfection Tattoo-
4205 Guadalupe St
Austin, TX
78751-4224
Phone: (512) 453-2089
-True Blue Tattoo-
607 Red River St
Austin, TX
78701-3308
Phone: (512) 472-2783
-Capital City Tattoo-
300 E. Sixth St. # A
Austin, TX 78701-3628