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Independent tattoo shops in San Diego

There are 35 independent tattoo shops in San Diego County on the Hot Tip map, counted on : 10 in Central San Diego, 15 in Coastal San Diego, 2 in North County coastal, 5 in North County inland, 1 in East County and 2 in South Bay. 9 have hours on record.

Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.

How this list is made. Every place tagged as a tattoo studio in OpenStreetMap, plus untagged places with tattoo in the name. Chains are left off by their corporate parent. Within an area, places named in print or on Reddit come first, then places with hours on record, then the rest by name.

Central San Diego 10

Normal Heights2

Clairemont Mesa1

College Area1

  • Yokai House

    Tattoo studio

    6350 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92115

Convoy and Kearny Mesa1

Gaslamp Quarter1

  • Nothing Sacred Tattoo

    Tattoo studio

    East Market Street, San Diego, CA 92101

Golden Hill1

  • Battle Royale

    Tattoo studio

    1606 Fern Street, San Diego, CA 92102

    (619) 777-8287

Mira Mesa1

  • Daygo

    Tattoo studio

    9550 Black Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92126

North Park1

Uptown1

Coastal San Diego 15

Pacific Beach8

Point Loma4

Ocean Beach3

North County coastal 2

Solana Beach2

North County inland 5

Escondido2

  • Art Throb

    Tattoo studio

    611 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025

  • Fatkid Tattoo

    Tattoo studio

    1055 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025

Fallbrook1

  • Little C's Tattoo

    Tattoo studio

    203 West Mission Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028

Pala1

  • Sacred Ink Tatoo shop

    Tattoo studio

    11194 Pala Mission Road, Pala, CA 92059

San Marcos1

  • War Room Art Collective & Tattoo Studio

    Tattoo studio

    985 Woodland Parkway, San Marcos, CA 92069

East County 1

Casa de Oro1

South Bay 2

Chula Vista2

What the map can tell you

How many independent tattoo shops are there in San Diego?

Hot Tip lists 35 in San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026: 10 in Central San Diego, 15 in Coastal San Diego, 2 in North County coastal, 5 in North County inland, 1 in East County and 2 in South Bay. The areas with the most are Pacific Beach (8), Point Loma (4), Ocean Beach (3), Normal Heights (2) and Solana Beach (2). Chains are not counted.

Which tattoo shops in San Diego County are open on Sunday?

Of the 9 with hours on record, 6 open on Sunday. The ones that do not are Black Anvil Tattoo, Saints and Sinners Tattoo Shop and The Oracle Tattoo Studio.

Which tattoo shops in San Diego County are open on Monday?

Of the 9 with hours on record, 8 open on Monday. The one that does not is The Oracle Tattoo Studio.

Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. The rule for a chain is its owner. Anything with a national or regional corporate parent is out. A San Diego group with a few locations of its own stays. Seen a chain on this list, or a place that has closed, or one that is missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.

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