Need some new ink? Here are the Capital Region’s top tattoo shops

Best of the Capital Region
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Paul Buckowski/Times Union

So there’s a blank spot on your skin and you’re itching to fill it in with some new art.

There are a lot of options in the Capital Region, but you’re looking for just the right spot. Perhaps you can heed the advice of our voters and their experiences in our local parlors. 

The Dead Presidents Lounge is always near the top and has claimed the top prize again in 2022. But there are other top options on this list, and you’ll just be left to decide the design — no biggie, it’s just permanent is all.

Here’s a rundown of the best tattoo shop winners, starting with the 2023 finalists. 

More: See all of the 2023 Best of the Capital Region winners. | Sign up for the Best of the Capital Region newsletter. 

BEST OF THE CAPITAL REGION

The Dead Presidents Lounge

2023: Winner


The Dead Presidents Lounge tattoo parlor located off of North Allen Street in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Albany on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (Gary Hahn / Times Union)

Best tattoo parlor: First place in 2023, 2022, 2020 and 2019; second place in 2018, 2017 and 2016

Address: 5 S. Allen St., Albany

Phone: 518-689-0730

Website: deadpreztattoo.com


BEST OF THE CAPITAL REGION

Lark Street Tattoo

2023: Second place


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