Best Tattoo / Piercing Joint

Tattooing is an art. So it makes total sense that the best tattoo studio in the city should have a gallery in its front lobby. Just don’t expect any Robert Batemans or Matisses hanging on the walls of Utility. Just like the unique custom-design work the tattoo studio is known for, look for some eclectic installations by local artists. Definitely not your granny’s oil paintings. Or tattoos, either. If your nana is that cool. 5224 Blowers, 420-1348

1st runner-up Kara’s Urban Day Spa, 5980 Spring Garden, 422-3900

2nd runner-up Merchant Marie’s Tattoo, 152 Portland, 463-9685