Just over a year old and they're already the star of the ink scene. The downtown parlor’s six artists are booked for months at a time, crafting only original and customer-requested pieces. “You don’t want to walk down the street and see some guy with your same tattoo,” owner and artist Mike Schaefer says. Instead of flash, local art hangs on the walls to give it a gallery feel that's aided by the open atmosphere and vintage wood flooring. But their finest pieces can be found on bodies all around town.
Blaque Owl: 307 N. Higgins, 543-0688,
blaqueowltattoo.com
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Finalists, Best Tattoo Shop
2. American Made:
234 W. Front St.,
721-3830,
missoulatattoos.com
3. Painless Steel:
1701 S. 5th St. W.,
728-1191,
painlesssteeltattoo.com
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