Lost City Tattoo

Lost City Tattoo is a tattoo shop in Minneapolis, MN, located at 4802 Chicago Ave. The shop is fully custom, takes walk-ins daily, and books appointments several months ahead. It holds a rating of 5.00 from 13 reviews.

Lost City Tattoo was founded by Lefty Lipuma, who first opened a shop under the same name in New York City in 2004. The New York shop grew into more than a tattoo parlor, serving as a social club where artists across disciplines could share ideas, with the original space organizing community charity events, gallery shows for up-and-coming artists, and neighborhood gatherings. Lefty relocated to Minneapolis in 2019. After the city experienced lockdown, police violence, and riots that shook the community, he decided to reopen Lost City here with the same mission of supporting artists and neighbors through difficult times. The Minneapolis location began operating in 2022.

The shop sits on Chicago Avenue, about a tenth of a mile from HealthPartners Nokomis Urgent Care Clinic. McRae Park and the McRae Recreation Center are roughly 0.2 miles away, and Minnehaha Creek Park and Minnehaha Creek are about 0.3 miles from the door. East 46th Street runs nearby at the same distance.

Lost City Tattoo has earned a perfect rating from every customer who has reviewed it. For Minneapolis residents looking for custom tattoo work from a shop with a community-minded background, the Chicago Avenue address offers a fully custom tattoo experience shaped by nearly two decades of the same artistic mission.