Three Kings Tattoo has left 10th Street

Photos by Stacie Joy

Three Kings Tattoo no longer has a presence in the East Village. 

The shop had been at 343 E. 10th St., just west of Avenue B, since the summer of 2019, when it moved to this high-profile space from a storefront on Avenue B between 11th Street and 12th Street. 

Remnants of the space were spotted on the curb yesterday... (h/t cs on b).

Three Kings, established in 2008, continues operating outposts in Williamsburg, Long Island and London. 

Before Three Kings arrived, No. 343 had been vacant for years. This space was part of the former Life Cafe, which closed in September 2011.

A new home for Three Kings Tattoo

The East Village location of Three Kings Tattoo has moved into a larger, higher-profile new home at 343 E. 10th St. just west of Avenue B — between Ninth Street Espresso and Maiden Lane.

The shop had been around the corner on Avenue B between 11th Street and 12th Street (and adjacent to a building about to be demolished).

No. 343 has been vacant for years. (Ninth Street Espresso explored expanding here back in 2012, though those plans never materialized.) This space is part of the former Life Cafe, which closed in September 2011.