What to Do Nearby While Your Friend Gets Tattooed at GOAT

Short answer: A larger tattoo can take several hours, and the streets around GOAT Tattoo Studio at 56 Trang Thi are a good place to spend them. Hang Bong street, starting about 80 m away, is lined with highly rated spas. Within 400 m there are craft and souvenir shops, tailors, small art galleries and a Vietnamese coffee workshop. The book street on 19 Thang 12 is about 460 m away.

Everything below comes from Google Maps in October 2026. Ratings and review counts are as shown on Maps then, and distances are straight-line from the studio. For cafés, restaurants and the main sights, see our neighbourhood guide.

A massage or spa treatment

Hang Bong and the streets around it have one of the densest clusters of spas in the Old Quarter.

• Soleil Spa Hanoi, 211 Hang Bong, about 80 m. 4.9 stars (2,407 reviews).
• Spas Hanoi, 189 Hang Bong, about 100 m. 4.8 stars (3,176 reviews).
• Ve’hanoi Wellness & Spa, 151–153 Hang Bong, about 170 m. 5.0 stars (849 reviews).
• Orient Spa, 36 Phung Hung, about 230 m. 5.0 stars (2,010 reviews). Its Old Quarter branch at 113 Hang Bong, about 250 m away, has 4.9 stars from 5,641 reviews.
• SEN Spa Massage, 108 Hang Bong, about 260 m. 4.9 stars (645 reviews).

If you’re the one getting tattooed: book your own massage before the session, not after. Keep a fresh tattoo away from massage oil, pressure, saunas, steam rooms and hot tubs until it has healed. Our healing timeline shows roughly when that is.

Crafts, souvenirs and gifts

• Du Nhiên Hà Nội, 54 Trang Thi, about 25 m. 4.8 stars (26 reviews). Silk, gifts and workshops, almost next door to the studio.
• Carpe Diem, 27 Hoi Vu alley, about 50 m. 5.0 stars (684 reviews). Handmade candles, souvenirs and gifts.
• Chu Choah, 2 Hoi Vu alley, about 205 m. 5.0 stars (210 reviews). Local art and gifts.
• CULCAT, 1 Tran Phu, about 210 m. 5.0 stars (411 reviews).
• Gói Gém, Tran Phu by the railway crossing, about 230 m. 5.0 stars (1,101 reviews). Gifts and local art.
• Gốm Nhà Trần, 34 Hang Da, about 340 m. 5.0 stars (119 reviews). Bat Trang ceramics.
• Ames Studio, 36 Phung Hung, about 390 m. 5.0 stars (656 reviews). Handcrafted souvenirs.

Get something tailored

Hanoi tailors usually need more than one fitting, which suits a tattoo trip with several sessions. Order on the first day and pick it up later in the trip.

• Ngo Minh Tailor Hanoi, 143 Hang Bong, about 180 m. 4.8 stars (977 reviews).
• Hanoi Peak bespoke tailoring, 46 Tho Nhuom, about 250 m. 4.9 stars (128 reviews).
• North Tailor, 77 Hang Bong, about 355 m. 4.9 stars (625 reviews).

Galleries, coffee and books

• Linh Gallery, 88 Hang Bong, about 330 m. 4.9 stars (61 reviews).
• Mai Gallery, 113 Hang Bong, about 240 m. 4.4 stars (42 reviews).
• Bunny Cup Cafe – Vietnamese Coffee Workshop, 15 Hang Da, about 375 m. 4.9 stars (713 reviews). Hands-on classes in making Vietnamese coffee.
• Hanoi Book Street (Phố Sách Hà Nội), 19 Thang 12 street, about 460 m. 4.5 stars (1,068 reviews). A pedestrian street of bookshops and kiosks.
• Tranquil Books & Coffee, 5 Nguyen Quang Bich, about 510 m. 4.7 stars (2,216 reviews). A café with books, good for spending a few hours.

A few practical tips

• Agree on a time to check in. Session length depends on the design. Ask the artist for a rough estimate at the start, then plan your outing around it.
• Waiting in the studio: if you’d like to stay with your friend during the session, mention it when you book so we can plan around it.
• Getting tattooed together? Our guides for couples and groups cover how to plan several people’s sessions on one trip.
• Need a pharmacy or ATM? See our practical errands guide.

Finding GOAT Tattoo Studio

We’re on the 2nd floor of No. 56 Trang Thi Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Everything in this guide is within a short walk, so it’s easy to come back when the session finishes.