---
type: best_category_state
name: "Best black & grey tattoo shops in Kentucky"
category: "black-and-grey"
state: "Kentucky"
abbr: "KY"
shops: 4
url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/black-and-grey/kentucky/
---

# Best black & grey tattoo shops in Kentucky

4 shops in Kentucky that reviewers mention for black and grey tattooing, each with at least 25 Google reviews.

## How this is ranked

Shops are ordered by a Bayesian-adjusted rating: (n × rating + 320 × 4.79) ÷ (n + 320), where n is the shop's Google review count, 320 is the median review count across the directory and 4.79 is the directory-wide mean rating. Only shops with at least 25 reviews qualify; ties go to the shop with more reviews.

Ordering is computed at build time from two facts per shop — its Google rating and its Google review count. One listing per street address, and nobody paid for a position.

## Ranked shops

| # | Shop | City | Rating | Reviews | Reviewers mention |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Tattoo Charlie's](https://www.localtattoos.com/kentucky/lexington/tattoo-charlie-s.md) | Lexington | 4.8 | 566 | Black & Grey, Walk-ins Welcome, Piercing Services |
| 2 | [Asylum Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/kentucky/latonia/asylum-tattoo.md) | Latonia | 4.8 | 304 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 3 | [Prophecy Ink Tattoo Studio & Fine Art Gallery](https://www.localtattoos.com/kentucky/louisville/prophecy-ink-tattoo-studio-fine-art-gallery.md) | Louisville | 4.7 | 278 | Fine Line, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 4 | [Tattoo Charlie's Preston Hwy.](https://www.localtattoos.com/kentucky/louisville/tattoo-charlie-s-preston-hwy.md) | Louisville | 4.5 | 742 | Black & Grey, Walk-ins Welcome, Piercing Services |

## Related

- [Black & grey tattoo shops by state](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/black-and-grey.md)
- [Tattoo shops in Kentucky](https://www.localtattoos.com/kentucky.md)
- [The best tattoo shops in Kentucky](https://www.localtattoos.com/kentucky/best-tattoo-shops.md)

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*Source: [LocalTattoos.com](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/black-and-grey/kentucky/). Markdown alternate of the page at that URL.*