---
type: best_category_state
name: "Best black & grey tattoo shops in Minnesota"
category: "black-and-grey"
state: "Minnesota"
abbr: "MN"
shops: 12
url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/black-and-grey/minnesota/
---

# Best black & grey tattoo shops in Minnesota

12 shops in Minnesota 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 | [Skyline Tattoo Studio](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/little-falls/skyline-tattoo-studio.md) | Little Falls | 4.9 | 217 | Black & Grey, Aftercare Products, Cover-Up Tattoos |
| 2 | [Stronghold Tattoo Studio (Walk-ins welcome!)](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/duluth/stronghold-tattoo-studio-walk-ins-welcome.md) | Duluth | 4.9 | 201 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 3 | [Iktomi Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/minneapolis/iktomi-tattoo.md) | Minneapolis | 4.9 | 151 | Black & Grey, Walk-ins Welcome, Piercing Services |
| 4 | [Gothic Knight Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/minneapolis/gothic-knight-tattoo.md) | Minneapolis | 4.9 | 64 | American Traditional, Fine Line, Black & Grey |
| 5 | [BlackEnd Tattoo Atelier](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/minneapolis/blackend-tattoo-atelier.md) | Minneapolis | 4.8 | 234 | Script / Lettering, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 6 | [Time Bomb Ink](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/blaine/time-bomb-ink.md) | Blaine | 4.8 | 232 | Fine Line, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 7 | [The Ink Lab](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/minneapolis/the-ink-lab.md) | Minneapolis | 4.6 | 117 | Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait, Aftercare Products |
| 8 | [Black Coffin Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/st-paul/black-coffin-tattoo.md) | St Paul | 4.7 | 538 | Minimalist / Micro, American Traditional, Script / Lettering |
| 9 | [A Plus Tattoo & Body Piercing](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/hastings/a-plus-tattoo-body-piercing.md) | Hastings | 4.6 | 212 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 10 | [Dinkytown Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/minneapolis/dinkytown-tattoo.md) | Minneapolis | 4.6 | 216 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 11 | [Mecca Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/mankato/mecca-tattoo.md) | Mankato | 4.6 | 251 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Geometric / Mandala |
| 12 | [Wingnut Tattoo & Piercing Studio](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/anoka/wingnut-tattoo-piercing-studio.md) | Anoka | 4.5 | 670 | 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 Minnesota](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota.md)
- [The best tattoo shops in Minnesota](https://www.localtattoos.com/minnesota/best-tattoo-shops.md)

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