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

# Best black & grey tattoo shops in Virginia

12 shops in Virginia 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 | [Loose Screw Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/richmond/loose-screw-tattoo.md) | Richmond | 5.0 | 1,800 | Fine Line, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 2 | [Black Caesar Tattoos & Piercings](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/roanoke/black-caesar-tattoos-piercings.md) | Roanoke | 5.0 | 698 | Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 3 | [Ink challenge](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/fairfax/ink-challenge.md) | Fairfax | 5.0 | 371 | Fine Line, Black & Grey, Custom Tattoo Designs |
| 4 | [Vienna Tattoo Studio](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/vienna/vienna-tattoo-studio.md) | Vienna | 5.0 | 322 | Fine Line, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 5 | [Visionaries Tattoo & Piercing Studio](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/manassas/visionaries-tattoo-piercing-studio.md) | Manassas | 4.9 | 279 | Script / Lettering, Fine Line, Black & Grey |
| 6 | [Blue Horseshoe Tattoo & Piercing](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/virginia-beach/blue-horseshoe-tattoo-piercing.md) | Virginia Beach | 4.9 | 206 | Fine Line, Black & Grey, Walk-ins Welcome |
| 7 | [River City Tattoo & Piercing Co](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/richmond/river-city-tattoo-piercing-co.md) | Richmond | 4.8 | 1,400 | American Traditional, Script / Lettering, Fine Line |
| 8 | [Army Navy Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/yorktown/army-navy-tattoo.md) | Yorktown | 4.8 | 259 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 9 | [American Classic Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/newport-news/american-classic-tattoo.md) | Newport News | 4.7 | 215 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Walk-ins Welcome |
| 10 | [The Body Gallery](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/leesburg/the-body-gallery.md) | Leesburg | 4.7 | 335 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 11 | [Asylum Studios](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/roanoke/asylum-studios.md) | Roanoke | 4.6 | 638 | Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait, Aftercare Products |
| 12 | [Lucky 13 Tattooing & Piercing](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/richmond/lucky-13-tattooing-piercing.md) | Richmond | 4.5 | 2,100 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |

## Related

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

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