---
type: best_category
name: "Realism tattoo shops"
category: "realism"
kind: "style"
shops: 475
states: 47
url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/
---

# Best realism tattoo shops by state

Photoreal portraits, wildlife and hyper-detailed shading. 475 shops across 47 states qualify.

## 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.

## States

| State | Shops |
| --- | --- |
| [Florida](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/florida.md) | 45 |
| [Texas](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/texas.md) | 35 |
| [California](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/california.md) | 34 |
| [New York](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/new-york.md) | 26 |
| [North Carolina](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/north-carolina.md) | 22 |
| [Georgia](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/georgia.md) | 20 |
| [Ohio](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/ohio.md) | 20 |
| [Arizona](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/arizona.md) | 19 |
| [Pennsylvania](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/pennsylvania.md) | 17 |
| [New Jersey](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/new-jersey.md) | 16 |
| [Virginia](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/virginia.md) | 16 |
| [Colorado](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/colorado.md) | 14 |
| [Tennessee](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/tennessee.md) | 14 |
| [Illinois](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/illinois.md) | 13 |
| [Minnesota](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/minnesota.md) | 13 |
| [Michigan](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/michigan.md) | 12 |
| [South Carolina](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/south-carolina.md) | 12 |
| [Washington](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/washington.md) | 11 |
| [Massachusetts](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/massachusetts.md) | 10 |
| [Indiana](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/indiana.md) | 9 |
| [Missouri](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/missouri.md) | 8 |
| [Wisconsin](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/wisconsin.md) | 8 |
| [Alabama](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/alabama.md) | 7 |
| [Maryland](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/maryland.md) | 7 |
| [Oregon](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/oregon.md) | 7 |
| [Kentucky](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/kentucky.md) | 5 |
| [Louisiana](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/louisiana.md) | 5 |
| [New Hampshire](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/new-hampshire.md) | 5 |
| [Arkansas](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/arkansas.md) | 4 |
| [Connecticut](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/connecticut.md) | 4 |
| [Idaho](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/idaho.md) | 4 |
| [Oklahoma](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/oklahoma.md) | 4 |
| [Utah](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/utah.md) | 4 |
| [Kansas](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/kansas.md) | 3 |
| [Maine](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/maine.md) | 3 |
| [Nebraska](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/nebraska.md) | 3 |
| [Nevada](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/nevada.md) | 3 |
| [District of Columbia](https://www.localtattoos.com/district-of-columbia.md) | 2 |
| [Montana](https://www.localtattoos.com/montana.md) | 2 |
| [New Mexico](https://www.localtattoos.com/new-mexico.md) | 2 |
| [Delaware](https://www.localtattoos.com/delaware.md) | 1 |
| [Iowa](https://www.localtattoos.com/iowa.md) | 1 |
| [Mississippi](https://www.localtattoos.com/mississippi.md) | 1 |
| [North Dakota](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-dakota.md) | 1 |
| [Rhode Island](https://www.localtattoos.com/rhode-island.md) | 1 |
| [South Dakota](https://www.localtattoos.com/south-dakota.md) | 1 |
| [Wyoming](https://www.localtattoos.com/wyoming.md) | 1 |

States without their own ranked page have too few qualifying shops; those links go to the state directory instead.

## Other categories

- [Black & grey tattoo shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/black-and-grey.md)
- [Fine line tattoo shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/fine-line.md)
- [Traditional tattoo shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/traditional.md)
- [Japanese tattoo shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/japanese.md)
- [Script & lettering tattoo shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/script-lettering.md)
- [Minimalist tattoo shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/minimalist.md)
- [Geometric tattoo shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/geometric.md)
- [Piercing shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/piercing.md)
- [Implant-grade jewelry piercing shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/implant-grade-jewelry.md)
- [Cover-up tattoo shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/cover-ups.md)
- [Walk-in tattoo shops](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/walk-ins.md)

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*Source: [LocalTattoos.com](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/realism/). Markdown alternate of the page at that URL.*