---
type: best_category_state
name: "Best American traditional tattoo shops in Massachusetts"
category: "traditional"
state: "Massachusetts"
abbr: "MA"
shops: 4
url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/traditional/massachusetts/
---

# Best American traditional tattoo shops in Massachusetts

4 shops in Massachusetts that reviewers mention for American traditional 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 | [North Shore Tattoo Company](https://www.localtattoos.com/massachusetts/danvers/north-shore-tattoo-company.md) | Danvers | 5.0 | 296 | American Traditional, Realism / Portrait, Custom Tattoo Designs |
| 2 | [Vellum Art Collective Tattoo Studio](https://www.localtattoos.com/massachusetts/chicopee/vellum-art-collective-tattoo-studio.md) | Chicopee | 4.9 | 198 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 3 | [Body ART Studio 13](https://www.localtattoos.com/massachusetts/framingham/body-art-studio-13.md) | Framingham | 4.8 | 324 | Minimalist / Micro, American Traditional, Fine Line |
| 4 | [Lucky's Tattoo and Piercing](https://www.localtattoos.com/massachusetts/cambridge/lucky-s-tattoo-and-piercing.md) | Cambridge | 4.5 | 731 | Minimalist / Micro, American Traditional, Walk-ins Welcome |

## Related

- [Traditional tattoo shops by state](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/traditional.md)
- [Tattoo shops in Massachusetts](https://www.localtattoos.com/massachusetts.md)
- [The best tattoo shops in Massachusetts](https://www.localtattoos.com/massachusetts/best-tattoo-shops.md)

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