---
type: best_category_state
name: "Best American traditional tattoo shops in North Carolina"
category: "traditional"
state: "North Carolina"
abbr: "NC"
shops: 13
url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/traditional/north-carolina/
---

# Best American traditional tattoo shops in North Carolina

13 shops in North Carolina 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 | [Timeless Tattoo NC](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/hope-mills/timeless-tattoo-nc.md) | Hope Mills | 5.0 | 690 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 2 | [Gypsy Soul Tattoo and Piercing](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/wilmington/gypsy-soul-tattoo-and-piercing.md) | Wilmington | 5.0 | 478 | American Traditional, Realism / Portrait, Walk-ins Welcome |
| 3 | [Sacred Raven Tattoo Shop](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/fayetteville/sacred-raven-tattoo-shop.md) | Fayetteville | 4.9 | 897 | Fine Line, American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi |
| 4 | [Harm The Karma](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/jacksonville/harm-the-karma.md) | Jacksonville | 4.9 | 468 | American Traditional, Walk-ins Welcome, Piercing Services |
| 5 | [Made To Last Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/charlotte/made-to-last-tattoo.md) | Charlotte | 4.9 | 381 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Aftercare Products |
| 6 | [Envision Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/fayetteville/envision-tattoo.md) | Fayetteville | 4.9 | 370 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 7 | [Tattoo Bill’s Charlotte](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/charlotte/tattoo-bill-s-charlotte.md) | Charlotte | 4.8 | 1,100 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Realism / Portrait |
| 8 | [Family Tradition Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/mooresville/family-tradition-tattoo.md) | Mooresville | 4.8 | 393 | American Traditional, Fine Line, Realism / Portrait |
| 9 | [Aacross The Skin Tattoo Shop](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/asheville/aacross-the-skin-tattoo-shop.md) | Asheville | 4.8 | 373 | American Traditional, Piercing Services, Custom Tattoo Designs |
| 10 | [Tattoo Asylum](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/durham/tattoo-asylum.md) | Durham | 4.8 | 242 | American Traditional, Script / Lettering, Japanese / Irezumi |
| 11 | [Golden Coils Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/raleigh/golden-coils-tattoo.md) | Raleigh | 4.8 | 209 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Custom Tattoo Designs |
| 12 | [Port City Tattoo Co.](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/wilmington/port-city-tattoo-co.md) | Wilmington | 4.7 | 459 | Fine Line, American Traditional, Black & Grey |
| 13 | [Anythings Possible](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/mooresville/anythings-possible.md) | Mooresville | 4.6 | 368 | American Traditional, Script / Lettering, Fine Line |

## Related

- [Traditional tattoo shops by state](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/traditional.md)
- [Tattoo shops in North Carolina](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina.md)
- [The best tattoo shops in North Carolina](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/best-tattoo-shops.md)

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