State ranking · Connecticut
The 10 best tattoo shops in Connecticut
The best tattoo shops in Connecticut, ordered by an adjusted Google rating that weighs review counts: shops with 25+ reviews, one listing per address, nobody paid for a place. How the ranking works.
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Lucky Rose Tattoo
5.0· 370 reviewsMiddlebury, CT564 Middlebury Rd, Middlebury, CT 06762
Walk-ins WelcomeFlash Tattoos Available - 02
Black Hatchet Tattoo Co.
5.0· 265 reviewsWallingford, CT1056 S Colony St, Wallingford, CT 06492
Fine LineCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 03
Xclusive Ink II
4.9· 1,200 reviewsRocky Hill, CT53 New Britain Ave, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Fine LineAftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo Designs - 04
Hey, You! Tattoo
5.0· 225 reviewsNewington, CT127 Fenn Rd, Newington, CT 06111
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo Designs - 05
Burning Hearts Tattoo Co.
4.9· 401 reviewsHamden, CT2357 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
Aftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesOnline BookingBy Appointment OnlyImplant-Grade Jewelry - 06
Eminence Ink Storrs
4.9· 328 reviewsStorrs, CT1232 Storrs Rd, Storrs, CT 06268
Aftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo Designs - 07
Skin Deep Ink Tattoo
4.9· 271 reviewsNew Milford, CT90 Park Lane Rd, New Milford, CT 06776
Piercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 08
Warpath Studio
4.9· 251 reviewsCromwell, CT328 Main St, Cromwell, CT 06416
Walk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo Designs - 09
Lucky Soul Tattoo
4.9· 238 reviewsWoodbridge, CT214 Amity Rd, Woodbridge, CT 06525
Fine LineWalk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingLGBTQ+ Friendly - 10
917ink Tattoo
4.9· 220 reviewsNewington, CTAngry Hair, 102 Pane Rd Suite E, Newington, CT 06111
Realism / PortraitCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Connecticut are ranked
Shops are ordered by a Bayesian-adjusted rating: (n × rating + 348 × 4.79) ÷ (n + 348), where n is the shop's Google review count, 348 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.
In practice, each shop's Google rating is pulled toward the directory average in proportion to how few reviews back it, so a 5.0 from a handful of reviews does not outrank a 4.9 from several hundred. To be listed, a tattoo shop in Connecticut must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 29 shops in Connecticut meet those rules; the top 10 appear here. Ratings shown are raw Google ratings and the score only sets the order. Nobody paid for a place and nothing is hand-picked. The list cannot tell you about artist skill, hygiene or price — visit the shop, look at healed work and ask. Full methodology.
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