State ranking · Delaware
The 6 best tattoo shops in Delaware
The best tattoo shops in Delaware, 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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Ink Therapy Tattoo Studios llc
5.0· 401 reviewsDover, DE155 N Dupont Hwy # 2, Dover, DE 19901
Piercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 02
Ink Oasis
5.0· 250 reviewsWilmington, DE2103 W Newport Pike Suite A, Wilmington, DE 19804
Aftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo DesignsParking AvailableOnline BookingBy Appointment OnlyLGBTQ+ Friendly - 03
Wildcard Studios
5.0· 205 reviewsWilmington, DE1708 Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington, DE 19808
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing Services - 04
TATTOO MAFIA, INC.
4.9· 336 reviewsDover, DE72 Holly Oak Ln #4, Dover, DE 19904
American TraditionalRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCover-Up Tattoos - 05
Poppycock Tattoo & Piercing
4.8· 424 reviewsWilmington, DEShoppes of Graylyn, 1712 Marsh Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810
Piercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 06
Walls of Wonder Tattoo And Piercing
4.6· 476 reviewsDover, DE171 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesLGBTQ+ Friendly
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Delaware 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 Delaware must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 6 shops in Delaware meet those rules; the top 6 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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