State ranking · District of Columbia
The 10 best tattoo shops in District of Columbia
The best tattoo shops in District of Columbia, ordered by an adjusted Google rating that weighs review counts: shops with 25+ reviews, one listing per address, nobody paid for a place.
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Cry Baby Studios DC
5.0· 461 reviewsWashington, DC1710 Connecticut Ave NW Fl 2, Washington, DC 20009, USA
Minimalist / MicroFine LineAftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 02
Tattoo Culture DC
5.0· 153 reviewsWashington, DC1516 Wisconsin Ave NW 2nd floor, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Fine LineAftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment OnlyLGBTQ+ Friendly - 03
Trilogy Atelier - DC Tattoo Shop / Piercing Studio
4.9· 250 reviewsWashington, DC3423 14th St NW suite 3, Washington, DC 20010
Aftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 04
Long Road Tattoo studio
5.0· 75 reviewsWashington, DC1314 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Aftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 05
Second Son Tattoo
4.9· 120 reviewsWashington, DC1712 14th St NW Third Floor, Washington, DC 20009, USA
Fine LineAftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 06
Globe Electric Tattoo
4.8· 50 reviewsWashington, DC3821 14th St NW Unit c, Washington, DC 20011, USA
American TraditionalJapanese / IrezumiCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 07
District Tattoo Company
4.7· 197 reviewsWashington, DC1285 4th St NE Unit C, Washington, DC 20002, USA
American TraditionalJapanese / IrezumiAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 08
Top Notch Tattoo Studio on 14th
4.5· 110 reviewsWashington, DC1843 14th St NW 3rd floor, Washington, DC 20009, USA
American TraditionalJapanese / IrezumiBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitWalk-ins WelcomePiercing Services - 09
Fatty's Tattoos & Piercings H Street
4.6· 279 reviewsWashington, DC516 H St NE 2nd floor, Washington, DC 20002
Piercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment OnlyImplant-Grade Jewelry - 10
Jinx Proof Tattoos
4.6· 367 reviewsWashington, DC3285 1/2 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsGuest Artists
Method
How the best tattoo shops in District of Columbia are 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.
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 District of Columbia must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 14 shops in District of Columbia 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.
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