State ranking · Kentucky
The 10 best tattoo shops in Kentucky
The best tattoo shops in Kentucky, 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 Addiction Tattoos, LLC
5.0· 617 reviewsLexington, KY3160 Richmond Rd, Lexington, KY 40509
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 02
Wicked Dragon Tattoo & Piercing
4.9· 1,100 reviewsErlanger, KY3926 Dixie Hwy, Erlanger, KY 41018
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 03
Infinite Electric Tattoo
4.9· 393 reviewsLouisville, KY3503 S Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40299
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomeCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 04
Studio Ink Tattoo and Body Piercing
4.9· 335 reviewsDanville, KY535 S 3rd St, Danville, KY 40422
Piercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 05
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Treasure Ink Tattoo Studio
4.9· 283 reviewsLouisville, KY2707 7th Street Rd, Louisville, KY 40215
Flash Tattoos AvailableAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomeTattoo Touch-UpsCustom Tattoo Designs - 07
Permanent Paint Tattoo and Fine Art Studios
4.9· 253 reviewsBowling Green, KY914 State St, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Fine LineRealism / PortraitPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 08
Fallen Angel Tattoo Studio llc
4.9· 249 reviewsLexington, KY162 E New Circle Rd, Lexington, KY 40505
American TraditionalRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 09
Electric Feel Tattoos
4.9· 212 reviewsElizabethtown, KY428 W Dixie Ave #116, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
American TraditionalFine Line - 10
31 Ink Tattoo Parlor
4.9· 205 reviewsBowling Green, KY816 U.S. 31 W Bypass, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Aftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Kentucky 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 Kentucky must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 30 shops in Kentucky 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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