State ranking · Maine
The 10 best tattoo shops in Maine
The best tattoo shops in Maine, 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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Brass & Briar Studios
5.0· 743 reviewsPortland, ME85 India St, Portland, ME 04101
Piercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsGuest ArtistsLGBTQ+ Friendly - 02
North Coast Tattoo Company
5.0· 257 reviewsScarborough, ME152 U.S. Rte 1 #15, Scarborough, ME 04074
Fine LineBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo DesignsGuest Artists - 03
Cosmic Sea Tattoo
5.0· 201 reviewsPortland, ME745 Forest Ave 2nd fl, Portland, ME 04103
Cover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsParking AvailableOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 04
Mad Hatter's Tattoo Studio
4.9· 672 reviewsOld Orchard Beach, ME50 Old Orchard St, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
Walk-ins WelcomeFlash Tattoos AvailableCustom Tattoo Designs - 05
Diversified Ink Tattoo Studio
4.8· 589 reviewsBangor, ME51 Washington St, Bangor, ME 04401
Black & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 06
Dark Harbor Tattoo
4.8· 392 reviewsPortland, ME39 Exchange St, Portland, ME 04101
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 07
Venom Ink Tattoo
4.7· 223 reviewsSanford, ME751 Main St, Sanford, ME 04073
Black & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 08
Good & Evil Tattoo
4.7· 280 reviewsOld Orchard Beach, ME1 Ocean Park Rd, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
Fine LineWalk-ins WelcomePiercing Services - 09
Almost Famous Tattoo & Piercings
4.5· 221 reviewsPortland, ME1170 Forest Ave, Portland, ME 04103
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 10
Maine Ink
4.5· 394 reviewsOld Orchard Beach, ME31 Old Orchard St, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
Piercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Maine 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 Maine must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 10 shops in Maine 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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