State ranking · Missouri
The 10 best tattoo shops in Missouri
The best tattoo shops in Missouri, 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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Iron Moe's
5.0· 1,100 reviewsColumbia, MO816 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201
Fine LineAftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 02
Tattoo Therapy
5.0· 703 reviewsBelton, MO230 E North Ave Suite A, Belton, MO 64012
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 03
Okie Dokie Tattoo
5.0· 391 reviewsKansas City, MO4305 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Walk-ins WelcomeCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo Designs - 04
NCHURCHTATTOO
5.0· 276 reviewsLee's Summit, MO401 SW Ward Rd suite 202b, Lee's Summit, MO 64081
Custom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 05
Madd Goat tattoo
5.0· 227 reviewsColumbia, MO1301 Vandiver Dr suite c, Columbia, MO 65202
Realism / PortraitAftercare ProductsCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 06
The Raptor Collective
5.0· 197 reviewsJoplin, MO500 E 32nd St #4, Joplin, MO 64804
Walk-ins WelcomeParking Available - 07
Machine in Ink Tattoo Studios
4.9· 762 reviewsSt Peters, MO3983 Mexico Rd, St Peters, MO 63376
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 08
Winterhart Studio
4.9· 381 reviewsJoplin, MO216 E 12th St, Joplin, MO 64801
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsParking Available - 09
Jammer Joint Tattoo
4.9· 379 reviewsWentzville, MO1812 W Pearce Blvd, Wentzville, MO 63385
Realism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesTattoo Touch-UpsCustom Tattoo Designs - 10
Burning Lotus Tattoo
4.9· 336 reviewsKansas City, MO4005 N Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64116
American TraditionalRealism / PortraitFlash Tattoos AvailableCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Missouri 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 Missouri must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 62 shops in Missouri 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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