State ranking · New Jersey
The 10 best tattoo shops in New Jersey
The best tattoo shops in New Jersey, 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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7 Souls Tattoo & Body Piercing
5.0· 1,500 reviewsRamsey, NJ2 E Main St, Ramsey, NJ 07446
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 02
Painted Soul Arts
5.0· 381 reviewsMontclair, NJ124 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomeTattoo Touch-UpsCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 03
Alpha Ink Studio
5.0· 343 reviewsHamilton Township, NJ2103 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd, Hamilton Township, NJ 08619
Walk-ins WelcomeCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 04
Etched in Ink Tattoo
5.0· 323 reviewsLake Hopatcong, NJ770 NJ-15 S, Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
Black & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 05
7 Souls Tattoo and Body Piercing
4.9· 2,200 reviewsFair Lawn, NJ24-08 Broadway, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 06
7 Souls Tattoo & Body Piercing
4.9· 1,900 reviewsJersey City, NJ544-546 Jersey Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 07
Hudson Tattoo Co.
4.9· 1,700 reviewsGuttenberg, NJ6900 John F. Kennedy Blvd W, Guttenberg, NJ 07093
Black & GreyRealism / PortraitWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesFlash Tattoos AvailableCustom Tattoo Designs - 08
Anarchy 16 Tattoo Studio
4.9· 1,100 reviewsGuttenberg, NJ7008 Park Ave, Guttenberg, NJ 07093
Walk-ins WelcomeFlash Tattoos AvailableCustom Tattoo Designs - 09
7 Souls Tattoo and Body Piercing Studio
4.9· 1,000 reviewsEnglewood, NJ15 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
American TraditionalBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing Services - 10
First Class Studios
5.0· 220 reviewsDover, NJ49 N Sussex St, Dover, NJ 07801
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesLGBTQ+ Friendly
Method
How the best tattoo shops in New Jersey 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 New Jersey must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 63 shops in New Jersey 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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