State ranking · New Mexico
The 10 best tattoo shops in New Mexico
The best tattoo shops in New Mexico, 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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Happy Tattoo
5.0· 273 reviewsAlbuquerque, NM625 6th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Custom Tattoo Designs - 02
Shrine Tattoo
5.0· 223 reviewsSanta Fe, NM55 W Marcy St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Walk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo Designs - 03
Stacey's Exotic Body Piercing and Tattoo
4.9· 931 reviewsAlbuquerque, NM5431 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing Services - 04
Archetype Tattoo Studio
4.9· 695 reviewsAlbuquerque, NM2019 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107
Aftercare ProductsCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsLGBTQ+ Friendly - 05
Porter House Ink Piercing & Tattoo
4.9· 652 reviewsLas Cruces, NM1204 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 06
Atom Bomb Studio
4.9· 350 reviewsLas Cruces, NM232 N Campo St, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Walk-ins WelcomeAftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo Designs - 07
Rivers Collective Body Art
4.8· 241 reviewsSanta Fe, NM502 W Cordova Rd # C, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Japanese / IrezumiGeometric / MandalaBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitPiercing ServicesCover-Up Tattoos - 08
Four Star Tattoo
4.8· 229 reviewsSanta Fe, NM825 Topeka St, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Walk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 09
DNA Ink Tattoo and Piercing
4.7· 214 reviewsLas Cruces, NM2460 S Locust St, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 10
Dungeon
4.7· 278 reviewsSanta Fe, NM1632 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Minimalist / MicroAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesLGBTQ+ Friendly
Method
How the best tattoo shops in New Mexico 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 Mexico must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 18 shops in New Mexico 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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