State ranking · North Dakota
The 9 best tattoo shops in North Dakota
The best tattoo shops in North Dakota, 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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ten32ink - tattoos
5.0· 330 reviewsMandan, ND120 W Main St, Mandan, ND 58554
Walk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 02
Sacred Skin Tattoo & Piercings
5.0· 201 reviewsWilliston, ND114 Main St, Williston, ND 58801
Script / LetteringBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitPiercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo Designs - 03
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Alchemist Tattoo & Body Piercing
4.8· 371 reviewsBismarck, ND523 E Broadway Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501
Aftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 05
Addictions Collective Studios
4.8· 300 reviewsWest Fargo, ND120 1st St, West Fargo, ND 58078
Piercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 06
46 & 2 Tattoo
4.8· 269 reviewsFargo, ND1320 1st Ave N, Fargo, ND 58102
Aftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 07
Doll's Studios Tattoo & Piercing
4.8· 204 reviewsMandan, ND3001 Memorial Hwy, Mandan, ND 58554
Piercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 08
The Darkside Tattoo
4.7· 249 reviewsGrand Forks, ND1604 S Washington St #100, Grand Forks, ND 58201
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 09
Dead RockStar Tattoos, Body Piercing
4.6· 324 reviewsFargo, ND3401 Interstate Blvd S, Fargo, ND 58103
Piercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only
Method
How the best tattoo shops in North Dakota 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 North Dakota must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 9 shops in North Dakota meet those rules; the top 9 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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