State ranking · Ohio
The 10 best tattoo shops in Ohio
The best tattoo shops in Ohio, 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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Evolved Body Art
4.9· 9,100 reviewsColumbus, OH2520 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202
Realism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsGuest Artists - 02
Stoic Body Art
5.0· 300 reviewsColumbus, OH2094 Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH 43220
Fine LineBlack & GreyAftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo Designs - 03
Envy Skin Gallery Tattoo Studio - No piercings
4.9· 2,400 reviewsColumbus, OH1528 Bethel Rd, Columbus, OH 43220
Custom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 04
Wave’s Raditattoo Me Parlor
5.0· 214 reviewsDayton, OH861 Watervliet Ave, Dayton, OH 45420
American TraditionalFine LineRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo Designs - 05
AION TATTOO
5.0· 210 reviewsColumbus, OH2719 Sawbury Blvd, Columbus, OH 43235
Japanese / IrezumiRealism / PortraitGuest ArtistsCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 06
Elysium Body Enhancements
5.0· 198 reviewsPowell, OH240 N Liberty St L, Powell, OH 43065
Fine LineAftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 07
Hive Tattoo Collective
4.9· 763 reviewsWest Chester Township, OH8231 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester Township, OH 45069
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsImplant-Grade Jewelry - 08
Aisle 9 Tattoo
4.9· 705 reviewsDayton, OH677 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Dayton, OH 45459
Walk-ins WelcomeTattoo Touch-UpsCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingLGBTQ+ Friendly - 09
War Horse Ink
4.9· 623 reviewsKent, OH107 E Summit St, Kent, OH 44240
Piercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo Designs - 10
Diamond In The Rough
4.9· 459 reviewsMansfield, OH23 E 4th St, Mansfield, OH 44902
Piercing ServicesTattoo RemovalOnline Booking
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Ohio 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 Ohio must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 82 shops in Ohio 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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