State ranking · Pennsylvania
The 10 best tattoo shops in Pennsylvania
The best tattoo shops in Pennsylvania, 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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Drop of Ink Tattoo
5.0· 1,100 reviewsMechanicsburg, PA5252 E Trindle Rd #2, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
American TraditionalFine LineBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins Welcome - 02
True Self Tattoo
5.0· 871 reviewsMechanicsburg, PA20 W Main St, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 03
Revelation Tattoo and Piercing
5.0· 753 reviewsHarleysville, PA3861 Ashland Dr, Harleysville, PA 19438
Fine LineBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 04
Black Horizon Tattoo Co
5.0· 588 reviewsPittsburgh, PA140 6th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Fine LineWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesOnline BookingLGBTQ+ Friendly - 05
The Tattoo Shoppe
5.0· 412 reviewsMontoursville, PA1220 Broad St, Montoursville, PA 17754
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 06
Love and Lies Tattoo
5.0· 310 reviewsState College, PA125 S Pugh St, State College, PA 16801
Black & GreyRealism / PortraitPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 07
Catharsis Tattoo Gallery
5.0· 256 reviewsAltoona, PA2501 Union Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
Piercing ServicesOnline Booking - 08
Sacred Bond Tattoo Company
5.0· 202 reviewsPhiladelphia, PA1529 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Custom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment OnlyLGBTQ+ Friendly - 09
Lake Effect Tattoo Parlour
5.0· 201 reviewsErie, PA1835 W 26th St, Erie, PA 16508
Walk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo Designs - 10
Famous Tattoo Works
5.0· 199 reviewsEaston, PA1210 Northampton St, Easton, PA 18042
American TraditionalJapanese / IrezumiBlack & GreyCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 54 shops in Pennsylvania 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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