State ranking · Rhode Island
The 10 best tattoo shops in Rhode Island
The best tattoo shops in Rhode Island, 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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Beautiful Ink Tattoo Collective
5.0· 578 reviewsCumberland, RI2364 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland, RI 02864
Aftercare ProductsTattoo Touch-UpsCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 02
Pierce & Ink
4.9· 480 reviewsProvidence, RI1372 Broad St, Providence, RI 02905
Piercing ServicesOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 03
F.I.N.A.O. Ink Tattoo Company
4.9· 325 reviewsNorth Providence, RI1998 Mineral Spring Ave Unit #2, North Providence, RI 02904
Minimalist / MicroAmerican TraditionalScript / LetteringFine LineRealism / PortraitWalk-ins Welcome - 04
1001 Troubles Tattoo
4.9· 272 reviewsWarren, RI464 Main St, Warren, RI 02885
Tattoo Touch-UpsCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment OnlyLGBTQ+ Friendly - 05
Wayback Tattoo Studio
4.9· 206 reviewsCoventry, RI1050 Tiogue Ave, Coventry, RI 02816
Black & GreyWalk-ins WelcomeTattoo Touch-UpsCustom Tattoo Designs - 06
Kabloom Tattoo Studio
4.8· 650 reviewsCranston, RI343 Dyer Ave, Cranston, RI 02920
Piercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 07
Unicorn Ink
4.8· 444 reviewsLincoln, RI100 Higginson Ave STE 1, Lincoln, RI 02865
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 08
Sacred Traditions Tattoo
4.8· 248 reviewsPawtucket, RI200 Main St Suite 4, Pawtucket, RI 02860
American TraditionalFine LineBlack & GreyAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing Services - 09
Tattoos by Captain Bret
4.8· 206 reviewsNewport, RI2 Collins St, Newport, RI 02840
American TraditionalScript / LetteringFine LineWalk-ins WelcomeFlash Tattoos AvailableCustom Tattoo Designs - 10
Sin Alley Tattoo
4.7· 308 reviewsPawtucket, RI431 Benefit St, Pawtucket, RI 02861
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 12 shops in Rhode Island 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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