State ranking · South Carolina
The 10 best tattoo shops in South Carolina
The best tattoo shops in South Carolina, 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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Fanatink Tattoo
5.0· 402 reviewsMauldin, SC615 N Main St Suite C, Mauldin, SC 29662
Japanese / IrezumiBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitWalk-ins WelcomeCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo Designs - 02
The Gallery Tattoo Greenville
5.0· 375 reviewsGreenville, SC319 Garlington Rd Suite D2, Greenville, SC 29615
Japanese / IrezumiBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo Designs - 03
Elite Ink Tattoos of Myrtle Beach
4.9· 3,700 reviewsMyrtle Beach, SC914 Seaboard St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Minimalist / MicroFine LinePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsParking AvailableOnline Booking - 04
Silver Serpent Tattoo Emporium
5.0· 306 reviewsFlorence, SC400 Woodland Dr, Florence, SC 29501
Piercing ServicesOnline BookingLGBTQ+ Friendly - 05
Ophidian Tattoo
5.0· 282 reviewsColumbia, SC1332 Main St #115, Columbia, SC 29201
Aftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingLGBTQ+ Friendly - 06
Tattoo Spirits
5.0· 282 reviewsWest Columbia, SC3319 Platt Springs Rd, West Columbia, SC 29170
Custom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 07
Black Water Tattoo Collective
5.0· 215 reviewsSummerville, SC1111 N Main St suite c, Summerville, SC 29483
Walk-ins WelcomeTattoo Touch-UpsCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo Designs - 08
Myrtle Beach Ink
4.9· 761 reviewsMyrtle Beach, SC704 Seaboard St Unit A, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Fine LineAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo DesignsGuest Artists - 09
Abzoluteink Tattoo Gallery
4.9· 500 reviewsColumbia, SC4051 Broad River Rd, Columbia, SC 29210
Walk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo DesignsParking Available - 10
Hero Tattoo Myrtle Beach
4.9· 430 reviewsMyrtle Beach, SC540 Piedmont Ave, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
American TraditionalScript / LetteringJapanese / IrezumiBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitWalk-ins Welcome
Method
How the best tattoo shops in South Carolina 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 South Carolina must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 46 shops in South Carolina 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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