State ranking · Virginia
The 10 best tattoo shops in Virginia
The best tattoo shops in Virginia, 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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Loose Screw Tattoo
5.0· 1,800 reviewsRichmond, VA3313A W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221
Fine LineBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomeCover-Up Tattoos - 02
Black Caesar Tattoos & Piercings
5.0· 698 reviewsRoanoke, VA5306 Peters Creek Rd # E, Roanoke, VA 24019
Japanese / IrezumiBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing Services - 03
Ink challenge
5.0· 371 reviewsFairfax, VA11166 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030
Fine LineBlack & GreyCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 04
Vienna Tattoo Studio
5.0· 322 reviewsVienna, VA2732 Oak Valley Dr, Vienna, VA 22181
Fine LineBlack & GreyRealism / PortraitCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 05
Studio Evolve
4.9· 1,100 reviewsVirginia Beach, VA512 S Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Walk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo DesignsBy Appointment Only - 06
GREG'S TATTOO'S LLC
4.9· 629 reviewsPortsmouth, VA5660 Portsmouth Blvd, Portsmouth, VA 23701
Walk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo Designs - 07
138 Tattoo & Body Piercing
4.9· 402 reviewsGloucester Point, VA1696 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Fine LinePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 08
Sandbridge Tattoo
4.9· 339 reviewsVirginia Beach, VA2336 Elson Green Ave UNIT 108, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Fine LineRealism / PortraitWalk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo Designs - 09
Fury 13 Tattoo
4.9· 307 reviewsAlexandria, VA25 S Quaker Ln Suite 7, Alexandria, VA 22314
Realism / PortraitAftercare ProductsCustom Tattoo DesignsTattoo RemovalOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 10
Mister Finster's Tattoo Studio & Body Piercing
4.9· 286 reviewsFalls Church, VA412 W Broad St, Falls Church, VA 22046
American TraditionalPiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Virginia 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 Virginia must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 59 shops in Virginia 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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