Best Tattoo Shops in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
Colibri Tattoo and Piercing (Ottawa) is the #1 tattoo shop in Ottawa with a score of 5.00. It has a perfect rating of 5.0 and 2,355 reviews.
Tattoo shops in Ottawa have high ratings across the board. The Ottawa-area average is 4.86, and all of the top three have a rating of 5.0. The number of reviews is what separates them. Colibri Tattoo and Piercing has 2,355 reviews, which gives it a confidence of 98%. INK TERMINAL has 288 and 3 Round Tattoo has 163, so they still lean partly on the average.
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fromOttawa Score 5.00fromOttawaColibri Tattoo and Piercing (Ottawa)
Top of 87ByWard Market · Downtown
62 York St · Google 5.0 (2,355 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 5.00/5.
5.0 stars from 2,355 reviews; 98% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (97.5%). R = 5; v = 2355; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.98fromOttawaINK TERMINAL
Gatineau
1099 Rue Saint-Louis · Google 5.0 (288)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.98/5.
5.0 stars from 288 reviews; 83% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (82.8%). R = 5; v = 288; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.96fromOttawa3 Round Tattoo
Glebe
1212 Bank St · Google 5.0 (163)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.96/5.
5.0 stars from 163 reviews; 73% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (73.1%). R = 5; v = 163; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 29
Showing 26 of 26 places below the first three on this page.
Each marker sits on the address saved with the place, top 3 included. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
None of the places that match have a saved location.
Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.95
Rank 4: Fredink
5.0 stars from 109 reviews; 64% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (64.5%). R = 5; v = 109; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.95
Rank 5: Shaded Tattoo Studio
5.0 stars from 105 reviews; 64% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (63.6%). R = 5; v = 105; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.94
Rank 6: Relic Piercing & Tattoo
5.0 stars from 90 reviews; 60% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (60.0%). R = 5; v = 90; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.94
Rank 7: Tombstone Tattoo
5.0 stars from 85 reviews; 59% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (58.6%). R = 5; v = 85; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.94
Rank 8: VIRTUE TATTOO
5.0 stars from 85 reviews; 59% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (58.6%). R = 5; v = 85; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.94
Rank 9: Silver Lotus Tattoo Studio
5.0 stars from 81 reviews; 57% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (57.4%). R = 5; v = 81; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.93
Rank 10: Tattoo Nova
5.0 stars from 60 reviews; 50% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.0%). R = 5; v = 60; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 29 tattoo shops records are grouped by saved address. Downtown holds the most, with 11. Each area’s best is a tap away.
9Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 9#2 · INK TERMINAL
5West End
- Westboro 1#6 · Relic Piercing & Tattoo
- Stittsville 1#7 · Tombstone Tattoo
- Nepean 1#9 · Silver Lotus Tattoo Studio
- Kanata 1#11 · Tattoo Ottawa
- and 1 more area
11Downtown
- ByWard Market 4#1 · Colibri Tattoo and Piercing (Ottawa)
- Centretown 3#17 · In Bloom Tattoo Collective
- Glebe 2#3 · 3 Round Tattoo
- Downtown 1#16 · HUNGRY X HOUND
- and 1 more area
1East End
- Overbrook 1#20 · Daizy Ink
2South Endbelow the Queensway
- Alta Vista 1#5 · Shaded Tattoo Studio
- Barrhaven 1#22 · Baris Tattoos
1Elsewhere
- Ottawa 1#29 · Navatattoo
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.93
Rank 11: Tattoo Ottawa
5.0 stars from 54 reviews; 47% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (47.4%). R = 5; v = 54; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.92
Rank 12: Margie's Tattoo
5.0 stars from 52 reviews; 46% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (46.4%). R = 5; v = 52; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.92
Rank 13: Blackmarket INK Tattoos & Body Piercing
5.0 stars from 51 reviews; 46% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (45.9%). R = 5; v = 51; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.92
Rank 14: Vandal Tattoo
5.0 stars from 42 reviews; 41% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (41.2%). R = 5; v = 42; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.92
Rank 15: Babalon Tattoo
5.0 stars from 40 reviews; 40% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (40.0%). R = 5; v = 40; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
16 to 29Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.91
Rank 16: HUNGRY X HOUND
5.0 stars from 39 reviews; 39% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (39.4%). R = 5; v = 39; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.91
Rank 17: In Bloom Tattoo Collective
5.0 stars from 37 reviews; 38% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (38.1%). R = 5; v = 37; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.91
Rank 18: Hosanna Tattoo - Gatineau
5.0 stars from 34 reviews; 36% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (36.2%). R = 5; v = 34; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.91
Rank 19: Arts and heart - Plourde Tattoo
5.0 stars from 32 reviews; 35% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (34.8%). R = 5; v = 32; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.91
Rank 20: Daizy Ink
5.0 stars from 32 reviews; 35% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (34.8%). R = 5; v = 32; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.91
Rank 21: Tatouage Wychwood Tattoo
5.0 stars from 31 reviews; 34% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (34.1%). R = 5; v = 31; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.91
Rank 22: Baris Tattoos
5.0 stars from 30 reviews; 33% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (33.3%). R = 5; v = 30; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.90
Rank 23: Extraterrestrial Tattoos
5.0 stars from 28 reviews; 32% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (31.8%). R = 5; v = 28; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.90
Rank 24: Mermaid Cat Tattoo Studio
5.0 stars from 27 reviews; 31% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (31.0%). R = 5; v = 27; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.90
Rank 25: Mel Paquin Tattoos
5.0 stars from 26 reviews; 30% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (30.2%). R = 5; v = 26; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.90
Rank 26: Côté Artistique
5.0 stars from 25 reviews; 29% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (29.4%). R = 5; v = 25; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.90
Rank 27: Tiger Tiger Tattoo
5.0 stars from 25 reviews; 29% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (29.4%). R = 5; v = 25; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.90
Rank 28: Sandbox Tattoos Ottawa
4.9 stars from 3,386 reviews; 98% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (98.3%). R = 4.9; v = 3386; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.90
Rank 29: Navatattoo
5.0 stars from 24 reviews; 29% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (28.6%). R = 5; v = 24; C = 4.8584; m = 60. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
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Same stars, different scores. Why?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.858426966292135; m = 60. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.
How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .
- Colibri Tattoo and Piercing (Ottawa) 5.0 stars · 2,355 reviews
- INK TERMINAL 5.0 stars · 288 reviews
- 3 Round Tattoo 5.0 stars · 163 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.4; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
359 unique places screened; 272 excluded in the saved list file. 87 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 42
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 8
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 49
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 225
- Other source checks
- 16
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
Data checked . How we screen and score.
Local talk
Reddit data is partial for this list. Saved matches are review-only research and do not affect the rank.
- In Bloom Tattoo Collective: Reddit discussion · Posted:
- Vandal Tattoo: Reddit discussion · Posted:
- Blue Blood Custom Tattoos: Reddit discussion · Posted:
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TikTok
- 5 TikTok results in the saved Google organic pull for “tattoo shop ottawa tiktok”. Pull date: .
- 7 Instagram results in the saved Google organic pull for “tattoo shop ottawa instagram”. Pull date: .
These are search results, not platform post totals, views or endorsements.
Questions
If all three have a 5.0 rating, why is Colibri first?
The difference is the number of reviews. Colibri Tattoo and Piercing has 2,355 reviews, so its score is barely being pulled towards the Ottawa-area average of 4.86. INK TERMINAL has 288 reviews and a score of 4.98. 3 Round Tattoo has 163 reviews and a score of 4.96.
How many tattoo shops were ranked?
There are 87 tattoo shops that we could rank, and confidence varies widely: 43 have low confidence, 35 medium and 9 high. So a lot of the list rests on a modest number of reviews.
Why are some local tattoo studios missing?
Some studios had under 10 reviews when we pulled our data, which is below our minimum. They can be added to the list at a later refresh once they pass it.