Tattoo directory
Tattoo Shops in Asheville
Asheville has 51 open tattoo studios in the directory. The most-reviewed on Google is Diamond Thieves Body Piercing and Tattoo, 4.4 from 832 Google reviews. Downtown has the most studios of any neighborhood, with 8.
Fine Line is the style named most often on Asheville listings (21 studios). 47 of the studios list a phone number and 37 link to a website.
- Studios
- 51
- Detailed
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- Styles
- 9
From the listings
What Asheville studios say about themselves
Going by their own listings, Asheville tattoo studios emphasize custom work and personalized service across various styles including realism, black and gray, traditional, and watercolor. Piercing services appear at several locations including Diamond Thieves Body Piercing and Tattoo. Studios frequently emphasize artist experience and diverse artistic backgrounds, with Victory Blvd Tattoo noting over one hundred years of combined staff experience and Seven Swords Tattoo Company highlighting visiting guest artists.
Summarized from the studios' own listing descriptions and checked against them. Each linked studio's page shows its full description.
51 studios
Asheville Tattoo Studios
51 studios
- 01
474 Gallery Studio Tattoo - Dustin Spagnola
474 Haywood Rd #102 · Asheville, NC
- 02
A.R.T. a real testament tattoo studio
144 Biltmore Ave #3 · Asheville, NC
- 03
Aacross The Skin Tattoo Shop
996 Patton Ave · Asheville, NC
- Realism
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 04
Alday Art Studio
1133 A Sweeten Creek Rd · Asheville, NC
- 05
Amber Moon Tattoo
959 Merrimon Ave #5 · Asheville, NC
- Cover-Up
- 06
Ash & Thorn Tattoos and Sensation
959 Merrimon Ave Suite #6A · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- Japanese / Irezumi
- Fine Line
- 07
Asheville Craft Tattoo
229 Weaverville Rd · Asheville, NC
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 08
Circadian Tattoo Studio
308 Merrimon Ave First floor · Asheville, NC
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 09
Diamond Thieves Body Piercing and Tattoo
1060 Patton Ave · Asheville, NC
- 10
Divination Tattoo
73 N Market St · Asheville, NC
- 11
Doe Bull Art & Tattoos
1 Tingle Aly · Asheville, NC
- 12
Drawing Board Tattoo
1061 Haywood Rd · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- Neo-Traditional
- Blackwork
- 13
Empire Tattoo
83 Patton Ave · Asheville, NC
- 14
Empowered Tattoo
237 Sardis Rd #10 · Asheville, NC
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 15
Esau Garcia Alday
1133 A Sweeten Creek Rd · Asheville, NC
- 16
Forever Tattoo
98 N Lexington Ave · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- 17
Girl And Goblin
610 Haywood Rd · Asheville, NC
- 18
Greenhouse Tattoo Shop
15 Zillicoa St Lower Level · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- 19
Hair, Skin & Ink
24 Sardis Rd · Asheville, NC
- 20
Heartsick Tattoo
842 Haywood Rd · Asheville, NC
- Blackwork
- Cover-Up
- 21
Heron Mark Tattoo & Gallery
290 Haywood Rd #101 · Asheville, NC
- Realism
- 22
Homebody Art Collective
1 Tingle Aly · Asheville, NC
- Fine Line
- 23
Hot Stuff Tattoo
416 Haywood Rd · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- 24
Incantation Tattoo
594 Emma Rd · Asheville, NC
- 25
Invidia Tattoo
28 New Leicester Hwy · Asheville, NC
- 26
Lifted Veil Tattoo
117 Sweeten Creek Rd Unit 10 · Asheville, NC
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 27
Lime cologne tattoo
474 Haywood Rd · Asheville, NC
- 28
Lust And Lore Tattoo Co.
32 N Lexington Ave · Asheville, NC
- 29
Magic Dagger Tattoo
96 Weaverville Rd Suite 103 · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 30
Man's Ruin Tattoo & Piercing
1085 Tunnel Rd # 2A · Asheville, NC
- 31
Mordha Tattoo Asheville
49 Haywood Rd · Asheville, NC
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 32
Mothership Tattoo Company
1269 Tunnel Rd Suite C · Asheville, NC
- 33
Pure Steam Tattoo
172 S Liberty St · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Lettering
- 34
Red Rabbit Tattoo
122 Riverside Dr · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 35
Remember Me Tattoo
44 Carolina Ln · Asheville, NC
- Cover-Up
- 36
Sacred Lotus Tattoo
328 New Leicester Hwy #140 · Asheville, NC
- Fine Line
- 37
Serpent & the Rainbow Tattoo
46 Millard Ave · Asheville, NC
- 38
Seven Swords Tattoo Company Asheville
745 Haywood Rd · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- Japanese / Irezumi
- Fine Line
- 39
Slouch Tattoo Studio
333 Merrimon Ave Suite D · Asheville, NC
- Fine Line
- 40
Studio Pulitano
290 Haywood Rd #101 · Asheville, NC
- 41
Tattoo Voss Tattoos
1985 Hendersonville Rd · Asheville, NC
- Blackwork
- Realism
- Fine Line
- 42
Tattoos by John Snider
12 1/2 Wall St suite k · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 43
The Gilded Needle
76 Glendale Ave #303 · Asheville, NC
- Cover-Up
- 44
Thistle and Pearl Tattoo
107 Merrimon Ave STE 310 & 311 · Asheville, NC
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- 45
Traveler Tattoo
665 Haywood Rd · Asheville, NC
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- Lettering
- 46
Valiant Inscriptions
2 Weaverville Rd #101 · Asheville, NC
- Realism
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
- 47
Victory Blvd Tattoo
872 Haywood Rd · Asheville, NC
- Traditional
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- 48
Wild Kind Tattoo
244 Short Coxe Ave #130 · Asheville, NC
- Blackwork
- Japanese / Irezumi
- Tribal
- 49
Woodland Tattoo
387 Haywood Rd #101 · Asheville, NC
- Fine Line
- 50
Zen Ink Tattoo & Piercing (Biltmore)
520 Hendersonville Rd · Asheville, NC
- 51
Zen Ink Tattoo & Piercing (River Arts District)
352 Depot St STE 110 · Asheville, NC
- Blackwork
- Fine Line
- Cover-Up
Explore by style
Tattoo Styles in Asheville
9 of the 10 styles we track appear on Asheville listings. Fine Line is named most often, by 21 studios.
By Google reviews
Most-reviewed tattoo studios in Asheville
Ranked by the number of Google reviews on each listing. Diamond Thieves Body Piercing and Tattoo leads with 832 , ahead of Zen Ink Tattoo & Piercing (River Arts District) with 645.
- Diamond Thieves Body Piercing and Tattoo: 4.4 from 832 Google reviews
- Zen Ink Tattoo & Piercing (River Arts District): 4.9 from 645 Google reviews, South French Broad
- Empire Tattoo: 4.8 from 396 Google reviews, Downtown
- Victory Blvd Tattoo: 4.9 from 379 Google reviews, Bear Creek
- Aacross The Skin Tattoo Shop: 4.8 from 375 Google reviews
- Man's Ruin Tattoo & Piercing: 4.8 from 279 Google reviews
- Hot Stuff Tattoo: 4.9 from 276 Google reviews
- Sacred Lotus Tattoo: 4.9 from 250 Google reviews
Where the studios are
Tattoo studios by Asheville neighborhood
Neighborhoods with two or more studios, from the area named on each Google listing.
- Downtown (8)
- Divination Tattoo, Doe Bull Art & Tattoos, Empire Tattoo, Forever Tattoo, Homebody Art Collective, Lust And Lore Tattoo Co. and 2 more
- Bear Creek (2)
- Heartsick Tattoo, Victory Blvd Tattoo
More in North Carolina
Other Tattoo Cities in North Carolina
Keep browsing North Carolina. These nearby cities also have studios listed, ranked by how many we have on file.
Common questions
Asheville Tattoo FAQ
- How many tattoo shops are in Asheville?
- Local Tattoo Shops lists 51 open tattoo studios in Asheville, NC. 47 list a phone number and 37 list a website.
- What tattoo styles do Asheville studios list?
- The most listed styles in Asheville are fine line (21), cover-up (17), blackwork (14) and traditional (11), counted from each studio's public listing.
- Which Asheville tattoo studios have the highest Google ratings?
- Among Asheville studios with at least 20 Google reviews, Heartsick Tattoo (5.0 from 104 Google reviews), Traveler Tattoo (5.0 from 95 Google reviews) and Tattoo Voss Tattoos (5.0 from 92 Google reviews) rate highest. Ratings and review counts come from each shop's public listing.
- Which tattoo studios in Asheville mention walk-ins?
- Alday Art Studio, Asheville Craft Tattoo, Divination Tattoo, Drawing Board Tattoo and Empowered Tattoo and 7 more mention walk-ins in their own listing description. Call ahead to confirm the day's availability.