Tattoo directory
Tattoo Shops in Tennessee
Tennessee has 583 tattoo studios listed in the Local Tattoo Shops directory across 119 cities. The busiest scenes are Nashville, Knoxville, Clarksville.
Pick a city below to see every studio on file, each with its address, phone number, and the styles its listing names. Contact details come from public business listings.
- Studios
- 583
- Cities
- 119
119 cities
Tennessee Cities
Nashville
TNKnoxville
TNClarksville
TNMemphis
TNChattanooga
TNMurfreesboro
TNMaryville
TNKingsport
TNCookeville
TNJohnson City
TNColumbia
TNSmyrna
TNCordova
TNMadison
TNJackson
TNPigeon Forge
TNBristol
TNDickson
TNHendersonville
TNEast Ridge
TNElizabethton
TNGoodlettsville
TNHarriman
TNMorristown
TNCleveland
TNClinton
TNDyersburg
TNFranklin
TNGallatin
TNGreeneville
TNHixson
TNLebanon
TNCrossville
TNGatlinburg
TNMc Minnville
TNPortland
TNPowell
TNSavannah
TNSeymour
TNTullahoma
TNAshland City
TNAthens
TNHermitage
TNJefferson City
TNLenoir City
TNMc Kenzie
TNMilan
TNNewport
TNOak Ridge
TNSpring Hill
TNSpringfield
TNSweetwater
TNAlcoa
TNAtoka
TNBrownsville
TNCamden
TNErwin
TNGreenbrier
TNHohenwald
TNLa Follette
TNLawrenceburg
TNLewisburg
TNManchester
TNMartin
TNMonroe
TNNew Tazewell
TNNewbern
TNOakland
TNOld Hickory
TNOneida
TNParis
TNSevierville
TNShelbyville
TNSparta
TNTrenton
TNUnion City
TNWestmoreland
TNWhite House
TNBaxter
TNBenton
TNBluff City
TNBolivar
TNBrentwood
TNChuckey
TNCollegedale
TNDecherd
TNDunlap
TNFairview
TNFayetteville
TNHenderson
TNHilham
TNHuntingdon
TNJonesborough
TNKimball
TNLeoma
TNLivingston
TNLouisville
TNLynnville
TNMadisonville
TNMc Ewen
TNMountain City
TNMt. Juliet
TNMunford
TNNormandy
TNPiney Flats
TNPinson
TNRockwood
TNRocky Top
TNRogersville
TNSelmer
TNSmithville
TNSouth Pittsburg
TNStanton
TNStrawberry Plains
TNSummertown
TNTazewell
TNTracy City
TNVanleer
TNWoodbury
TNFrom the listings
What Tennessee studios say about themselves
Going by their own listings, Tennessee tattoo studios emphasize custom work, cover-ups, and a range of styles including black and grey, realism, and traditional designs. Many highlight piercing services alongside tattoos, with some like Idle Hands Tattoo & Piercing Studio stressing cleanliness and sterile equipment. Studios frequently mention experienced artists, professional service, and welcoming atmospheres. Whitt's True Tattoo & Piercings Collective has operated for over thirty years, and Precision Ink Tattoos welcomes walk-ins with appointment deposits available.
Summarized from the studios' own listing descriptions and checked against them. Each linked studio's page shows its full description.
From Google ratings
Highest-rated tattoo studios in Tennessee
The 10 open Tennessee studios with the highest Google star ratings, counting only studios with at least 20 reviews. A rating says nothing about style, so check each studio's work before you book.
- World Famous Smokies Tattoo, Gatlinburg, TN: 5.0 from 1,069 Google reviews , listed styles traditional, blackwork, japanese / irezumi
- 3 Sevens Tattoo, Seymour, TN: 5.0 from 713 Google reviews , listed styles blackwork, realism, fine line
- Idle Hands Tattoo & Piercing Studio, Knoxville, TN: 5.0 from 576 Google reviews , listed styles traditional, neo-traditional, blackwork
- Artistic Armor Tattoo Parlor, Pigeon Forge, TN: 5.0 from 375 Google reviews , listed styles traditional, blackwork, realism
- me2tattoo, Memphis, TN: 5.0 from 319 Google reviews , listed styles fine line
- Mythic Studios Tattoo & Airbrush, Seymour, TN: 5.0 from 314 Google reviews , listed styles traditional, realism, fine line
- Argonaut Tattoo & Piercing Studio, Clarksville, TN: 5.0 from 269 Google reviews , listed styles fine line, lettering, cover-up
- Starfolk Tattoo, Madison, TN: 5.0 from 232 Google reviews , listed styles traditional, blackwork, japanese / irezumi
- Crossroads Tattoo, Monroe, TN: 5.0 from 222 Google reviews , listed styles cover-up
- Killer Rabbit Ink LLC, Memphis, TN: 5.0 from 216 Google reviews , listed styles traditional, blackwork, japanese / irezumi
Listed styles
Tattoo styles across Tennessee
How many Tennessee studios name each style on their listing. One studio can list several styles.
- Cover-Up: 251 studios
- Fine Line: 226 studios
- Blackwork: 197 studios
- Lettering: 184 studios
- Realism: 150 studios
- Traditional: 144 studios
- Japanese / Irezumi: 107 studios
- Tribal: 89 studios
- Neo-Traditional: 35 studios
- Watercolor: 12 studios
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Common questions
Tennessee Tattoo FAQ
- How many tattoo shops are in Tennessee?
- Local Tattoo Shops lists 583 tattoo studios across 119 cities in Tennessee. Pick a city to see its studios.
- Which Tennessee cities have the most tattoo shops?
- The Tennessee cities with the most listed studios are Nashville (60), Knoxville (43), Clarksville (39), Memphis (32), Chattanooga (27), Murfreesboro (21). Each city page lists its studios with address and phone.
- Which tattoo styles do Tennessee studios list most?
- Across Tennessee, the most listed styles are cover-up (251 studios), fine line (226 studios), blackwork (197 studios), lettering (184 studios), counted from each studio's public listing.
- How many Tennessee tattoo studios list a website?
- 363 of the 583 open Tennessee studios listed here link to a website, and 512 list a phone number.