Best tattoo parlors in Nashville, TN

Nashville's tattoo scene has grown alongside the city's broader cultural boom, doubling in size since 2015. East Nashville, particularly along Gallatin Avenue and around Five Points, is the contemporary core — most of the new portfolio-driven custom shops have opened there since the late 2010s.

The Gulch, Germantown, and Wedgewood-Houston hold smaller but high-quality clusters of private and semi-private studios. Several Nashville shops have specialized successfully in fine line, illustrative, and music-industry-adjacent work (lyric script, instrument imagery, memorial portraits).

Berry Hill and the older established shops in South Nashville hold the traditional and neo-traditional side of the scene. Some of these have been operating since the 90s and have evolved into the new market while keeping their original specialties.

Prices in Nashville run $150–$250 per hour at most established shops, with the top tier reaching $300+. The market remains noticeably more affordable than coastal cities of comparable size.

The average rating across Nashville sits at 4.8★ on 19,595 reviews, and 80 shops hold a 4.7★ rating or higher. Pricing skews mid-range ($$) (100% of shops), with most studios quoting per-piece for small work and hourly above two hours.