--- type: best_category_state name: "Best American traditional tattoo shops in Tennessee" category: "traditional" state: "Tennessee" abbr: "TN" shops: 18 url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/traditional/tennessee/ --- # Best American traditional tattoo shops in Tennessee 18 shops in Tennessee that reviewers mention for American traditional tattooing, each with at least 25 Google reviews. ## How this is ranked Shops are ordered by a Bayesian-adjusted rating: (n × rating + 320 × 4.79) ÷ (n + 320), where n is the shop's Google review count, 320 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. Ordering is computed at build time from two facts per shop — its Google rating and its Google review count. One listing per street address, and nobody paid for a position. ## Ranked shops | # | Shop | City | Rating | Reviews | Reviewers mention | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Riverside Tattoo Co.](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/knoxville/riverside-tattoo-co.md) | Knoxville | 5.0 | 393 | American Traditional, Aftercare Products, Walk-ins Welcome | | 2 | [Hidden Door Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/hidden-door-tattoo.md) | Nashville | 5.0 | 264 | American Traditional, Fine Line, Aftercare Products | | 3 | [Roustabout Tattoo And Body Piercing](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/cookeville/roustabout-tattoo-and-body-piercing.md) | Cookeville | 4.9 | 479 | American Traditional, Aftercare Products, Piercing Services | | 4 | [Purple Heart Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/knoxville/purple-heart-tattoo.md) | Knoxville | 4.9 | 247 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey | | 5 | [BRANDED TATTOO COMPANY](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/branded-tattoo-company.md) | Nashville | 4.9 | 108 | American Traditional, Custom Tattoo Designs | | 6 | [Victory Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/victory-tattoo.md) | Nashville | 4.8 | 318 | American Traditional, Custom Tattoo Designs, Online Booking | | 7 | [Adventure Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/adventure-tattoo.md) | Nashville | 4.8 | 247 | American Traditional, Fine Line, Walk-ins Welcome | | 8 | [Family Affair Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/hendersonville/family-affair-tattoo.md) | Hendersonville | 4.8 | 222 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait | | 9 | [Now or Never Gallery](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/kingsport/now-or-never-gallery.md) | Kingsport | 4.8 | 206 | American Traditional, Realism / Portrait, Aftercare Products | | 10 | [Kustom Thrills Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/kustom-thrills-tattoo.md) | Nashville | 4.7 | 255 | American Traditional, Fine Line, Black & Grey | | 11 | [Queen of Hearts Tattoos & Body Piercing](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/queen-of-hearts-tattoos-body-piercing.md) | Nashville | 4.7 | 738 | American Traditional, Fine Line, Black & Grey | | 12 | [Love Blood Ink Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/clarksville/love-blood-ink-tattoo.md) | Clarksville | 4.7 | 1,000 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey | | 13 | [Rebel Yell Tattoo and Social Club](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/rebel-yell-tattoo-and-social-club.md) | Nashville | 4.6 | 227 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Walk-ins Welcome | | 14 | [No Regrets](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/memphis/no-regrets.md) | Memphis | 4.6 | 253 | American Traditional, Walk-ins Welcome, Flash Tattoos Available | | 15 | [Dead Ahead Tattoo Co.](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/dead-ahead-tattoo-co.md) | Nashville | 4.6 | 255 | American Traditional, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait | | 16 | [Saint Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/knoxville/saint-tattoo.md) | Knoxville | 4.6 | 353 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Aftercare Products | | 17 | [Big Daddy's Vicious Colors Tattoos & Piercings](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/clarksville/big-daddy-s-vicious-colors-tattoos-piercings.md) | Clarksville | 4.5 | 216 | American Traditional, Piercing Services, Cover-Up Tattoos | | 18 | [Nashville Ink](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/nashville-ink.md) | Nashville | 4.5 | 1,400 | Minimalist / Micro, American Traditional, Fine Line | ## Related - [Traditional tattoo shops by state](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/traditional.md) - [Tattoo shops in Tennessee](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee.md) - [The best tattoo shops in Tennessee](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/best-tattoo-shops.md) --- *Source: [LocalTattoos.com](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/traditional/tennessee/). Markdown alternate of the page at that URL.*