BEST TATTOO /PIERCING STUDIO

New Age Tattoos

2915 S. MacArthur Boulevard, 546-5006

This is the fourth year in a row that New Age Tattoos has been voted the best tattoo and piercing shop. Owner Jason Lee attributes the shop’s winning streak to its cleanliness, customer service and totally unique artwork. They don’t do any pre-drawn “flash” tattoos, so everyone who comes in for ink gets their own custom design. New Age has been open for 14 years, and they now have six artists who each have their own style, in addition to two piercing artists. “We’re always driving ourselves to be better,” Lee says. “It’s never just ‘good enough.’ That’s what allows us to constantly grow and achieve higher goals.” He says when New Age first opened, there were only two tattoo shops in Springfield, but now there are several, each with its own handful of artists, so being chosen as the best is that much more meaningful for him. “We are competing against some awesome artists,” he says. “We don’t just have a bunch of scabs in our industry; we have people who are achieving great things. It’s even more of an honor to tattoo in Springfield now because we’re surrounded by so many great artists.”

Runner-up: Black Moon Tattoos