Best of Boston

Best Bowling Alley

Sacco’s Bowl Haven

Somerville
Once you hear the candlepins crashing, smell the freshly made clay-oven pizza, and taste the beer — lots and lots of locally made beer — [...] read more»
2019 Best Bowling Alley

Kings Seaport

Boston
Forget the dive-y, fluorescent-lit bowling alleys of yore: Kings has turned the classic pastime upscale. Lounge on a tufted-leather couch, Manhattan in hand, while waiting [...] read more»
2018 Best Bowling Alley

Sacco’s Bowl Haven

Somerville
The pizza may be organic and the beers local at this historical candlepin bowling alley, which was taken over by the Flatbread Company in 2010, [...] read more»
2017 Best Bowling Alley

Sacco’s Bowl Haven

Somerville
With Instagram-friendly candlepin lanes and lively, unfakeable old-school charm, the nearly 80-year-old Sacco's holds its own as the area's best. It's more than worth the [...] read more»
2013 Best Bowling Alley

Lanes & Games

Cambridge
People outside of New England might not agree, but to be taken seriously around here, alleys have to offer both 10-pin bowling (big ball, finger [...] read more»
2012 Best Bowling Alley

Sacco’s Bowl Haven

Somerville
If you happen to own custom-made bowling gloves and look down on those who roll anything under 220, then this Somerville candlepin joint isn't for [...] read more»
2011 Best Bowling Alley

Sacco’s Bowl Haven

Somerville
There are flashier lanes in town—theme park-like emporiums with flat-screen TVs and signature cocktails. But the laid-back atmosphere of Sacco's wins it top honors. It's [...] read more»
2010 Best Bowling Alley

Kings Lanes

Boston
Kings is the ultimate crossroads for the 16-pound ball and the 16-ounce Bud. Though it has a vintage, Vegas-style veneer, the subterranean entertainment complex is [...] read more»
2008 Best Bowling Alley

Sacco’s Bowl Haven

Somerville
Sacco's is the grandfather of the Hub's candlepin bowling scene, and not just because it opened in 1939. There's the charmingly outdated style (the decor [...] read more»
2007 Best Bowling Alley

Kings

Boston
It may not have 24-hour lanes or the pervasive stench of stale beer, but Kings is nevertheless the city's premier spot for throwing rocks. Dim [...] read more»
2006 Best Bowling Alley

Kings

Boston
As with so many scenes, Bill Murray puts this one over the top. Or his bowling ball does, anyway: The alley has the actor's translucent [...] read more»