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Games & drinks in Boston

Pool, darts, pinball, shuffleboard.

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Example nights

Real Boston venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Jul 20.

Games at VERSUS in Downtown, then dinner at Scholars American Bistro and Cocktail Lounge.

  • 01VERSUSDowntown · $$
  • 02Scholars American Bistro and Cocktail LoungeDowntown · $$
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Games at Town Line Luxury Lanes in Malden, then dinner at Six Twenty-One Tavern & Grill.

  • 01Town Line Luxury LanesMalden · $$
  • 02Six Twenty-One Tavern & GrillMalden · $$
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Games at South Boston Candlepin in South Boston, then dinner at Seapoint.

  • 01South Boston CandlepinSouth Boston · $$
  • 02SeapointSouth Boston · $
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Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    SkeeBOSTON Skeeball League

    Bulfinch Triangle Historic District · $$

    Join a league, roll balls down lanes, drink at the bar, meet people who actually stick around. Competitive or casual—either way, Thursdays become unmissable.

  2. 02

    Flight Club Boston

    D Street / West Broadway · $$

    Tech darts, old fashioneds, Cajun wings — the kind of place where corporate teams and birthday groups actually want to be. Highlight reels included.

  3. 03

    VERSUS

    Downtown · $$

  4. 04

    Boston Bowl

    Dorchester · $$

    Round-the-clock bowling & billiards, plus a brewpub serving suds & bar bites till late.

  5. 05

    Kings Dining & Entertainment

    Back Bay · $$

    Retro-modern bowling alley with comfort bites, cocktails & soda-fountain treats.

  6. 06

    Town Line Luxury Lanes

    Malden · $$

    Aside from nearly 50 lanes, this bowling alley has a big pool hall, arcade & eats at a bar/lounge.

  7. 07

    Lucky Strike Fenway

    West Fens · $$

    Vintage-mod bowling spot offering 16 lanes, lounge, dancing & regular DJs, with 21+ policy at night.

  8. 08

    SPIN Boston

    Fort Point · $$$

    Table tennis, craft cocktails, and actual food—groups split between players and minglers. Fort Point escape for companies and squads.

  9. 09

    Lucky Strike Somerville

    Assembly Square · $$$

    Upscale entertainment destination with bowling, craft food & cocktails, plus lively arcades.

  10. 10

    Pop's Pinball - Bow Market

    Prospect Hill · $

    Eleven pinball machines—oldies and classics, fifty cents to a dollar per game. Rare soul and R&B on the speakers, vintage machine sounds doing the real work.

  11. 11

    Game Underground

    South Side · $$

    DDR cabinets, SEGA driving games, fighting-game setups — staff walk you through it, tokens required, tight but packed.

  12. 12

    Flat Top Johnny's

    Area 2/MIT · $$

    Hip, sprawling pool hall with a retro vibe features extensive burger-heavy pub grub menu & beer.