Inspired by L.A.&#146;s Lucky Strike Lanes, the revamped MIDTOWN BOWL brings the concept of boutique alleys to Atlanta. Opened in 1960, the 32-lane emporium now boasts a retro feel inside and out, with brand-new furniture, a state-of-the art scoring system and a full-service bar that features 30 bottled beers, six draft beers, wine and top-shelf liquor. You may not be able to bowl a 300 yet, but with kitschy fun available 24 hours a day and enough booze to ease the nerves, maybe you could one day. less...

Best Bowling Alley BOA Award Winner

International Bowling & Arcade

Best Bowling Alley BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Type of Award » After Dark
Picked By » Critics

Chamblee Lanes (Permanently Closed)

Located conveniently between the International Village of Doraville and the modern shopping of the Ashford-Dunwoody corridor, the venerable CHAMBLEE LANES stands as a bridge between class and culture. Any given day or night, you&#146;ll likely find timid, newly transplanted Americans rubbing elbows and renting shoes next to boisterous, &#147;We&#146;re No. 1&#148; Red-State Dixiecrats. And that&#146;s the beauty of the place. It&#146;s like a United Nations of bowling, bringing the huddled masses together to have fun and roll a few gutter balls. Isn&#146;t that what America is all about?
2175 Savoy Drive, Chamblee. 770-451-8605. www.findthefun.com.

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Best Bowling Alley BOA Award Winner

Chamblee Lanes

Located conveniently between the International Village of Doraville and the modern shopping of the Ashford-Dunwoody corridor, the venerable CHAMBLEE LANES stands as a bridge between class and culture. Any given day or night, you'll likely find timid, newly transplanted Americans rubbing elbows and renting shoes next to boisterous, "We're No. 1" Red-State Dixiecrats. And that's the beauty of the place. It's like a United Nations of bowling, bringing the huddled masses together to have fun and roll a few gutter balls. Isn't that what America is all about? less...

Best Bowling Alley BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Type of Award » After Dark
Picked By » Readers

International Bowl (Permanently Closed)

5600 Buford Highway, Doraville 678-281-0270

Best Bowling Alley BOA Award Winner

Year » 2004
Type of Award » After Dark
Picked By » Readers

International Bowlingand Arcade

Best Bowling Alley BOA Award Winner

Year » 2004
Type of Award » After Dark
Picked By » Critics

International Bowling And Arcade

Like the International Concourse of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Doraville's INTERNATIONAL BOWLING AND ARCADE bustles, filled with multi-culti collisions just outside the Perimeter on Buford Highway. On 26 lanes, the all-American sport has been transformed from Bubba and his buds to include anyone who calls America home, especially Asians and Latinos, who also monopolize the banks of arcade consoles, adjoining pool hall and private by-the-hour karaoke rooms. On Friday and Saturday nights, the lanes take off in a way no plane from Hartsfield could: They go cosmic, glowing fluorescent under black lights to the pump of Euro-pop. Prepare to be bowled over by the cultural array. "5600 Buford Highway. 678-281-0270." less...