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"Classic candlepin bowling gets its due here: thin, candle-shaped pins, a smaller hole-less ball, pins left standing between rolls, and three shots per frame make the game trickier—and more fun—than ten-pin. In Somerville’s Davis Square, the alley preserves the old-school vibe with wooden booths, scuffed-up lanes, and goofy rental shoes, while elevating it with a full bar and wood-fired pizza from American Flatbread; opened in 1939, it carries lore as a former mob hangout and even appeared on an episode of Ghost Hunters for alleged sightings." - Madeline Bilis