Brooklyn Bowl
Live music venue · Williamsburg ·
Bowling, live music, and Blue Ribbon's comfort food create a fun vibe
Bowling, live music, and Blue Ribbon's comfort food create a fun vibe
"We’re not sure if Fishtown’s Brooklyn Bowl is more of a bowling alley with a concert space or a concert venue that happens to have some lanes, but either way, it’s a great place to spend your night. You can come here for a hang with drinks and catch Questlove on the drums, or to try your hand at bowling (there are plenty of first come, first served lanes to choose from). When it comes to the menu, you can expect boozy shakes, burgers and fries, cheesy flatbreads, and other shareable options like fried chicken wing platters big enough for four. Bring your friends, sip on margaritas, and avoid the gutter balls." - candis mclean
"Don’t how to two-step or line dance? Not a problem. The folks from Stud Country will show you the fundamentals. The queer dance organization hosts workshops in Tribeca, as well as monthly ticketed events at Georgia Room and Brooklyn Bowl. If you want to drink while you get your lessons in, choose the latter. You can catch some quick instructions, then see how good you are at absorbing information while you navigate a dance floor under the light of a disco ball." - bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, neha talreja
"Part bowling alley, part music venue, and part eatery, Brooklyn Bowl draws fans for ticketed shows in the Germantown neighborhood. Have a fried chicken platter and a boozy milkshake at one of the lanes, or pile in close to the stage to see your favorite rising star. The venue, which requires tickets for shows, welcomes a mix of artists from rock stars to folk singers and country music darlings." - Kellie Walton
"Of course Williamsburg’s main bowling destination serves hummus and blackened Atlantic salmon. And that’s not all. It also has leather couches, a serviceable scotch selection, and a venue where you can have a ’90s dance party or catch a Blink-192 cover band. Brooklyn Bowl is the size of a warehouse, and it’s not your average place to throw a ball at nine pins. There's a full dinner menu, compliments of the people behind Blue Ribbon, and they frequently host ticketed events that range from concerts to group line dancing. Bowling is first come, first served, with rates that start at $30 per half hour." - Bryan Kim
"While Brooklyn Bowl is definitely somewhere you can see live music, we like coming here best with a group of competitive friends looking to perfect their granny roll with a side of boozy milkshakes and really good fried chicken. You’ve got 19 lanes to choose from (they’re first come, first serve), all set in a funky laser-lit space." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones
