Visiting a pool hall is an excellent way for kids and adults to enjoy great food while playing a fun game. Some pool places in and around Boston, Massachusetts, are known for their vintage atmosphere, while others look luxurious and modern. Here are some of the best pool places in the Boston area.
Boston Bowl
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At the Boston Bowl, you can enjoy a billiards room with several tournament-sized billiards or pool tables. There's also a bar and lounge area. You can rent bowling lanes for private events with up to 80 guests. Boston Bowl has a total of 14 candlepin lanes and 30 tenpin lanes. There's also an arcade that's ideal for kids. A variety of appealing prizes are available. You can also improve your softball or baseball skills at outdoor batting cages.
Location: 820 Morrisey Blvd. in Boston, Massachusetts, and 58 Rockland St. in Hanover, Massachusetts.
Hours: You can enjoy billiards, bowling, and the arcade Sunday to Wednesday from 9 a.m. to midnight and Thursday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. The bar is open every day from 11:30 a.m. to midnight, and you can visit the batting cages from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Amazin Billiards Pool Hall
Amazin Billiards Pool Hall has 13 9-foot pool tables, four 10-foot heated Carom tables, three cushion billiard tables, and a 12-foot Snooker table. Amazin Billiards is the only pool hall in New England where you can play the three main Cue Sports disciplines in one room. Whether you're a beginner or a professional pool player, you can have fun at this spot. People of all ages are welcome, and weekly and monthly tournaments are available for all skill levels. You can choose from several table sizes, and the larger ones make games more challenging.
Remember to hold your pool stick or cue using your right hand. Rest it on your left hand to guide the pool cue, and position your body so you can get a good view and make an accurate shot.
Location: 40 Faulkner St. in Malden, Massachusetts, about 15 minutes from Boston.
Hours: You can visit every day from noon to midnight.
Flann O'Brien's
Flann O'Brien's is a fun Irish pub where people often gather to dance and have a good time. It has excellent Irish and British rock music and several pool tables. Try the Bantry Bay Mussels with fries and grilled bread, an 8-ounce, 100% Angus beef burger, or sweet potato fries with honey mustard sauce.
Location: 1619 Tremont St., Boston, Massachusetts.
Hours: You can visit on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. and on weekends from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Brunch is on weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Stump Trivia is on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. A DJ starts at 9 p.m. on Thursdays, and Karaoke begins on Saturdays at 9 p.m.
Sullivan's Tap
Sullivan's Tap offers cocktails and draft beer in a time-tested, brick-lined atmosphere. It has several pool tables, a jukebox, lots of giant TVs, and a variety of fun bars and arcade games. You can also practice pop-a-shot hoops. It holds the title of Boston's oldest and longest sports bar, opening in 1933. It offers many beers, including Guinness, Stella, Michelob Ultra, Corona Extra, and Sam Adams. Shipyard Pumpkin Ale, Downeast Cider, and non-alcoholic beer are also available. You can check the event calendar to find out what sports events you can watch while playing a fun game of pool.
Location: 168 Canal St., Boston, Massachusetts.
Hours: Monday through Wednesday from 4:30 to 11:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday from 3 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., and Sunday from 2 to 10:30 p.m.
Scholars American Bistro & Cocktail Club
The Scholars American Bistro & Cocktail Club has a stylish, vibrant interior with several spacious, semi-private lounges. They have pool tables, comfortable couches, luxurious velvet chairs, martini tables, and dining tables. Scholars American Bistro & Cocktail Club has a fashionable, modern environment ideal for networking events or after-work gatherings. The stainless-steel bar on the first floor looks beautiful, and there's a second floor with an indoor balcony and beautiful wood floors. Before or after your pool game, you can enjoy dinner and drinks.
Menu options include a veggie burger on sourdough toast, a fried chicken sandwich with garlic mayonnaise, fried macaroni and cheese, red cabbage slaw, and fish tacos with blackened haddock, jasmine rice, and pickled carrots. The Cactus Makes Perfect cocktail has blueberry vodka, prickly pear liqueur, lime, ginger beer, and basil. The Paradise Found has house-made spicy tequila, a salt rim, coconut cream, and lime juice. People under 21 can still enjoy a delicious mocktail. You can choose hibiscus and pomegranate lemonade, a jalapeno and blood orange “margarita,” or Hank's pumpkin spice soda. Reservations are recommended.
Location: 25 School St., Boston, Massachusetts.
Hours: Sunday from 5 p.m. to midnight, Monday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to midnight, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. The kitchen closes at 10 p.m. every day. On weekends, there's a DJ from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Pockets Billiard Club
Pockets Billiard Club is a fun, old-school pool hall with 14 pool tables, a bar, and several arcade games. This family-run business has been open for over 25 years and is an excellent place to hang out. On Monday nights, there's a pool tournament with a $10 entry fee and a chance at a cash prize.
Location: 981 Bennington St., East Boston, Massachusetts.
Hours: You can visit every day from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
There you have it, North End Subaru’s choices of some of the best places for playing pool or billiards in the Boston area. Did we miss a place you consider your favorite location for a fun game and some incredible food or drinks? Contact us and let us know where you enjoy playing pool or billiards and having fun with your friends and family.
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