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Four lanes inside a country club, with a karaoke bar next door, makes it feel like a private alley rather than a mall attraction.
A four-lane neon alley inside a New York-style diner and bar, open until 3am at weekends, so bowling can be the second half of dinner.
Twelve lanes open until 1am most nights, with pool tables, VR rigs and racing simulators around them if half the group gets bored.
Twelve lanes on the Galleria's top level, so you can pair a game with the trampoline park, climbing walls or a film at the VOX downstairs.
Eight lanes plus billiards and darts on the mainland side, so Al Shahama, Al Rahba and Al Reef residents skip the drive into the city.
Forty lanes means you almost never wait, even on a Friday night, and the same hall has billiards tables for between games.
Six neon lanes alongside AR cricket cages, digital darts and pool, for a bowling night with a cricket fix on the side.
Twelve lanes plus six billiard tables and a karaoke stage, the main option for families on the Discovery Gardens and Gardens side of town.
Twelve lanes inside a licensed bar with a retro arcade and pool tables, and Sunday afternoons halve the price of a game.
Ten Brunswick lanes with interactive projections and a VIP area of private lanes, plus mini golf and karaoke rooms in the same venue.
Thirty-six proper league lanes with a pro shop, at under Dhs20 a game, where the city's serious bowlers actually play.
Al Ain's bowling alley: twelve ten-pin lanes plus billiards, table tennis and PlayStation, and among the cheapest games in the country on weekdays.