10 places
Six neon lanes alongside AR cricket cages, digital darts and pool, for a bowling night with a cricket fix on the side.
Thirty-six proper league lanes with a pro shop, at under Dhs20 a game, where the city's serious bowlers actually play.
Twelve lanes inside a licensed bar with a retro arcade and pool tables, and Sunday afternoons halve the price of a game.
Twelve lanes plus six billiard tables and a karaoke stage, the main option for families on the Discovery Gardens and Gardens side of town.
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.
Four lanes inside a country club, with a karaoke bar next door, makes it feel like a private alley rather than a mall attraction.
Twelve lanes open until 1am most nights, with pool tables, VR rigs and racing simulators around them if half the group gets bored.
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.
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.
Forty lanes means you almost never wait, even on a Friday night, and the same hall has billiards tables for between games.