Bowling at the Seven Ten Lounge
No doubt you've noticed that Chicago is filled with trendy bowling spots downtown. If you're looking for something a little more vintage, you should check out the Seven Ten Lounge in Lincoln Park.
At the Seven Ten Lounge, you keep score by hand at one of the eight lanes available. The ball return is vintage AMF. The atmosphere is laid back and there are no black lights or cosmic bowling. I would highly recommend the Seven Ten Lounge if its raining and you want to get out of the downtown area during your stay. They have an extensive beer selection and a pretty good bar menu. The Lounge is large enough to accomodate larger groups of bowlers or partiers, and there are pool tables to rent as well!
Unlike the bowling alleys of my youth, the Seven Ten Lounge is smoke free, which was a welcome change of pace for me.
Seven Ten Lounge is located at 2747 N. Lincoln Avenue, accessible by the Brown Line El (Diversey stop) or the #11 Lincoln Avenue bus.
