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Montreal Bowling: Reviving a relic in the downtown Forum

Tapping into the pre-2020 nostalgia and cultural history of Montrealers, Montreal Bowling's a new(ish) project from local hospitality aficionados in the Forum downtown.

J.P. Karwacki

J.P. Karwacki

March 21, 2024- Read time: 7 min
Montreal Bowling: Reviving a relic in the downtown ForumPhotograph: Michael Vesia / @vesiaphotography

It’s not every day a relic gets brought back from the dead in Montreal.

Originally built in 1924, Le Forum de Montreal has been a lot of things to Montrealers—a claim to fame for being built in 159 days, a home to 24 Stanley Cup championships, an entertainment complex with a 22-screen movie theatre, arcades, and a comedy club.

So to hear that its bowling and sports bar is being revived under the plain and simple name of Montreal Bowling with modernized dine-in options, refurbished alleys, a pool table, sports on a dozen TVs and glizzys every day of the week?

In all its original Y2K aesthetic glory after going dark in 2020?

That ain’t nothing.

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