Rose Bowl is the kind of place where time stands still—and that’s part of its charm. A Notre-Dame-de-Grâce institution and home base of the Quilles G Plus franchise, it might be the city’s biggest bowling alley, boasting a whopping 72 lanes split evenly between tenpin and duckpin. The décor hasn’t changed in decades, nor has the vibe: it’s pure birthday-party-core with a dash of Jurassic Park arcade nostalgia and a slightly battered charm.

Beyond the bowling, there’s a snack bar, billiard hall, mini golf, and rentable party rooms, making it a solid group outing spot. Open till 3 a.m. every night, it caters just as well to late-night crews as to family day trips. The arcade games are pricey now, but so is everything else that survived the ‘80s. The ball weights may be a mystery, but the experience is reliably fun—whether you’re there to bowl a strike or just time-travel a little.