North Bowl: Retro vibes, modern lanes, endless fun
North Bowl, located at 909 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, is a retro-themed bowling alley and event venue that also serves as a bar, restaurant, and social hub. Guests enjoy bowling lanes, arcade games, a pool table, and a photo booth, along with drinks and casual bites. Reviews praise friendly staff, a lively atmosphere, and memorable events, while noting occasional cash-only bowling and service gaps.
909 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123, USA
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Retro-themed lanes with shoe rental and options for all ages, including ramps for kids.
Full-service venue for parties, engagements, and group events with customizable packages.
Classic arcade games and pool tables for added entertainment beyond bowling.
Bar serving cocktails, beer, and a menu with snacks like wings, sandwiches, and funnel cake fries.
Fun photo booth with reels for capturing memories during visits or events.
Overall rating
Kyle Parks
My wife and I are new to Philly and recently stopped by to try a new spot. We sat at the bar and weren’t greeted or acknowledged. I politely asked one of the bartenders for a drink menu and said “excuse me” to get her attention. She responded, “Hold on, I’m busy.” Moments later, someone else walked up next to us and was immediately acknowledged and served. My wife was upset, so we left. Unfortunately, this was our first and last time visiting.
Ariana Lucidonio
North Bowl is a great spot to bowl, listen to good music and the food/drinks are decent! Loved the retro theme and older music playing. Will definitely be coming back in the future.
Joshua Wilson
I came out Tuesday night with my wife and kids to celebrate my birthday. As soon as we walked in, the staff was very friendly and attentive and got us set up on our lane. The atmosphere was very lively and my kids were very excited to bowl. My three year old got her own dinosaur ramp which she loved and my wife got her Photo Booth fix with 5 reels of film! Our server, Rachel, was outgoing and helpful, suggesting a great variety of yummy treats off the menu(my daughter loved the steak sandwich!). She always made sure we had whatever we needed and had birthday candles put in our funnel cake fries at the end. Overall, great experience, good vibes, fantastic service!
Yaronndia Miller
Place is nice only suck they take cash only to for bowling and shoes but somehow take tap and card for drink and food payments . They charge you additional money to add people to the game if you already started the game which is dumb you should be allowed to add the names . Also no real food options for when you bring your children and very small for adults . $15 for 6 wings . Very small portion of food as well . Everything was like appetizers. Servers take forever to come pick up trash or finished food once done and tables were so small. Had to keep waving our hand at server or personally get someone . She didn’t have on uniform shirt like others either , very confused women. Also there is no visible trash cans to place things in the trash to keep such small area clean. We had a good time bowling over all but everything else sucked . More so take you and your partner here do not do parties or bring children . We was there from 3-5 than decided to stay with my sister from 5-8 m. Bathroom was clean as well , good part. Food and drinks are all under $20 but add up because you’re gonna still be hungry . Menu options suck as well hot wings and regular tots was good everything else was nasty not really mixed food options. $7 per person to bowl but have to pay for each game you play is what that means . So if two people wanna play 2 games it’s $28 mine you it was 15 maybe 20 of us playing 3 rounds of bowling which would’ve been $105 somewhere else with better food . 6 for shoes . Cash Only remember
Stephen Cardone
North Bowl is an amazing place to book an event or spend time with friends and loved ones. My Financé and I did our engagement photos here. We were amazed at how many fun things there are to do. We really enjoyed the photo both, arcade games, pool table, and of course the bowling! The manager Adam is genuinely one of the nicest people I’ve ever worked with and Mariah helped us get everything scheduled. The staff was so friendly and the drinks were also great!
