Sacco's Bowl Haven is a Somerville institution and it's a treat to candlepin bowl here. Both strings and shoes are cheap here, and you can ogle the old metal ashtrays still built into the end of each ball return area. There are drink and snack machines and you can, no joke, bring food to heat in their microwave. It's not glossy like Lanes and Games, but it has its own homey charm and the bowling's just as good. Can be crowded on weekends and during league games, so call ahead if you have a big group going. Read the newspaper clippings in the lobby, and note the old black and white pictures of a Sacco's way back when.
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