Bourbon Bowl
From junkyard to six lanes on Elm Street
Bourbon Bowl opened in June 2021 on a former junkyard and abandoned gas station site at 531 South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro. It has six regulation lanes, furnished with custom chesterfield sofas, and the venue says its bar is the longest in Greensboro. Indoor and outdoor dining areas and a patio round out the building.
Bowling is charged by the lane rather than by the game: the daily rate is $30 per lane per hour, though another time block is listed at $45. The whole venue can be rented for events. It opens from 4 PM Monday to Thursday and closes at midnight, stays open until 2 AM on Friday, and runs from 11 AM to 2 AM on Saturday and Sunday. Google visitors give it 4.1 out of 5 from 774 reviews. for lane availability.
Bourbon Bowl at a glance
Late nights downtown
Times are from the venue's Google listing, updated September 11, 2026.
These are the general opening hours on the venue's Google listing, not a lane timetable; lanes can close earlier or be booked out.
Source: the venue's Google business listing (updated 2026-09-11).
Thirty dollars a lane hour
Rates are per lane per hour, not per person; the $45 rate applies to a different time block than the $30 daily rate.
Source: the venue's official page (bourbonbowl.com). Rates change; confirm before you go.
Booking lanes or the whole venue
Lanes are reserved by the hour, and the whole venue can be hired for events. .
Sofas, bar and patio
- 6 lanes with chesterfield sofas
- Indoor and outdoor dining
- Venue hire
- Open to 2 AM at weekends
531 S Elm St, Greensboro
Bourbon Bowl is at 531 South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina.
531 S Elm St, Greensboro NC 27406
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Sources
- bourbonbowl.com · lane count
Sources consulted November 2026. Not a live availability check.