Hollywood Bowl Cardiff Red Dragon

You'll find this sprawling bowling and bar combo down on Hemingway Road, part of the Atlantic Wharf development that's transformed this corner of the bay. The lanes might be the main attraction, but the bar holds its own with decent pours and the kind of atmosphere that makes missing all your pins feel less tragic. Open from 11am most days (10am weekends), it's the sort of place where birthday parties collide with after-work drinks and weekend family outings. The bar extends the fun well beyond the final frame, staying open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. It's not trying to be craft beer heaven, but sometimes you just want a straightforward drink whilst celebrating a spare or drowning your sorrows after yet another gutter ball.