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Bowling Green

Bowling Green is a small college town in Northwest Ohio about 30 mi south of the Michigan border. Surrounded by miles of flat farmland, Bowling Green is best known for its public university, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), and its national tractor pull event. Locals often shorten Bowling Green to BG - pronounced "Bee Gee".

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13 places match

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    Beckett's Burger Bar

    Sells burgers, mac & cheese, chicken, and sandwiches. Specialty drink is the "8-Ball" flavored vodka. Most of the menu is meat, but has some vegetarian and vegan options.

    Sun-Thu 11AM-11PM, Fri Sat 11AM-midnight$10-20

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    Black Swamp Pub and Bistro

    The only pub on the BGSU campus. The pub offers higher end, classier dining then most venues on campus, and is also the only place to buy alcohol on campus. Mocktinis and non-alcoholic drinks also available. The only place on campus that expects tipping.

    M-F 11:30AM-9PM, Sa 4-9PM, closed Sundays$5-20

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    Brathaus

    Known for its "Legal Joint" - a sweet cocktail with orange juice and some kind of alcohol.

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    Brewing Green

    A small venue to meet a few friends and drink some delicious brews made on site. As a nanobrewery they create some of their own drinks.

    Tue-Thu 5-10PM, Fri 4:30-10PM, Sat 1-10PM, Sun 1-8PM

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    Campus Pollyeyes

    Pollyeyes

    Unlike its parent restaurant Pagliai's, Campus Polleyes is a pizza pub. It is best known for their stuffed breadsticks, which are foot long breadsticks filled with cheese and pizza toppings. It delivers, and has a smallish dining area. They sell pizza and subs too, but they're not well-known for them.

    Sun-Thu 11AM-midnight, Fri Sat 11AM-1AM$7-18

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    Campus Quarters

    The southernmost local sports bar, next to campus near the Greek Village. Known for their shot club.

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    Cla-Zel Theater

    Clazel

    A former art-deco movie theater turned nightlife hub. While it's mostly a private venue for parties and weddings, it also hosts public events with bands and live entertainment.

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    El Zarape

    EZ

    A Mexican restaurant and cantina near I-75 that focuses on good and speedy service.

    11AM-10:30PM$5-15

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    Howard's Club H

    Howard's

    One of Bowling Green's oldest bars, and a bit of a dive. It's most notable for its strong focus on bringing in bands and live entertainment. Since it opened in 1928, it survived prohibition as a speakeasy and it's since hosted a variety of music acts, including John Scofield, The Ramones, 21 pilots, and Fall Out Boy.

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    Pizza Pub 516

    Formerly Myle's Pizza Pub

    A pizza pub between BGSU and downtown Bowling Green. Sells pizza, subs, salads, and craft beers. Uses a large amount of cheese on its pizza, though not as much as the former Myles did. The sauce is quite tangy, and they offer cauliflower crust pizza.

    Sun-Wed 11AM-12:30AM, Thu-Sat 11AM-2AM$7-23

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    Ziggy's

    Known for their "ShotSkis" which is a ski lined with shots that is communally drunk at once.

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    Nate & Wally's Fishbowl

    Known for their Fishbowls filled with alcohol.

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    Red Sky Pizza & The Attic

    110 N Main St