
Crown Billiards
8078 Morgan Cir S
(612) 884-5117
"Voted "Best Pool Hall" in St Paul-Minneapolis area for 1998-99 by City Pages Newspaper.
Very clean, with excellent equipment -- 19 Gold Crowns with Gorina Balsath cloth."
Burnsville
Q-Sharks
1927 W Burnsville Pkwy
(952) 736-8284
"The best billiard parlor in the Twin Cities. Has 30 great Diamond
Pro tables plus the best atmosphere of any room around. The owners and staff make sure you have a great
time."
Shooters Billiards
11939 River Hills Dr
(612) 894-1100
"One of the most well-kept, well-lit, professionally managed and knowledgeable pool rooms
in the country. Has 63 tables (Brunswick Gold Crowns, Diamonds and Valleys), dart boards, pinball, video games and a full
kitchen. This is not a teeny bopper place or a fern bar, it's a professional pool room. Great
place to play, whether you're a novice or a hustler looking for some occasional '$100 a rack'
action."
Circle Pines
Straightshooters Billiards
6931 Lake Dr
(612) 784-9608
"Has a great arcade, friendly people, and lots of life."
Columbia Heights
Jimmy's Pro Billiards
4040 Central Ave NE
(612) 706-1904
"A nice environment and there's usually some pretty good action."
Coon Rapids
CR Billiards
8525 Cottonwood St. NW
(612) 780-1585
"Has 17 9-foot AMF tables, 3 8-foot tables, and coin-ops. Also has a Carbone's pizza inside.
You can usually find some action here."
Duluth
Mr Lucky's Bar & Billiards
610 1/2 E 4th St
(218) 727-0790
"Lots of nice pool tables. Good management."
Farmington
Farmington Billiards
933 8th St
(612) 463-2636
"Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Room always clean and well-maintained. Brunswick Gold
Crown tables and latest table top video games. Straight pool played daily."
Fridley
Billiard Street Cafe
7178 University Ave NE
(612) 574-1399
"Has 50 9-foot tables - Brunswick Crown IVs, Kim Steeles, Lehmachers and Pinnacles -
and 2 billiard tables. Also has a
large video game room and a great sports cafe with a nice menu. Featured in the August '99 issue
of Pool & Billiard Magazine. Plenty of action and open longer than any pool room in the Twin
Cities (20 hours a day, 7 days a week)."
Grand Rapids
Rendezvous II
11 Golf Course Rd
(218) 326-4842
"Food, drinks, and some challenging pool."
Coliseum Billiards
2900 Rice St
(651) 415-1110
"Variety of tables -- 9-foot, 12-foot snooker, and Carom tables with heated slate
beds. Very clean and well run."
Legends Hall Of Fame
1312 S Riverfront Dr
(507) 387-2001
"Always friendly, always clean, and the tables are very well cared for. Has 10 Gold Crown
tables, 5 coin op tables and a large arcade with air hockey and foosball. The best players in the
area play there and you can always find some action."
Minneapolis
City Billiards Bar & Café
25 North 4th Street
(612) 338-2255
"13 nice tables, mostly 9-footers. Full bar and menu, and a great happy hour. Nice
environment--no hustlers (no gambling allowed, though). Local artwork hung on the walls."
Fat Boy Billiards
1920 Central Ave. NE
(612) 789-9750
"Has the atmosphere of an old-fashioned, serious player's pool hall. Seems like a lot of
action in 9-ball and one-pocket. Also is THE place for 3-cushion in Twin Cities."
Rock Bottom Brewery
825 E Hennepin Ave
(612) 332-2739
"Brews its own micro-beer and usually has a good little 3-piece band playing. Lots of
9-foot pool tables in good shape."
Al's Billiards
1319 Larpenteur Ave W
(612) 646-9508
"A well run, friendly pool room with plenty of well maintained tables. Has 16 9-foot Gold
Crowns, 1 10-foot billiard, 1 10-foot snooker, 1 12-foot snooker, and 2 coin op tables, plus
darts and foosball. Al has the fastest 3-cushion billiard table I have ever played on. He locks
the doors at 1 am but he stays till you are done."
St. Cloud
Checkers Bar, Grill & Billiards
3606 W Division St
(320) 229-0909
"24 tables -- 10 9-foot, 12 Valley, and 2 3-ball. Very good bar, excellent food and
friendly staff. If looking for good competition, it's always readily available, and there's a
moderate amount of action. Very reasonable rates and open late."
St. Paul
Colliseum Billiards
2900 Rice St
(651) 415-1110
"Clean environment, with the best tables I have ever seen in a pool hall (and lots of space
between them). Plenty of good 9-foot Cosmos tables with wool felt, plus 4 heated billiards tables
and an Ocean snooker table. No gambling, but lots of good competition."
Biff's Sports Bar & Grill
7777 Highway 65 NE
(612) 784-9446
"Lots of M-8 action. 7-foot, 8-foot and 9-foot tables. Good food and a well-equipped wet
bar."
Doc's Bohemian Cue
8465 Plaza Blvd NE
(612) 786-5823
"Neighborhood 'Cheers' type of room with beer, pizza, videos, and 11 tables. More for the
serious or semi-serious player, with no rug rats disturbing your play."
Thief River Falls
Club Pub and Billiards
3rd and Labree
(218) 681-5040
"The atmosphere is great! Plenty of pool and snooker tables, and friendly service with
reasonable prices."