hole-in-the-wall
noun
plural holes-in-the-wall
: a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (such as a restaurant)
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The bad news about this fictitious mountainside hole-in-the-wall?
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Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
When helping Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite conceptualize their restaurant DanDan, Three Sixty was inspired by hole-in-the-wall restaurants tucked away in the urban alleys of Shanghai.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s an unofficial rule for hole-in-the-wall dining: the fewer the seats, the better the food.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Locals name best pizzeria in Phoenix: 'Who doesn't love a hole-in-the-wall?'
Reach the reporter at endia.fontanez@gannett.com.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
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Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
When helping Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite conceptualize their restaurant DanDan, Three Sixty was inspired by hole-in-the-wall restaurants tucked away in the urban alleys of Shanghai.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s an unofficial rule for hole-in-the-wall dining: the fewer the seats, the better the food.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Locals name best pizzeria in Phoenix: 'Who doesn't love a hole-in-the-wall?'
Reach the reporter at endia.fontanez@gannett.com.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
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“Hole-in-the-wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole-in-the-wall. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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