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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This guide moves from the heart of Athens to its fringes (and even out toward the sea), stopping at hole-in-the-wall street food stands, underground tavernas, a wine bar tucked inside a ship repair warehouse, and institutions that have fed Athenians and visitors for generations.
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Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
The Must-Buy Souvenir: Sifnos has a long-standing pottery tradition with many hole-in-the-wall studios (that often lack official names) dotting the island.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
The bad news about this fictitious mountainside hole-in-the-wall?
—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
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Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
The Must-Buy Souvenir: Sifnos has a long-standing pottery tradition with many hole-in-the-wall studios (that often lack official names) dotting the island.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
The bad news about this fictitious mountainside hole-in-the-wall?
—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
See All Example Sentences for hole-in-the-wall
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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 18 Oct. 2025.
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