backstreet
noun
back·street
ˈbak-ˈstrēt 
often attributive
: a street away from the main thoroughfares
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None of that, however, helps either of us to know where to start with choosing one of the 17 different varieties of cider listed on the blackboard in a backstreet pub that first opened its doors in 1834.
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Stuart James, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
From classic culture beneath the Opera House's striking domed ceiling and cutting-edge art at Manzi, to boutique hotels and speakeasy-style cocktail bars lighting up the backstreets, here's where to begin to eat, stay, and play in Hanoi, Vietnam.
—Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Nov. 2025
But those aren’t recreational vehicles lining the backstreets of the Google-burbs—those are homes on wheels.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Set in a downtown Mexico City backstreet whose inhabitants’ lives are closely interwoven, the film is split into four clear parts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
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Stuart James, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
From classic culture beneath the Opera House's striking domed ceiling and cutting-edge art at Manzi, to boutique hotels and speakeasy-style cocktail bars lighting up the backstreets, here's where to begin to eat, stay, and play in Hanoi, Vietnam.
—Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Nov. 2025
But those aren’t recreational vehicles lining the backstreets of the Google-burbs—those are homes on wheels.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Set in a downtown Mexico City backstreet whose inhabitants’ lives are closely interwoven, the film is split into four clear parts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Backstreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstreet. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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