backstreet
noun
back·street
ˈbak-ˈstrēt 
often attributive
: a street away from the main thoroughfares
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The British chef was based out of a little house in the backstreets (one my dad pointed out to me on one of our sunrise strolls) and visited businesses around town on screen (including popping in to see Patrick at Bar Tabac des Alpilles).
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Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
To get us to the sketchy backstreets of our comfort zones.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2024
Though little more than a tiny room off a backstreet, this Chinatown food shop Nai Mong Hoi Thod is hardly Bangkok's secret.
—Tom Parker Bowles, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2024
Now, passengers can embark upon the Wild Malaysia itinerary, a three-night round-trip from Singapore that travels north through Malaysia’s jungles, allowing passengers to disembark in the rainforests of Taman Negara National Park and wander the smoky backstreets and old quarters of Penang Island.
—Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2024
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Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
To get us to the sketchy backstreets of our comfort zones.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2024
Though little more than a tiny room off a backstreet, this Chinatown food shop Nai Mong Hoi Thod is hardly Bangkok's secret.
—Tom Parker Bowles, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2024
Now, passengers can embark upon the Wild Malaysia itinerary, a three-night round-trip from Singapore that travels north through Malaysia’s jungles, allowing passengers to disembark in the rainforests of Taman Negara National Park and wander the smoky backstreets and old quarters of Penang Island.
—Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Backstreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstreet. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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