How to Use hole-in-the-wall in a Sentence

hole-in-the-wall

noun

• This charming hole-in-the-wall donut shop makes fresh donuts each day.
  — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
• Some of them qualify as hole-in-the-wall joints.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
• This is truly a hole-in-the-wall with amazing food to be found.
  — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
• This little hole-in-the-wall was a pit stop on the way to their new life together.
  — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
• The bad news about this fictitious mountainside hole-in-the-wall?
  — Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
• Small villages are dotted with hole-in-the-wall tikka spots, bakeries and juice stalls.
  — Katy Gillett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2024
• And if tacos are your thing, get ready, as some of the best in Texas are hiding in hole-in-the-wall taquerias.
  — Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
• There are high-end burritos made with seafood and ribeye and epic chile verde burros sold from hole-in-the-wall shops.
  — Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
• Here’s what travelers need to know about the situation so far.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
• Relaxed beach bars and hole-in-the-wall restaurants dot the Malecón, a beachfront boulevard.
  — Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
• In hole-in-the-wall restaurants and sprawling football stadiums.
  — Juliana Kim, NPR, 1 July 2026
• Hobart’s best bars range from tiny hole-in-the-wall shopfronts with rare grooves to local favourites with exceptional wines and liquor.
  — Annie McCann, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
• The list follows a Des Moines deli being named best hole-in-the-wall sandwich shop by Chowhound.
  — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
• Seek out hole-in-the-wall eateries Food in Hawaiʻi is as diverse as its population.
  — Catherine Toth Fox, AFAR Media, 11 Dec. 2024
• Nobody does hole-in-the-wall dives better than Wisconsin, a state known for having more bars than churches.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
• Sesame Chinese One of the best hole-in-the-wall local Chinese restaurants in town.
  — Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
• Around the corner, find a lovely hole-in-the-wall bookshop and cafe, Cosimo Boekhandel.
  — Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
• The pork dumplings are legendary at Barriga Llena, a hole-in-the-wall style restaurant with walk-ins only.
  — Claire Boobbyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
• This hole-in-the-wall donut shop serves traditional homemade donuts and cake donuts, plus other pastries like cinnamon rolls and muffins.
  — Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 24 July 2024
• Orazio Cordai is one of them—a nondescript hole-in-the-wall whose decor is never going to win any prizes, but whose crispelle is legendary.
  — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
• At least Empanada Loca, her favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurant, is still hanging on.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 July 2023
• Everywhere from concert halls to holes-in-the-wall, these 13 shows will be portals to a happier clime in the coming weeks.
  — Ellen Przepasniak, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
• Far from a hole-in-the-wall dive, Dudleytown greets you with a large outdoor patio and a spacious, industrial vibe.
  — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2024
• In 2025, Carolina's fans voted with a vengeance, taking the crown for the longtime hole-in-the-wall.
  — Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
• Ono Seafood, Oahu This hole-in-the-wall spot in Honolulu is famous for its classic shoyu ahi and spicy ahi bowls.
  — Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
• As welcome as newness and options are, hole-in-the-wall locals-hangs like Thirsty Turtle add heart and soul to a city’s dining and nightlife mix.
  — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 16 Mar. 2023
• The business of Bourdain-ing a fantastic hole-in-the-wall restaurant has been taken over by influencers (to mixed results).
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026
• Jesús Restaurant Jesús Restaurant, the last of the great hole-in-the-wall cafes, is having something of a renaissance.
  — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
• In some ways, social media has become an alternative to a hole-in-the-wall live show venue, where music executives might stake out to find fresh talent.
  — Char Adams, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2023
• Family-owned and run by Freddy and his kids since 2001, this hole-in-the-wall is a beloved neighborhood favorite.
  — Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024