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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Take off the chill with ramen Entering this hole-in-the-wall spot on the top floor of a small indoor shopping mall may seem inauspicious, but some Banff locals swear that Ramen Arashi serves some of the best ramen this side of Tokyo.
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Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
And Chinese food – Angell loved it so much his family gathered at a small, hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Lindale, Texas on his first birthday after his death.
—Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
Around the corner, find a lovely hole-in-the-wall bookshop and cafe, Cosimo Boekhandel.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In the old town, the Basilica of St Nicolo is both a Catholic church and - on a lower level - an Orthodox church - surrounded by a perfect piazza, ringed round by wine bars and hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
And Chinese food – Angell loved it so much his family gathered at a small, hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Lindale, Texas on his first birthday after his death.
—Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
Around the corner, find a lovely hole-in-the-wall bookshop and cafe, Cosimo Boekhandel.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In the old town, the Basilica of St Nicolo is both a Catholic church and - on a lower level - an Orthodox church - surrounded by a perfect piazza, ringed round by wine bars and hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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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 5 Mar. 2025.
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