backstreet
noun
back·street
ˈbak-ˈstrēt 
often attributive
: a street away from the main thoroughfares
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Their beautiful bi-level home is hidden on a backstreet in Palermo.
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Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Guys on mopeds are whizzing around the backstreets like dragonflies.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Minimalist rooms From $200 Book now With just 31 rooms spread across 10 floors, Tsuki is a slender boutique hotel tucked into the quiet backstreets between Tsukiji Market and Ginza.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
Lamia is laser-focused on fulfilling her cake-baking duty, but Bibi has made this trip with another purpose, one that divides the two and sets Lamia on a quest through the city’s thoroughfares and backstreets and bustling souk, with its hawkers and their wares.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Guys on mopeds are whizzing around the backstreets like dragonflies.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Minimalist rooms From $200 Book now With just 31 rooms spread across 10 floors, Tsuki is a slender boutique hotel tucked into the quiet backstreets between Tsukiji Market and Ginza.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
Lamia is laser-focused on fulfilling her cake-baking duty, but Bibi has made this trip with another purpose, one that divides the two and sets Lamia on a quest through the city’s thoroughfares and backstreets and bustling souk, with its hawkers and their wares.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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“Backstreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstreet. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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