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Find the right back street just south of the French Quarter, ascend a set of stairs and you’ll find Habakuk Fine Coffee and Bistro, a Michelin Bib Gourmand winner.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

He said the incident happened at the Hope of Hart children's club, which is housed in a former warehouse building on a back street.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2024

My brilliant solution was to somehow maneuver the Civic two blocks, bucking and wheezing all the way, park it out of sight on a back street, and furtively drive my own car to Seattle.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2023

“I didn’t know if it was coming from the back street behind me or in front of me,” she recalled in an interview.

From New York Times Jul. 10, 2023

Gay chose a back street that brought them out on the main highway at Peter’s Gate just before the steep Carmel Hill starts.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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