haunt

27 4.3

A place a person or group visits often

: lugar habitual

Another of his favorite haunts near Oxford was the abbey and church at Abingdon.
a favorite haunt
an old haunt

Norm, thank you so much for being on this week's episode and get out there and enjoy some of the haunts and the pumpkin beer.

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Examples

"Does he have any usual haunts in the neighborhood where you could look for him?"

Fiction book (1993)
His favourite haunt was this club in Taksim.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
My part of the haunt is over.

Spirited (2022)
Mitch, let's go down to the river, to our old haunt.

Written on the Wind (1956)
All the favorite Franklin Street haunts were doing pretty good business.

Fiction book (1995)
So lately I've been going back to some old food haunts and dishes, with mixed results.

Blog text (29)
Since they returned to their old haunts, they have been peaceably inclined.

Academic text (1998)
Many college students have a favorite haunt where they gather to study and socialize.
After work, she likes to stop by her local coffee shop, a haunt for many writers in the area.
The old bookstore was a beloved haunt of book lovers for decades.

hangout

vshaunt

45 3.6

A place people often go to spend time with friends

is visited often without implying social focus

vshaunt

4.7

A place someone often visits or spends time in

is visited often but not necessarily for long stays

vshaunt

5.4

A bar or pub that people visit often and like

is a general often visited place not limited to drinking venues

stamping ground

4.7

haunt

27 4.3

hangout

45 3.6

haunt singular

haunts plural

Haunt comes from an old Germanic root heim meaning 'home', so a haunt is a place people visit often or where they feel at home.