Q:

A single word for 'regularly visited place'

I am looking for a word that qualifies a place people keep coming back to, such as their favourite restaurant, or the grocery store they usually shop at.
The word I am looking for is not 'popular'. For example, if a one-time event is well-attended, it might be qualified as 'popular' because a lot of people attend once. However, individual people will not come back to the same event again.
It should also be neutral, which excludes words like 'favourite' or 'preferred'. For example, you might visit the hospital regularly because of  a health condition, but this would not be considered a favourite or preferred place. 
Instead, I am looking for a word or expression that emphasises the idea of recurrence without any positive or negative connotation. The closest I have come is:
Regularly visited venues are visited by the same people over and over again.
or
The local grocery store is among Joe's regularly visited places.
However, I was wondering whether a single word (noun or adjective) or a better expression to convey this idea exists.

A:

Haunt seems a good synonym for what you seek, which according to Webster's is:

"a place that you go to often."

A:

Hangout is a common word for this these days:

a place where a person frequently visits, esp. for socializing or recreation. 
  A frequently visited place (TFD)

It can carry the meaning of favorite as well, but not necessarily (note that "favorite" is added as an adjective in the example):

a favorite place for spending time; also :  a place frequented for entertainment or for socializing 
  The park was their favorite hangout. (MW)

A:

Not a single word, but stomping grounds is 

a place where someone regularly spends time; a favorite haunt

(from the definition provided from Google for a search on this term)

