The phrase "a friendly spot" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a place that has a welcoming or pleasant atmosphere.
Example: "After a long day, I love to unwind at my favorite café, which is truly a friendly spot in the neighborhood."
Alternatives: "a welcoming place" or "a cozy location".
It's a friendly spot that often attracts outside visitors on weekends.
Tsuru is a friendly spot offering simple, well-prepared food, especially fresh and delicious sushi and sashimi.
Mr. Romney, who won the Nevada caucuses four years ago, had worked behind the scenes to try to nudge Nevada Republican officials to move up the date in hopes of creating a friendly spot on the calendar.
A friendly spot to join them is Augustiner Schwalbe (Schwanthalerstrasse 149), with a leafy courtyard, beers from Munich's Augustiner brewery and an indoor lane for kegel, the German ninepin version of bowling (10 euros per hour).
Re "Players Change, but Vienna Is Still a Friendly Spot for Cloak-and-Dagger Work" (news article, July 10): Austria has been working very hard over the years to develop Vienna into a genuine platform for peace and dialogue.
Simply called Bakery & Cafe, it's a friendly spot at 451 West 46th Street with a well-worn look, good coffee and satisfying breakfast pastries, including sumptuous ricotta-filled doughnuts, above, buttery almond toasts and biscotti and cookies from OC, a bakery in the Bronx.
But like its predecessors, the Brooklyn gathering, which is run by Mr. Farkas and his roommate, a performance artist named Marc Rosenblatt, offers artists and others a chance to gather casually in a cozy, friendly spot so they can socialize and share ideas and a variety of artistic expression.
Serving breakfast until 1 p.m. daily, 2 Cats, 130 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, (207) 288-2808, is a funky, friendly spot with dining on an open porch.
Ten Ten Bistro is a casual, friendly spot where the owner roams the dining room making sure patrons are happy.
Given that it was developed by enterprising surfers 30 years ago, it's little surprise to learn that it's a party place: a laid-back, friendly spot where cheesy reggae is played in bars and restaurants serving cold beer, fried chicken and Costa Rica's national dish, gallo pinto - rice and beans.
The long wine list includes vintage dates and complements seafood with an Italian accent at this friendly spot tucked amid industrial miscellany.
