table-hop

[tey-buh l-hop] /ˈteɪ bəlˌhɒp/
verb (used without object), table-hopped, table-hopping. Informal.
1.
to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.
Origin
1940-45; table + hop1
Related forms
table-hopper, noun
Slang definitions & phrases for table-hop

table-hop

verb

To go from table to table in a restaurant, nightclub, etc, visiting and chatting: Linda goes to Elaine's to table-hop, not to eat (1956+)