Do any of you play in places that are not in someone’s home? Restaurants? Coffee shops? Looking for ideas.
Here are some idea from mahjong friend
We play at a local restaurant, start with lunch and then play when they go quiet for the afternoon.
We play twice a week at the synagogue and once a week at hyvee
We play at our community center
Panera Bread, locally owned coffee shops.
Buy something AND TIP server well for holding tables for extended periods
We play at the senior center and at the public library.
We play at our clubhouse at the Lake Club.
panara bread, jason deli
Senior centers here.
Panera and they bring us unsold 
Our Publix has balcony space with tables and chairs and told us we were welcome to play there.
Our local mall food court. Sadly the mall is a ghost town. Sundays we get as many as 7 tables!
La Madeline , olive garfen, a brewery, a nicer grocery store (market street) are all places near me that have free open play each week. We have a couple ladies that have asked and we get 12-40 people each time.
Library, diners panera some restaurants etc
My friend and I organized a free social play group in Oklahoma City. We play at a restaurant every Tuesday! Everyone buys their own food/drinks. We have their whole event space to ourselves
Yes!! We play at a Greek restaurant in southern Portugal. They are really super nice to us.
My group plays at panara bread. We typically have dinner together and then play till closing.
The library
Game store
Our local Recreation and Parks Department has senior games every Monday 1:00 - 3:00.
Clubhouse
At our rec center, we can play for free.
We have a local mahjong club. They schedule classes and open play all around town. Restaurants, hotels, and boutiques. I’m also in a large private group of women and we play at a country club.
Whole Foods
We play at Panera
I have seen people playing in restaurants, Wegmans grocery store (the balcony seating), senior centers, mall food courts etc.
Library
Mondays we meet at the historical society and Fridays we play at Panera
Local game store, restaurants on nights when they don’t get much business normally (so you’re guaranteed income for them), winery, maybe a bookstore if they have tables and a cafe.
We play at our local Hilton Garden Inn every Tuesday and it’s so fun! We eat and drink so they are still making money and good tips.
Senior Center
Barnes and Noble Bookstore
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Dewey’s Pizza
Yeppers
Yes!! All the time. Wherever there is a table that works…
Public library. Museum atriums.
Always check with management first before occupying tables in a food and beverage venue for an extended period of time. Especially during peak business hours like lunch, dinner, and happy hour.
Public libraries, clubhouse of our RV park
Some grocery stores now have loft or other community type areas where you maybe be able to play and do your grocery shopping!
I play at Carrabba's in The Villages, Fl. We have lunch first and then stay to play.
Library. It's where we took the intro to Mahjong class and we started to play a few years ago and have been playing ever since. The library couldn't be nicer to us. What a pleasure!!
I've played at a local restaurant combination bowling alley. I played during the day when it wasn't crowded and the wait staff was very accommodating.
We play at our mall. There is an open area with tables.
I play at local coffee shops, breweries and restaurants.
We play at our local senior center—every Monday. It’s a great facility.
Community Center, temple, Dunkin.
Yes we play at Paradise Deli and Grill Cape Coral
Wednesday @12:00
We play at the shul
I play at my local Riichi venue. It's technically classed as a rentable party room, but it's really more of a combination board-game-room-cum-mahjong-room, with multiple automatic tables.
Restaurants, bars, breweries, Whole Foods, Harris Teeter (grocery store), libraries, Junior League, etc - we play all over the place. Etiquette is definitely ordering at places that serve food and beverages.
I’m in a group that plays at Carabas.
