Anywhere between 28" and 30" is in the accepted range, though 28" will feel a little low to most people. I had a table at 31" once, and every time I sat at it,

Anywhere between 28" and 30" is in the accepted range, though 28" will feel a little low to most people. I had a table at 31" once, and every time I sat at it, I felt like a kid sitting at the grown-up table. A good reference for stuff like this is Human Dimension and Interior Space: https://archive.org/details/humandimensionin0000pane https://archive.org/details/humandimensionin0000pane