The table mat (1) comprises a foot part (2) forming a bottom adapted for abutting a plane surface, a substantially circular sucking disc part (3) manufactured from an elastic heat insulating material and comprising a substantially plane bottom portion (3a) and a peripheral portion (3b) extending inclined upwards from said bottom portion (3a) to form a concave sucking disc adapted to adhere by means of pressure to a flat bottom of a piece of kitchen ware. The bottom portion (3a) of said sucking disc part (3) is attached to a plane major portion (2a) of said foot part (2), said bottom portion (3a) of said sucking disc part (3) and said major portion (2a) of said foot part (2) being substantially plane-parallel. The peripheral portion (3b) of said sucking disc part (3) projects to or beyond a peripheral edge of said foot part (2).