Yesterday I went with some friends back to Caffe Tabac, one of the Bares Notables I visited for my book. It’s quite a nice place, although not as old and full of character as some others.

After we had eaten, I approached the senior staff person to see if I could set up an interview, and was told that there was nobody there who knew anything about the history of the cafe! Apparently it had been closed for some time (which I knew) and reopened five years ago under new ownership, and nobody there knew anything about the time before that.

So Caffe Tabac won’t be featured in my book. But there are lots of others to choose from, so no worries.