Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores the Grace Café in Paris, where official and semi-official representatives of the intelligence services from the surrounding embassies are often to be found.
The Parisian-style English tea room, the Grace Café in Paris's Rue de Commaille, regularly serves a clientele which is a little different from the usual serial shoppers from the nearby Bon Marché department store. In recent years, the little café has become a favourite place for discreet breakfast meetings for official Italian intelligence service officers
