We list here some restaurants around Ecole normale supérieure. There are plenty of others! 

But first, let's talk about serious issues: drinking venues. Gilles' favorite places are place de la contrescarpe, two blocks away from Ecole normale. They have happy hours from 6 to 8pm.

Ice-creams, now. Since we will have a sunny & warm weather, Alberto's ice creams (orange area on the map below) are highly recommended.

You might want to taste some French food, too. Then, take the restaurants classified in *good (French) food* and *fine French food*. For tighter budgets, in principle, you could eat at Mc Donald's (crossroads of rue Soufflot and boulevard Saint-Michel) -- but consider rather the first two series of restaurants below. 

There are two main areas (green and orange streets on the map), where you can find all types of food. Some other more isolated locations are indicated by numbers.

For your dinners, you may find additional hints on the following web sites (covering all touristic and non-touristic areas in Paris): Restos à Paris, Eat in Paris, and RestoParis. 

The codes on the map are the following: one or several letters R, S, B, are followed by a number. The letters indicate the type of places considered (brasseries, restaurants, sandwiches). The number is used for the correspondance between the map and the list below. A * symbol indicates that there are several places around the blue circle. 

Fast and unexpensive food (5 euros)

Le boulanger de Monge - rue Monge (S12): sandwiches, breads, and cakes
La boulangerie moderne - rue des fossés saint-Jacques (green area): sandwiches, breads, and cakes
Les Panetons - rue Mouffetard, crossroads rue de l'arbalète (orange area): sandwiches and cakes
Libanais - rue saint-Jacques (green area): Lebanese sandwiches and other specialties
La muraille du Phenix - rue saint-Jacques (green area): Chinese food
Au petit Grec - rue Mouffetard, between rue du pot de fer and rue Calvin (orange area): sandwiches and crepes (pancakes)
Crêpes à Gogo - rue Soufflot (BRS13*): sandwiches and crepes (pancakes)

Medium prices & French food (7-13 euros)

La maison de Verlaine - rue Descartes (orange area): complete menu for 10 euros
Cave Bourgogne - rue Mouffetard, between rue Calvin and rue Censier (orange area): brasserie, big salades, wine tasting
Pain quotidien - rue Mouffetard, between rue Calvin and rue Censier (orange area): brasserie
L'Aster Café - rue Claude Bernard (B2): brasserie
La fontaine de la mouffe - rue du pot de fer (orange area): complete menu for 10 euros
Le comptoir du Panthéon - rue Soufflot (BRS13*): brasserie
L'orée du parc - rue de l'abbé de l'épée (B6*): brasserie
Au bon coin - rue de la collégiale (B17): brasserie
Le pot de terre - rue du pot de fer (orange area): salades, casual menus
Le Vauquelin - rue Vauquelin (R3): restaurant
Le Waikiki - rue d'Ulm (green area): brasserie
L'écurie - rue de la montagne sainte-Geneviève (R14): complete menu for less than 12 euros, credit cards not accepted

Medium prices & international food (7-13 euros)

Les 5 saveurs d'Anada - rue du Cardinal Lemoine (R10): vegetarian food only
Thai - rue des fossés saint-Jacques (green area): Thai food
Japanese - rue des fossés saint-Jacques (green area): Japanese food
Sree Krishna - rue Descartes (orange area): Indian food
Pasta e fagioli - rue Claude Bernard (R1): Italian food
La Comedia - rue Monge (R8): Italian food

Good (French) food  (13-20 euros)

L'esperluette - rue Gay-Lussac (B5): brasserie, French food
Le vin sobre - rue des feuillantines (R4): French food, wine tasting
La fourmi ailée - rue du fouarre (R23): French food, some vegetarian plates, cakes, and pastries
Le Mauzac - rue de l'abbé de l'épée (B6*): French food, wine tasting
Les bugnes - rue du pot de fer (orange area): French food
La papillotte - rue du pot de fer (orange area): French food
La brouette - rue Descartes (orange area): French food
Le porte-pot - rue Boutebrie (R22): French food, good wines
L'huître et demie - rue Mouffetard, between rue Calvin and rue du pot de fer (orange area): fish, seafood
Polidor - rue Monsieur-le-Prince (B21): one of Paris' oldest bistros
Au p'tit Cahoua - boulevard saint-Marcel (R16): Morrocan food (Patricia's best choice!)
Le Perraudin - rue saint-Jacques (green area): French food
Terranova, Terra nera - rue des fossés saint-Jacques (green area): two separate restaurants with approximatively the same menu, nice Italian food
L'auberge du vigneron - rue du pot de fer (orange area): French food

Fine French food  (possibly or certainly >20 euros)

Le petit Prince - rue Lanneau (R19)
Les papilles - rue Gay-Lussac (R9): French food, good wines
La truffière - rue Blainville, close to place de la Contrescarpe (orange area)
Au refuge du passé - rue du fer à moulin (R11)
Les bouchons du 5ème - rue de l'hôtel Colbert (R24): vegetarian meals available
Chez Alexis et Daniel - rue d'Arras (R15)
Les ronchons - Quai de la tournelle (R20)
La table corse - rue Tournefort (R7): Corsican food
Les fontaines - rue Soufflot (BRS13*) 
Au petit Marguery - boulevard Port-Royal (R18)