Background
Anaïs Laurent runs the Paris bureau for Restaurants for Kings, covering France and the wider Mediterranean. Her beat takes in the city’s bistronomie movement, its enduring grande-cuisine rooms, and the Catalan and Italian kitchens along the southern coast.
She reviews with a Parisian’s impatience for the merely competent and a reporter’s eye for sourcing. Her interest is in the room that earns its reputation course by course — the bistro reworking a classic, the pizzaiolo respecting a dough, the tasting menu that justifies its length.
Editorial Focus
- Paris bistronomie — the chef-owned rooms reworking the French canon.
- French grande cuisine — the city’s enduring two- and three-star tables.
- Mediterranean & Catalan — Barcelona to Marseille — the southern coast’s serious kitchens.
- Napoletana pizza — dough, fermentation, and the rooms that respect both.
Fast Facts
- Role
- Paris Bureau Chief
- Based
- Paris
- Specialty regions
- France · Catalonia · Italy
- Languages
- French · English · Spanish
- Specialty occasions
- First Date · Proposal
Selected Reviews
A sample of pieces Anaïs Laurent has written for RFK. Browse the full archive by city or occasion.
- Best Bistros in Paris 2026 — The Paris bistronomie ranking.
- Best Catalan Restaurants in Barcelona 2026 — Barcelona’s Catalan fine-dining picks.
- Best French Restaurants Worldwide — The global French cuisine guide.
- Best Pizza Restaurants Worldwide — The worldwide Napoletana ranking.
Editorial Standards
Every review attributed to Anaïs Laurent is based on personal visits and assessed against the RFK scoring methodology. RFK does not accept payment from restaurants, PR agencies, or booking platforms in exchange for coverage; affiliate relationships are disclosed.