Mountain
No.74 World's 50 Best 2025 — elite chef
Veronica's Take
Tomos Parry, the Welsh chef who opened Mountain in Soho last year, has already clinched the No.74 spot on the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list, making it one of London's most buzzed-about dining destinations. Set in a sprawling industrial-rustic space with an open kitchen, Mountain is a love letter to Basque-inspired open-flame cooking, where hard-to-source ingredients take center stage in both experimental and unfussy dishes. Signature plates like the spider crab omelette and smoked potatoes have guests flocking to this airy, two-floor haven, where Parry's devotion to letting ingredients shine is as palpable as the sizzling flames in his kitchen.
mountain.restaurant Welsh chef Tomos Parry opened Mountain in Soho in 2023, which was arguably the most-hyped London restaurant opening of the year. Set across two airy and spacious floors with an industrial-rustic vibe and an open kitchen, Parry brings Basque-inspired open-flame cooking with hard-to-source ingredients to adoring guests. The menu features a mix of experimental dishes and uncomplicated plates that let the ingredients shine, with spider crab omelette and beef sweetbreads sitting alongside mutton chops and the signature smoked potatoes.
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The people behind Mountain
Tomos Parry
profileChef-owner
Welsh chef-owner of Mountain in Soho, London (No.74, World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025), opened 2023. Basque-inspired open-flame cooking.
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