Tomos Parry’s Mountain ranks No. 74 in Top 100

Spanish daily Expansión said on May 18 that Tomos Parry’s Mountain was ranked No. 74 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Top 100, placing the Soho restaurant in the extended 51-100 list ahead of this year’s main awards ceremony. The newspaper cited Mountain in a gastronomy column about London’s Basque-influenced grilling scene and linked the restaurant to Parry’s earlier success at Brat. The underlying 50 Best ranking itself was published on June 5, 2025, by the organization behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. That list said the full 2025 awards would be announced in Turin on June 19. ### Why does No. 74 matter for Mountain? The World’s 50 Best Restaurants published Mountain at No. 74 on its 2025 extended ranking, which covers places ranked from No. 51 to No. 100. The list was released ahead of the main ceremony and spread across 25 destinations and 37 cities, according to the organizer’s June 5 announcement. (theworlds50best.com) Hot Dinners, a London restaurant publication, reported on June 5 that Mountain had moved up from No. 94 to No. 74. That would make the latest placing a 20-position rise from the prior year, according to that report. ### What is Mountain, and who is Tomos Parry? (theworlds50best.com) Tomos Parry opened Mountain in July 2023 in central Soho, according to 50 Best Discovery, the guide platform linked to the 50 Best brand. The venue is at 16-18 Beak Street in London’s W1 district and serves lunch and dinner through the week, according to the restaurant’s own website. (hot-dinners.com) 50 Best Discovery describes Parry as the chef behind Brat and says Mountain built on the same fire-led cooking style while expanding the format across two floors. Great British Chefs reported in September 2023 that Parry said Mountain and Brat shared a simple culinary “DNA” centered on cooking over fire, with Mountain giving the team more room for sourcing and in-house production. (theworlds50best.com) ### Why was Expansión writing about Basque-style grilling in London? Expansión’s May 18 column framed Mountain within a broader London dining trend tied to Basque-style grilling and open-fire cooking, according to the context provided for the story. That framing matches how other food publications have described Parry’s work. (theworlds50best.com) Great British Chefs said Parry’s cooking combines Welsh and Basque influences, while Michelin Guide said Parry, through Brat and Mountain, helped push a produce-led style in London with a heavy emphasis on wood-fired techniques. Those descriptions help explain why Expansión grouped Mountain with restaurants associated with that approach. (greatbritishchefs.com) ### How does Mountain fit with Brat? Brat remains the restaurant most closely associated with Parry’s rise in London, and 50 Best Discovery introduces Mountain by calling him “the brains behind London’s acclaimed Brat.” Great British Chefs reported that Mountain was conceived as a larger sibling to Brat, with more space for covers and kitchen work while keeping the same open-fire foundation. (greatbritishchefs.com) Expansión’s column also referred to Brat’s grilled turbot, according to the story context. Great British Chefs reported that Mountain developed its own signatures, including lobster caldereta, while still sharing the broader fire-cooking approach that made Brat well known. ### What comes next in the 50 Best calendar? (theworlds50best.com) The World’s 50 Best Restaurants said on June 5, 2025, that the full ranking would be unveiled in Turin, in Italy’s Piedmont region, on June 19. Mountain’s No. 74 position is already fixed within the extended 51-100 list, while the top 50 places are announced at the live ceremony. (greatbritishchefs.com) Mountain is continuing service at 16-18 Beak Street in Soho, with reservations for groups of one to 10 and counter seats held for walk-ins, according to the restaurant’s website. (mountainbeakstreet.com) (theworlds50best.com)