Ynyshir Just Opened An Eight-Seat Restaurant in Mid-Wales

In a remote little corner of Wales, in a market town just south of the Eryri National Park (formerly known as Snowdonia), one of the UK’s most exciting chefs just opened a tiny eight-seat restaurant. 

Truthfully Gwen is not brand-new – it first opened in 2023 as a casual wine bar by the team behind two-Michelin-starred Ynyshir, which sits some 20 minutes away. But, earlier this year, Gwen (named after owner Gareth Ward’s mother) in its then-form shut, and re-emerged…