Carmen Alti
Co-chef and co-founder of La Llorería, the Chueca bar-restaurant in Madrid that holds a Sol Repsol.
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Carmen Alti is a co-chef and co-founder of La Llorería, a small bar-restaurant in Madrid's Chueca neighbourhood that she runs with fellow chef José Certucha and partner Jesús Encinas. The three met working in Diego Guerrero's DSTAgE kitchen, and Alti also cooked at BIBo and Punto MX before the three opened La Llorería, which serves creative, seasonal dishes in full and half portions for sharing. The restaurant is a Michelin Guide inspector's favourite and won its first Sol Repsol at the 2024 Guía Repsol awards gala in Cartagena.
Biography
Career
Alti worked in the kitchens of Diego Guerrero's DSTAgE, as well as at BIBo and Punto MX in Madrid, before co-founding La Llorería with chef José Certucha and partner Jesús Encinas: a friendship and working partnership that grew out of their time together at DSTAgE. La Llorería, a small bar-restaurant on Calle de San Lorenzo in Chueca built around an eight-seat wooden bar, won its first Sol Repsol at the 2024 Guía Repsol awards gala in Cartagena on 4 March 2024, and the Michelin Guide names it an inspector's favourite.
Philosophy
The restaurant's cooking is built around creative, seasonal dishes served in full and half portions for sharing, with an approach the team describes as technically grounded rather than trend-driven.
Restaurants
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Accolades
- ·1 Sol Repsol, Guía Repsol (awarded at the 2024 gala, Cartagena, 4 March 2024): La Llorería
- ·Michelin Guide inspector's favourite: La Llorería
Frequently asked
Does Carmen Alti have a Michelin star?
No. La Llorería, where Alti is a co-chef, holds a Sol Repsol and is a Michelin Guide inspector's favourite, but it doesn't hold a star.
Where does Carmen Alti cook?
At La Llorería in Madrid's Chueca neighbourhood, which she co-founded and runs with fellow chef José Certucha and partner Jesús Encinas.
Where did Carmen Alti train before La Llorería?
She worked in the kitchens of Diego Guerrero's DSTAgE, as well as at BIBo and Punto MX in Madrid, before opening La Llorería.
When did La Llorería win its Sol Repsol?
At the 2024 Guía Repsol awards gala, held in Cartagena on 4 March 2024.
Who runs La Llorería with Carmen Alti?
She shares the kitchen with chef José Certucha, and Jesús Encinas is their partner in the business. The three worked together at Diego Guerrero's DSTAgE and at BiBo before opening La Llorería.
Is La Llorería in the Michelin Guide?
Yes. It's a Michelin Guide inspector's favourite, though it doesn't hold a star, and it also holds one Sol in the Guía Repsol.