Diego Murciego
Head chef of Desde 1911, the Michelin-starred seafood restaurant of Madrid's Pescaderías Coruñesas group.
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Diego Murciego is the head chef of Desde 1911, the seafood restaurant of Madrid's Pescaderías Coruñesas group, and serves as the group's executive chef overall. Born in Valladolid, he came up through several Madrid kitchens, most formatively Goizeko Wellington, before joining Pescaderías Coruñesas roughly a decade ago. Desde 1911 earned its first Michelin star in 2024 and has placed on Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Europe list every year since 2022, built on a daily-changing seafood menu cooked over live coals and a wood-fired oven.
Biography
Early years
Murciego was born in Valladolid. He didn't set out to become a chef: a friend of his father offered him unpaid kitchen work at his restaurant, and from there he moved between restaurants across Madrid, including Goizeko Wellington, where he helped serve up to 150 diners a night with high-end raw ingredients.
Career
He joined Pescaderías Coruñesas roughly ten years ago, initially as the group built out its catering service, and became the group's executive chef, coordinating the kitchens across its restaurants while centering his own work on Desde 1911, which he's led since it opened in November 2021. Desde 1911 received its first Michelin star in 2024. On Opinionated About Dining's rankings it topped the '30 Best New European Restaurants' list in 2022, placed 5th on the Top Restaurants in Europe list in 2023 (also winning the prize for the biggest riser that year), 21st in 2024, 16th in 2025 and 31st in 2026.
Philosophy
Murciego says technique should only intensify a dish's own flavor, not mask it: he wants a diner eating carabinero prawn to taste unmistakably of carabinero. The kitchen leans on live coals and a wood-and-gas oven, and works only with fish and shellfish brought in that day from the group's own ports, without freezing or holding stock overnight.
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Accolades
- ·1 Michelin star, Desde 1911 (since 2024)
- ·1st, Best New European Restaurants, Opinionated About Dining (2022)
- ·5th, Top Restaurants in Europe, Opinionated About Dining (2023, also biggest riser of the year)
- ·21st, Top Restaurants in Europe, Opinionated About Dining (2024)
- ·16th, Top Restaurants in Europe, Opinionated About Dining (2025)
- ·31st, Top Restaurants in Europe, Opinionated About Dining (2026)
Frequently asked
Does Diego Murciego have a Michelin star?
Yes. Desde 1911, where he's head chef, holds one Michelin star, awarded in 2024.
What restaurant does Diego Murciego cook at?
Desde 1911, the seafood restaurant of the Pescaderías Coruñesas group in Madrid, which he has led since it opened in November 2021.
What is Diego Murciego's cooking philosophy?
He uses technique only to intensify a dish's own flavor, cooking fish and shellfish over live coals and a wood-fired oven the same day they arrive from port, without freezing or holding anything overnight.
Where did Diego Murciego train as a chef?
On the job. He started as unpaid kitchen help at the restaurant of a friend of his father's, then worked his way through several Madrid kitchens, including Goizeko Wellington, before joining Pescaderías Coruñesas.
How has Desde 1911 ranked among Europe's best restaurants?
It topped Opinionated About Dining's Best New European Restaurants list in 2022, then placed 5th on the Top Restaurants in Europe list in 2023, 21st in 2024, 16th in 2025 and 31st in 2026.