Birregurra, Australia
Brae
Chef
Dan Hunter
Set among the hills of Birregurra in Victoria, Brae is one of Australia’s most celebrated restaurants - a trailblazer in sustainable cooking with true legend status in the industry. More than a restaurant, Brae is also home to guest suites and a working organic farm, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in nature and quite literally eat from the land around them.
When chef and owner Dan Hunter opened Brae in 2013, he set out to build a place that reflected his values without compromise. Sustainability isn’t a marketing line here, it’s Brae’s heartbeat. The farming, the cooking and the hospitality all flow from Dan's belief: respect the land and it will give back.
Today, Dan and his team grow organic produce on site and work exclusively with ethically grown ingredients from the surrounding region. The result is a distinctly Australian expression of cuisine shaped by place, seasonality and the environment that makes it all possible.
Brae has held Australia’s highest ranking of 3 Hats from the Good Food Guide since 2014, became the first restaurant in the country to be certified by the Sustainable Restaurant Association in 2024, and saw Dan named Melbourne Food & Wine’s 2024 Chef and Restaurateur Legend, among many other accolades we simply don’t have the word count for.