Shanghai’s Ultraviolet No. 6 in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019

Shanghai’s Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet rises to No. 6 in the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2019, two spots up from last year. Opened in 2012, Ultraviolet is the first restaurant of its kind, uniting food with multi-sensory technologies to create a fully immersive dining experience.

Paul Pairet

Inside Ultraviolet

Only one other Shanghai restaurant placed. Tony Lu’s upscale Chinese vegetarian restaurant Fu He Hui climbed one spot to No. 29.

Fu He Hui

Odette in Singapore was crowned The Best Restaurant in Asia 2019, rising from fourth to first. Last year’s number 1, Gaggan, went down a spot.

There are 10 newcomers on this year’s list: Sazenka, VEA, Wing Lei Palace, Nouri, Lovacore, Toyo Eatery, Seventh Son, Dewakan, Sugalabo, and Sorn.

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019

1. Odette, Singapore
2. Gaggan, Bangkok
3. Den, Tokyo
4. Sühring, Bangkok
5. Florilège, Tokyo
6. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai
7. Mume, Taipei
8. Narisawa, Tokyo
9. Nihonryori Ryugin, Tokyo
10. Burnt Ends, Singapore
11. The Chairman, Hong Kong
12. 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong
13. Mingles, Seoul
14. La Cime, Osaka
15. Belon, Hong Kong
16. Gaa, Bangkok
17. Indian Accent, New Delhi
18. Il Ristorante Luca Fantin, Tokyo
19. Bo.Lan, Bangkok
20. Le Du, Bangkok
21. Amber, Hong Kong
22. Nahm, Bangkok
23. Sazenka, Tokyo
24. La Maison de la Nature Goh, Fukuoka
25. Sushi Saito, Tokyo
26. L’Effervescence, Tokyo
27. Jade Dragon, Macao
28. Paste, Bangkok
29. Fu He Hui, Shanghai
30. Raw, Taipei
31. Shoun Ryugin, Taipei
32. Jaan, Singapore
33. Les Amis, Singapore
34. VEA, Hong Kong
35. Ministry of Crab, Sri Lanka
36. Wing Lei Palace, Macao
37. Neighborhood, Hong Kong
38. Lung King Heen, Hong Kong
39. Nouri, Singapore
40. Waku Ghin, Singapore
41. TocToc, Seoul
42. Lovacore, Bali
43. Toyo Eatery, Manila
44. Seventh Son, Hong Kong
45. Quintessence, Tokyo
46. Dewakan, Kuala Lumpur
47. Sugalabo, Tokyo
48. Sorn, Bangkok
49. Corner House, Singapore
50. Ta Vie, Hong Kong

The ceremony for the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2019 was held on March 26 at Wynn Palace in Macao.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants will be announced on June 25.