Paul Pairet’s Ultraviolet is revolutionising haute cuisine with a ground-breaking, multi-sensory dining experience that comes to life and opens the senses like nowhere else on the planet.
Deep in the heart of Shanghai, hidden away from The Bund’s neon-colored craziness, is one of the world’s most desirable and revolutionary dining experiences — Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet. It’s better than fine dining; it’s a light, sound, scent, and flavor dance aimed at satisfying the senses and challenging your idea of what a meal is.
Seating only ten per evening, Ultraviolet is an exercise in both precision and creative audacity. No menu to read and no public address announcement — the experience begins the moment you’re picked up from an unmarked location in the city. As you’re taken to a hidden dining room, tension is built for what’s ahead.
The dinner is served in 20 to 30 meticulously crafted courses, every course meticulously choreographed to exist in precise harmony with immersive multimedia — image synchronised video projections, ambient sound, custom-scented fragrance, and carefully calibrated light. One moment you’re a fantasy wood filled with mushroom tartlets; the next you’re a beach scene breaking out before your eyes as you eat a sea urchin-topped edible “sandcastle.” It’s whimsical, dreamlike, and richly indulgent.
Paul Pairet, the Michelin-starred chef who stands behind this sensory experience, is renowned for his avant-garde style. With Ultraviolet, he doesn’t merely feed people — he creates emotional experiences. Every dish is a story, combining haute cuisine with theater and impeccable timing. The cuisine isn’t about taste — it’s about feeling — nostalgia, awe, pleasant surprise.
Attention to detail is breathtaking. The kitchen is a sort of movie set, where timing, temperature, and technique all converge in choreographed perfection. The wines are selected to the same standard, often unusual vintages selected to complement both the dish and the experience it is designed to evoke.
To dine at Ultraviolet is a splurge — the table can cost over $1,000 per person. But to newcomers, it will be every cent. This is no ordinary night out; this is a guided, unforgettable experience in a world where flavor becomes spectacle.
Aside from the food, what sets Ultraviolet apart as luxury living is its elitism and its innovativeness. This is a place that has rightfully earned its place in the top luxury dining experiences in the world. It’s for the hungry who crave something different, something higher, and something pioneering. It’s a benchmark level of luxury holidays and decadent hedonism.
For the sophisticated traveler who craves the extraordinary, Ultraviolet isn’t a dinner — it’s a fantasy you can experience.
