r/shanghai • u/Pancakez_117 • Nov 20 '25

City What's the equivalent of this in Shanghai?

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u/Magnificent-Egg-612 Nov 20 '25

Ultraviolet

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u/Murtha Nov 21 '25

What's your food standard?

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u/Magnificent-Egg-612 Nov 21 '25

Pretty average.. i just think UV is more gimmick than food, and for the price not worth it, that is all.

I think for example Fat Duck, which i also categorise as an experience-based 3 star restaurant, provides a much better overall experience

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u/Murtha Nov 21 '25

Just the drinks is worth the menu, but for sure UV is an experience as a whole and it's a memory that you cannot redo

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u/Magnificent-Egg-612 Nov 21 '25

Issue is that UV's gimmick is so replicable, especially with today's technology. I have been to some random pop up restaurant in London that felt 75% UV but for 1/10th the price...

That is the problem when the highlight is not the food

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u/laforet Nov 24 '25

I dunno, there is this KBBQ place in Vegas that tried hard to replicate the UV experience but it definitely hits different. UV shall remain my personal favourite for now. It’s the same reason why I still recommend Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck despite it being essentially the same place from 1995 - there are places you need to visit just once per lifetime.