Patty Chuang

The last time I sat in this seat, I watched the same fountain show. Back then this place was called Wing Lei Palace, and Chef Tam Kwok Fung was in the kitchen.

On the top floor of Yuejie Yongjia Court, at 570 Yongjia Road in Shanghai, the elevator doors open with a soft ding on the fourth floor. Just inside, a low sofa sits beside a fireplace, while a wall of windows is cradled by the green embrace of plane trees. Their shadows sway across the wooden floor, and for a moment, you can't help but think: what a perfect afternoon.

One of Taipei's most anticipated restaurant openings of the year is Polux, the casual French restaurant by Chef Paul Pairet, whose Shanghai flagship has long been one of the city's hottest tables to book. The restaurant also marks the Taiwanese debut of the chef behind the three-Michelin-starred Ultraviolet, which closed in March 2025 after redefining modern gastronomy for more than a decade.

The foie gras raspberry lollipop was my first impression of Amber. Rich, silken foie gras melted on the tongue like chocolate, while the sweetness of raspberry unfurled slowly in the finish, brightening the overall richness of the dish. The two melded together in the mouth and turned impossibly light.

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