| Built by the Union Assurance Company in 1916, Three on the Bund in Shanghai was the first steel-framed structure in China. It is now a glamorously reconfigured complex that contains an Armani store, an Evian spa, the Shanghai Gallery of Art and a number of excellent restaurants. The jewel in its crown is the hidden domed dining room right at the top, a stunning space so exclusive (and, it has to be said, small), that it can only accommodate two diners and a butler (who will knock before entering). The food comes from the kitchens of Jean-Georges Vongerichten's restaurant (or David Laris's or Jereme Leung's Whampoa Club, if you prefer; or you can have a course from each), and the neon-lit, 360-degree cityscape views are like nothing you've ever seen before. If there are more than two of you, the Lower Cupola seats eight (00 86 21 138 1787 6975; www.threeonthebund.com).
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