Guinness names Shanghai eatery as world's highest restaurant in a building

The Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Shanghai's Heavenly Jin restaurant as the world's highest restaurant in a building. Located on the 120th floor, the restaurant sits 556.36 meters (1,825 feet) above ground.

(CNN) — It's official, there's a new "world's highest restaurant in a building."

In February, officials from the Guinness World Records awarded the accolade to the Heavenly Jin restaurant inside the J Hotel Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China.

Located on the 120th floor of Shanghai Tower, the restaurant sits 556.36 meters (1,825 feet) above ground. The J Hotel occupies the top floors of the Shanghai Tower -- which at 632 meters (about 2,000 feet) is the tallest building in China and the third tallest in the world.