The Evening Menu

Dinner at Lumière

Our menu turns with the seasons and the day's harvest. Composed nightly by Chef Étienne Rousseau — printed at dusk, cooked to order.

Première

Starters

Huîtres du Jour

$24

Half-dozen ACE Basin oysters, Champagne mignonette, preserved lemon.

Soupe à l'Oignon Noire

$16

Caramelized onion soup, aged Gruyère, black garlic, brioche crouton.

Tartare de BoeufSignature

$22

Hand-cut Wagyu tartare, smoked egg yolk, capers, pommes gaufrettes.

Salade Lumière

$14

Wadmalaw greens, poached pear, Roquefort, toasted pecans, sherry vinaigrette.

Foie Gras au Torchon

$28

Peach preserves, sea salt, toasted pain de mie, muscadine reduction.

Freshly shucked oysters on crushed ice with mignonette and lemon at Lumière

Plats Principaux

Mains

Canard aux CerisesSignature

$46

Dry-aged duck breast, Bing cherry gastrique, glazed turnips, duck-fat fingerlings.

Coquilles Saint-Jacques

$42

Diver scallops in brown butter, saffron beurre blanc, shaved fennel, sea salt.

Filet au Poivre

$58

Prime beef tenderloin, green peppercorn cognac cream, pommes purée, haricots verts.

Bouillabaisse Carolina

$44

Local grouper, shrimp and mussels, saffron-tomato broth, rouille, grilled baguette.

Poulet aux Morilles

$38

Heritage chicken breast, morel cream, vin jaune, spring leeks, wild rice.

Côte de Boeuf pour Deux

$68

45-day dry-aged ribeye for two, bone marrow bordelaise, confit garlic, frites. Per person.

Seared duck breast with cherry gastrique — Lumière's signature Canard aux Cerises

Douceurs

Desserts

Soufflé au ChocolatSignature

$18

Valrhona dark chocolate soufflé, vanilla-bean crème anglaise. Allow twenty minutes.

Tarte au Citron Brûlée

$15

Meyer lemon curd, torched meringue, gold leaf, almond sablé crust.

Crème Brûlée Classique

$14

Tahitian vanilla custard, caramelized sugar, seasonal berries.

Plateau de Fromages

$21

Five French and Carolina farmstead cheeses, house preserves, walnut bread.

Lemon tart with torched meringue peaks and gold leaf on a dark ceramic plate

La Cave

Wine

Four hundred bins, poured with intention. A selection from the cellar — the full list lives with our sommelier.

Champagne Delamotte, Blanc de Blancs

$26

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, France — by the glass.

Sancerre, Domaine Vacheron

$19

Loire Valley, France — bright flint and citrus, by the glass.

Chinon, Bernard Baudry «Les Grézeaux»

$22

Loire Valley, France — Cabernet Franc, violets and graphite, by the glass.

Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Fourrier

$48

Burgundy, France — old-vine Pinot Noir, by the coravin pour.

Sauternes, Château Doisy-Védrines

$17

Bordeaux, France — honeyed apricot, with dessert or as one.

A 20% service charge is added for parties of six or more. Please inform us of any allergies — nearly every dish can be adapted with grace. Menu items and prices change with the seasons.

Red wine being poured into a crystal glass by candlelight at Lumière

À Table

The Menu Reads Better
by Candlelight

Join us this week — tables are released thirty days in advance.

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