Word on the street
What locals are saying
Over two decades on Upper King Street, 39 Rue de Jean has held its ground as Charleston's most credible approximation of a Parisian brasserie — the moules frites in pistou sauce, the Saturday cassoulet, and the hazelnut frisée lyonnaise with poached egg are the real deal. The room is loud and convivial, drawing a steady mix of regulars and first-timers, which reads as durability as much as anything else. Kitchen consistency is the persistent knock: the good nights are genuinely good, but overcooked duck and perfunctory charcuterie boards surface often enough to warrant ordering strategically.
Saturday cassoulet worth planning aroundmoules frites in pistou as the anchor dishnoisy, high-energy brasserie roomuneven execution on busy nightslocals-and-tourists mix that skews reliabledog-friendly patio seating
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