What locals are saying
Housed in a circa-1867 building off the beaten path in Ansonborough, Muse earns its place on the city's concierge lists through a Mediterranean-leaning menu — homemade pastas, sea scallops with pea risotto, duck breast with pomegranates — and a bar running 75 wines by the glass. Owner Donny is a genuine draw, routinely steering tables through curated meals that diners describe as the best of a Charleston trip; the intimate room rewards repeat visits and punishes bad table assignments. The minority of negative feedback clusters around slow kitchen pacing, the occasional mid-tier wine-by-the-glass pour not matching the ambition of the list, and seating logistics that can go sideways when private parties push regular diners into less desirable corners.
