food with a story tastes better
From chef, cookbook author and PBS star, Vivian Howard, LENOIR reminds people that the South is a nuanced place with a storied history and disparate terrain that shapes us as well as our food traditions. Here we cook to perpetuate, honor and evolve the cuisine of the rural, agricultural South, and we back it up with hospitality that buys into the idea that food with a story tastes better. Named for Vivian’s home county in eastern North Carolina, LENOIR exalts the pillars of Southern hospitality and leaves people feeling like they are guests in our home rather than patrons in our restaurant.
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reservations
hours
monday-thursday
dinner 5-10 // bar 4-11
friday & saturday
dining 5-10 // bar 4-12
sunday
november 10th brunch 11-3 // dinner 5-10 // bar 4 - 11
thanksgiving supper
supper 12-8
parking
complimentary validated
self-parking is available in the deck directly across from Lenoir at 69 Wentworth Street. Please bring your parking ticket to the restaurant team to validate.
gift cards
*currently, we accept reservations via resy 4 weeks in advance. For additional reservation assistance, please email hello@dineatlenoir.com
menu
SNACKS & SHARE PLATES
$8
fried collards
furikake
$8
$15
potlicker stew
greens, pork belly, fresno chili sea salt, cornbread fritters
$15
$15
blueberry bbq chicken wings
benne, celery, scallion
$15
$14
fingerling potato "caeser"
gem lettuce, white anchovy, & all the fixin's
$14
$16
burrata
flat bread, garlic jam, wild arugula, dried blueberry honey
$16
$10
boiled peanuts
sweet & spicy broth
$10
$14
street corn
lemon garlic mayo, spicy tomato relish, cotija, cilantro
$14
$16
fall salad
apples, pecans, maytag blue cheese, mixed lettuces, pumpkin spice vinaigrette
$16
ENTREES
$24
roasted tomato pie
onions, mayo, basil, thyme, fontina, mozzarella
$24
$44
sage brined peculiar pork chop
dirty farro, sweet and sour beets
$44
$26
k-town burger with fries
house chili, slaw, sharp cheddar, mayo, texas toast
$26
$44
hunter cattle hanger steak
sundried tomato pesto, squash frites
$44
$36
chef's coastal catch
gold rice, cucumber salad, miso sake butter
$36
$38
smoked half chicken
sweet potato tamales, red mole, field pea pico de gallo
$38
$33
crispy catfish
roasted turnips, hot sausage, spicy tomato vinaigrette
$33
$36
appalachian trout
potatoes, bacon, olives, capers, white wine butter
$36
ADDITIONS
$9
handcut fries
kitchen sink mayo
$9
$12
pimento cheese grita
spicy tomato, pork skins
$12
$10
mess of greens
braised mustards, turnip tops
$10
$10
twice baked potato
sage tahini honey, toasted peanuts
$10
SWEETS
$12
carrot cake
coffee icing, amaretto chantilly, toasted almonds
$12
$10
smores
chocolate mousse, italian meringue, house made graham crackers
$10
SPARKLING
$13
/
$60
Sorgente Prosecco
Veneto, Italy NV
$13
/
$60
$45
Can Xa Cava Brut
Catalunya, Spain NV
$45
$90
Bruno Dangin “Cuvee Blanche”
Molesme, France NV
$90
$100
Duval-Leroy Brut Reserve
Vertus, France NV
$100
ROSÉ
$15
/
$65
Akakies Kir-Yanni Sparkling Rose
Amyndeon, Greece 2002
$15
/
$65
$13
/
$55
Peyrassol La Croix Rose
Province, Mediterranean 2023
$13
/
$55
$11
/
$45
Catalado Calabretta Ciro Rosato
Circo, Italy 2022
$11
/
$45
WHITE WINE
$14
/
$60
Kind Stranger Chardonnay
Columbia Valley, Washington 2021
$14
/
$60
$14
/
$60
Kali Hart Chardonnay
Central Coast, California 2020
$14
/
$60
$13
/
$55
Chatueau Bonhoste Bordeaux Blanc
Bordeaux, France 2023
$13
/
$55
$13
/
$55
Ten Sisters Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand 2022
$13
/
$55
$12
/
$50
Sydney Ann Pinot Grigio
Veneto, Italy 2022
$12
/
$50
$14
/
$60
Christina Gruner Vetliner
Gottlesbunn, Austria 2022
$14
/
$60
$13
/
$55
August Kesseler Riesling
Rheingau, Germany 2022
$13
/
$55
$85
Sacabeira Albarino
Rias Baixas, Spain 2021
$85
$80
White Anjou "Les Pierres Girard" Chenin
Loire Valley, France 2019
$80
$85
Clement & Florian Berthier Sancerre
Loire Valley, France 2019
$85
$50
Casa Do Valle Vinho Verde
Basto, Portugal 2021
$50
$50
Chateau Petit Roubie Picpoul De Pinet
Languedoc, France 2020
$50
$70
Donnafugata Lighea Zibibbo
Pantelleria, Italy 2021
$70
RED WINE
$12
/
$50
Pas de Probleme Pinot Noir
Languedoc, France 2021
$12
/
$50
$14
/
$60
Valpolicella Allegrini
Fumane, Italy 2022
$14
/
$60
$13
/
$55
Clovis Cotes Du Rhone
Cotes Du Rhone, France 2022
$13
/
$55
$14
/
$60
Truth Be Told Cabernet Sauvignon
Columbia Valley, Washington 2020
$14
/
$60
$12
/
$50
Man Pinotage
Cape Coast, South Africa 2021
$12
/
$50
$65
Domaine Saint Cyr "La Galoche" Gamay
Beaujolais, France 2022
$65
$60
Jasci Montepulciano
Abruzzo, Italy 2020
$60
$100
Willakenzie Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley, Oregon 2021
$100
$60
Bodegas Ponce "La Xara" Garnacha
Manchuela, Spain 2021
$60
$65
Buitiful Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina 2022
$65
$140
Robert Sinskey Merlot
Los Carneros, California 2015
$140
$110
Domaine Molin Fixin Burgundy
Cote d'Or, France 2020
$110
$100
Adelaida Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
Paso Robles, California 2021
$100
$65
Easton Zinfandel
Amador County, California 2016
$65
$100
Chateau Beausejour St. Emilion
Bordeaux, France 2018
$100
$60
Nicolas Reau "Agne" Cabernet Franc
Loire Valley, France 2022
$60
COCKTAILS
$15
pardon my french
vodka, lavender, vanilla, lemon, egg white, creme de violette
$15
$15
tight as a tick
spicy tequila, blackberry basil agave, chartreuse, lemon
$15
$14
6 toed cat
aged rum, grapefruit, pineapple, lime, luxardo
$14
$15
just piddlin'
hat trick gin, lime, cucumber & basil simple
$15
$14
spittin’ image
bourbon, blueberry bbq shrub, lemon
$14
$14
short rows
bourbon, highwire amaro, aperol
$14
BOTTLES & CANS
$8
coast kolsch
charleston, sc
$8
$8
tradesman golden pilsner
charleston, sc
$8
$8
tbc seed spitter salted watermelon gose
tarboro, nc
$8
$8
hopart ipa
charleston, sc
$8
$8
westbrook white thai
charleston, sc
$8
$10
edmund's oast bound by time ipa (16oz.)
charleston, sc
$10
$10
edmund's oast oktoberfest (16 oz.)
charleston, sc
$10
ceebo brewing the classic pilsner (non-alcoholic)
7
$8
rotating draft selection
Southern brews
$8
EGGS & SUCH
$18
carolina style full breakfast
2 eggs, sausage patties, bacon, field pea succotash, sliced heirloom tomato, crispy potato
$18
$15
french omelet
five eggs, chives, sea salt, french butter, basic salad
$15
$14
cast iron grits & greens
spicy tomato relish, sunny eggs
$14
$35
steak & eggs
hanger steak, house fries, jammy eggs, sun dried tomato pesto
$35
$21
loaded biscuits & gravy
fried chicken cutlet, pork sausage, easy eggs
$21
NOT EGGS
$26
k-town burger
smash patties, house chili, slaw, sharp cheddar, texas toast, house fries
$26
$25
crispy trout po boy
sunburst trout, tomato, pickle, lettuce, butter toasted hoagie
$25
$16
berry salad
artisan greens, spiced pecans, maytag blue cheese
$16
$25
shrimp & grits
pimiento cheese grits, pork belly, castelvetrano olives, spicy tomato butter
$25
$24
tomato pie
heirloom tomato, onions, mayo, basil, thyme, fontina, mozzarella
$24
$75 PER PERSON
CHOICE OF 1 ITEM PER COURSE
course 1
butternut squash soup
crema, sage, croutons, bacon
shaved and charred brussels
apples, spiced pecans, blue cheese, lemon honey vinaigrette
oyster pie
creamy baked oysters with saltine crust
chicken liver mousse
pickled beets, winter greens, sweet potato mustard, shmaltz toast
course 2
turkey plate
brown butter mashed potato, citrus sweet potato, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, pecan cranberry relish
catch of the day
crab and sweet corn succotash
beef short ribs
turnip gratin, braised turnip greens
mushroom pappardelle
roasted garlic, sage, brown butter, pecorino
course 3
pumpkin pie
pumpkin spice chantilly cream
pecan pie
bourbon laced chantilly cream
