A "bar clandestin" hidden in plain sight
Located beneath French restaurant Brasserie la Banque, Bar Vauté is a destination of its own for after-hours imbibing and enjoyment. The space moonlights as a secluded cocktail bar and evening eatery. When guests descend the building's original historic staircase, they're transported back in time, accentuated by the room's soft lighting, Art Deco influenced furnishings, and intimate bar. One of the only below-street-level bars in the city, Bar Vauté invites locals and visitors alike to indulge in a crepe, cocktail, and a glass, or two, of champagne.
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"Where You Should Go In Charleston Now"
Hours & Location
The "bar below the street" at Brasserie La Banque
Monday through Thursday
4 PM - 11 PM
Friday and Saturday
4 PM - 12 AM
Sunday
3 PM - 9 PM
Apéro Hour
Monday through Friday
4PM - 6PM
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Caviar DE LA Banque
storey farm egg, chive, shallot, crème fraiche, warm blini
White Sturgeon $115
Golden Osetra $135
Beluga Hybrid $200
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CAVIAR FLIGHT
10 grams of white sturgeon, golden osetra, and beluga hybrid
$140
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Plateau de la Banque
6 oysters on the half shell, cocktail de crevettes, smoked fish rillette, benne cracker
$45
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Tour de la banque
12 oysters on the half shell, cocktail de crevettes, smoked fish rillette benne cracker
$90
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Frenched Oysters
crème fraiche, cucumber, champagne mignonette, espelette, caviar
$7
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Chilled Oyster on the Half Shell
served with lemon, cocktail sauce, red wine mignonette
1/2 Dozen $24
Dozen $45
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Cocktail de Crevettes
cocktail sauce, espelette, lemon
$19
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SMOKED FISH RILLETTE
house smoked white fish, smoked trout roe, dill, cucumber à la creme, lavash, radish
$18
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French Onion Soup
sweet vidalia onion, provolone, croutons
$14
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Beet Salad
goat cheese, endives, candied walnuts, strawberry, herb vinaigrette
$18
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LYONNAISE SALAD
lardon, brioche crouton, farm egg, mimolette, anchovy vinaigrette
$16
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SALADE DE MARCHÉ
cherry tomato, jackson wonder bean, broccoli, baby squash, pickled beets, watermelon radish, pea tendrils
$18
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Escargots
shallots, garlic, pernod, fines herbes, brioche crumb, baguette
$19
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STEAK TARTARE
certified angus beef, cornichon, shallots, chives, truffle aioli, house chips
$22
Add Caviar $20
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Pâté Maison
pork shoulder, cornichon, mustard, sourdough
$18
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POMMES DARPHIN
beef fat tater tot, herb crème fraiche, white sturgeon caviar, dill
$21
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HEIRLOOM TOMATO TARTINE
bone marrow, marinated local tomato, herb salade
$19
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Chef's Selection of Cheeses
preserves, olives, almonds, baguette
Choice of Two Cheese $22
Choice of Three Cheese $30
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Burger de la Banque
caramelized onion, gruyere, arugula, tomato, truffle aioli, cornichon, banque sauce
$23
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Steak Frites
pommes frites, sauce de la banque
6oz NEW YORK STRIP $34
12oz NEW YORK STRIP $55
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POULET PROVENÇAL
joyce farm chicken, chestnut mushrooms, flageolet beans, leeks, olives, tomato, red wine jus
$37
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FILET MIGNON
potato gratin, au poivre
$60
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Mussels and Frites
shallot, fines herbes, garlic butter
$28
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GNOCCHI PARISIENNE
blue crab, brown butter, lemon, caper, brioche crouton, parsley, celery leaf, sauce grenobloise
$25
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Coquilles Saint-Jacques
corn velouté, lardons, heirloom tomato, scallion, roasted corn, pepper vinaigrette, fine herbs
$34
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Market Catch
ratatouille, sauce choron, basil
$42
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MOULES À LA BASQUAISE
tarvin shrimp, mussels, toulouse, potato, peppers, cherry tomato, shrimp jus, baguette
$42
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Petits Pains
housemade brioche, whipped butter
$7
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Pommes Frites
sauce de la banque
$9
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POTATO GRATIN
gruyère, creme, garlic, mornay sauce
$13
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RATATOUILLE
squash, eggplant, zucchini, tomato
$10
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ROASTED BROCCOLI
lemon vinaigrette, radish, bread crumbs, bearnaise
$11
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Chocolate creme brûlée
fresh berries
$13
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Frosted blueberry souffle
violet, honey lemon gastrique
$14
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Strawberry Pistachio Entremet
strawberry mousse, pistachio bavarian, white chocolate ganache, pistachio joconde
$15
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Cherry Thyme Crepe Cake
honey crepe, white chocolate mascarpone, cherry jam, brown butter thyme crumble
$15
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Profiteroles
vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce
$13
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La Tour Blanche Sauternes
2017
$8
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Fonseca Tawny Port
10 Year
$10
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Presidential Tawny Port
20 Year
$18
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Henri Champliau Rose Demi-Sec "Wild Miss"
$13
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boulard calvados vsop
$15
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Remy Martin VSOP
$17
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delord napoleon armagnac
$15
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grand marnier
$12
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hennessy vs
$16
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d'usse vsop
$20
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Sempe VSOP
$18
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Pierre Ferrand
1840
$14
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Caviar de la Banque
storey farm egg, chive, shallot, crème fraiche, warm blini
MKT
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French Happy Meal
burger de la banque, pommes frites, & a martini
$25
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Green Salad
fines herb, radish, tomato, garlic crumb, champagne vinaigrette
$10
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Chilled Oysters
cocktail, mignonette, lemon
$18
$36
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Escargot
pernod, fines herbes, brioche crumb, baguette
$10
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Burger de la Banque
certified angus beef, gruyère, truffle aïoli, arugula, cornichon, pommes frites
$15
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Mussels
shallot, fines herbes, white wine or roasted garlic
$12
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PÂTÉ MAISON
pork shoulder, cornichon, mustard, sourdough
$15
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Pommes Frites
sauce de la banque
$5
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French 75
butterfly pea flower-infused gin, house citrus, bubbles
$12
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Fleur De Lis
tequila, violette, orgeat, lime, cracked pepper
$12
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Lillet Spritz
lillet blanc, soda, citrus
$11
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French Martini
vodka, massenez creme de cassis, pineapple, lime
$12
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Old Fashioned
evan williams, bitters, demerara
$12
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Terres Blondes Gamay
$9
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Cicada's Song Rosé
$9
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domaine de bernier chardonnay
$9
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kronenbourg 1664
$7
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Edmunds Oast ipa
$7
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