The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project.

Not affiliated with NYPL.

Uncatalogued scans

Dishes

45,211 dishes appearing on three or more menus, most common first

  1. 1Coffee7,466 menus
  2. 2Olives4,298 menus
  3. 3Celery4,237 menus
  4. 4Tea3,903 menus
  5. 5Radishes3,125 menus
  6. 6Mashed potatoes2,691 menus
  7. 7Boiled potatoes2,276 menus
  8. 8Chicken salad2,137 menus
  9. 9Vanilla ice cream2,091 menus
  10. 10Assorted cakes1,915 menus
  11. 11Lettuce Salad1,869 menus
  12. 12GREEN PEAS1,831 menus
  13. 13Milk1,827 menus
  14. 14Fruit1,809 menus
  15. 15Lobster salad1,773 menus
  16. 16AMERICAN CHEESE1,773 menus
  17. 17ROQUEFORT CHEESE1,744 menus
  18. 18String Beans1,730 menus
  19. 19French fried potatoes1,623 menus
  20. 20Apple Pie1,623 menus
  21. 21Stewed prunes1,583 menus
  22. 22Cheese1,541 menus
  23. 23Chocolate Ice Cream1,489 menus
  24. 24Stewed tomatoes1,488 menus
  25. 25Cocoa1,481 menus
  26. 26Potato salad1,477 menus
  27. 27Apollinaris1,378 menus
  28. 28Lima beans1,374 menus
  29. 29Chocolate1,366 menus
  30. 30Little Neck clams1,327 menus
  31. 31Baked Potatoes1,305 menus
  32. 32Sardines1,277 menus
  33. 33Oranges1,271 menus
  34. 34Roquefort1,250 menus
  35. 35Roast beef1,236 menus
  36. 36Ice cream1,214 menus
  37. 37Sliced Tomatoes1,205 menus
  38. 38French peas1,174 menus
  39. 39Cigars1,172 menus
  40. 40Camembert1,146 menus
  41. 41BLUE POINTS1,141 menus
  42. 42Cream Cheese1,139 menus
  43. 43SALTED ALMONDS1,133 menus
  44. 44Apples1,119 menus
  45. 45Tomato Salad1,118 menus
  46. 46Swiss cheese1,114 menus
  47. 47Ham1,104 menus
  48. 48Bananas1,090 menus
  49. 49Cucumber salad1,087 menus
  50. 50Petits fours1,083 menus
  51. 51Iced tea1,076 menus
  52. 52CAFE1,063 menus
  53. 53Lobster Cocktail1,061 menus
  54. 54Edam Cheese1,056 menus
  55. 55Demi Tasse1,051 menus
  56. 56Cup Custard1,045 menus
  57. 57CAMEMBERT CHEESE1,040 menus
  58. 58STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM1,003 menus
  59. 59Romaine Salad1,001 menus
  60. 60Tomato Juice998 menus
  61. 61Cucumbers990 menus
  62. 62Sirloin Steak973 menus
  63. 63Queen olives958 menus
  64. 64Ripe Olives945 menus
  65. 65Spinach924 menus
  66. 66Boiled rice923 menus
  67. 67Crackers916 menus
  68. 68ASSORTED CAKE905 menus
  69. 69Biscuit Tortoni890 menus
  70. 70Orange889 menus
  71. 71Demi-tasse885 menus
  72. 72Grape fruit879 menus
  73. 73Lettuce and Tomato Salad858 menus
  74. 74Apple Sauce856 menus
  75. 75Grapes854 menus
  76. 76Raisins848 menus
  77. 77Club sandwich844 menus
  78. 78Fruits844 menus
  79. 79Cauliflower843 menus
  80. 80Lettuce840 menus
  81. 81Milk toast836 menus
  82. 82Buttermilk834 menus
  83. 83Brussels Sprouts830 menus
  84. 84Chow chow812 menus
  85. 85COMBINATION SALAD809 menus
  86. 86rice pudding806 menus
  87. 87Corned beef804 menus
  88. 88Kaffee803 menus
  89. 89Iced coffee798 menus
  90. 90Succotash792 menus
  91. 91Cigarettes789 menus
  92. 92Charlotte Russe788 menus
  93. 93Consomme785 menus
  94. 94Bread and Butter776 menus
  95. 95Coffee Ice Cream775 menus
  96. 96Lyonnaise Potatoes768 menus
  97. 97New string beans762 menus
  98. 98Ham Sandwich760 menus
  99. 99Chicken Sandwich760 menus
  100. 100Dessert742 menus