The Menu Museum

Historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library, rebuilt to explore visually.

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

Coffee

7,445 menus · 8,216 appearances · 1881–1993

  1. Ruben's Deli1987
  2. Shogun1987
  3. Spago1987
  4. Spic And Span Bakery And Café1987
  5. Swissair1987
  6. Bon Vivant1987
  7. Larre Ii1987
  8. Café Brenda1987
  9. La Camelia1987
  10. La Choza1987
  11. Patisserie Lanciani1987
  12. Ratner's1987
  13. Mr. William Shakespeare's1987
  14. Mr. William Shakespeare's1987
  15. Mr. William Shakespeare's1987
  16. Mr. William Shakespeare's1987
  17. Chicken Ranch1987
  18. El Rialto1987
  19. The Great American Fish Company1987
  20. Peggy's1987
  21. Bangkok Cuisine1987
  22. Old Hickory House Restaurant1987
  23. Hotel Ritz Lisboa1987
  24. Wheeler's1987
  25. Holland America Cruises1987
  26. Holland America Cruises1987
  27. Holland America Cruises1987
  28. Holland America Cruises1987
  29. Holland America Cruises1987
  30. Holland America Cruises1987
  31. Holland America Cruises1987
  32. Holland America Cruises1987
  33. Delmonicos1988
  34. Sagebrush Inn1988
  35. The Apple Tree Restaurant1988
  36. The Winery1988
  37. Swissair1989
  38. Queen Elizabeth Ii1989
  39. The Good Earth Restaurant & Bakery1989
  40. The Lodge On The Desert1989
  41. Chanterelle1990
  42. The New York Public Library1990
  43. The Old Spaghetti Factory1992
  44. La Colombe D'or1993
  45. Foreign Policy AssociationSt. Regis Hotel1997
  46. Dinner1998
  47. The New York Public Library2003
  48. Benoit60 West 55th Street2008