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. 1,301Chapon100 menus
  2. 1,302Vegetable Dinner100 menus
  3. 1,303Seafood Cocktail100 menus
  4. 1,304chocolate milk100 menus
  5. 1,305Cracked Wheat99 menus
  6. 1,306Terrapin, Maryland99 menus
  7. 1,307Cocoa, per cup99 menus
  8. 1,308Champagne Cider99 menus
  9. 1,309Ribs of prime beef au jus99 menus
  10. 1,310Red Cabbage99 menus
  11. 1,311Toast, Dry99 menus
  12. 1,312French Pancakes99 menus
  13. 1,313Turkey, Giblet sauce99 menus
  14. 1,314Huckleberry Pie99 menus
  15. 1,315Moselle, Sparkling99 menus
  16. 1,316Melon99 menus
  17. 1,317Saumon fume99 menus
  18. 1,318Cocoa with Whipped Cream99 menus
  19. 1,319New England Apple99 menus
  20. 1,320Baked Apples and Cream98 menus
  21. 1,321Lyonnaise98 menus
  22. 1,322Lamb Hash98 menus
  23. 1,323Salisbury Steak98 menus
  24. 1,324Scrambled Eggs with Bacon98 menus
  25. 1,325Apple tartlets98 menus
  26. 1,326Seedless Grapes98 menus
  27. 1,327Crabmeat Salad98 menus
  28. 1,328Heart of Celery98 menus
  29. 1,329Crackers and Cheese97 menus
  30. 1,330Extra sirloin97 menus
  31. 1,331Beef tea97 menus
  32. 1,332LAGER BEER97 menus
  33. 1,333Apenta97 menus
  34. 1,334Chateaubriand97 menus
  35. 1,335Poulet grille97 menus
  36. 1,336Preserved Apricots97 menus
  37. 1,337Bisque of Lobster97 menus
  38. 1,338Omelette with parsley97 menus
  39. 1,339Johannis Water97 menus
  40. 1,340Okra97 menus
  41. 1,341French Vermouth97 menus
  42. 1,342Rhine Wine96 menus
  43. 1,343Half Broiled Chicken96 menus
  44. 1,344Fried egg-plant96 menus
  45. 1,345Cranberry Pie96 menus
  46. 1,346New Potatoes in Cream96 menus
  47. 1,347Bone Sirloin Steak96 menus
  48. 1,348Beef a la Mode96 menus
  49. 1,349Potatoes in Cream96 menus
  50. 1,350Crème Caramel96 menus
  51. 1,351Smoked eel96 menus
  52. 1,352Gumbo, Creole96 menus
  53. 1,353Grenadine96 menus
  54. 1,354Bacon Omelette96 menus
  55. 1,355Wild Rice96 menus
  56. 1,356Whipped Potatoes96 menus
  57. 1,357Fancy Ice96 menus
  58. 1,358Domestic Ginger Ale95 menus
  59. 1,359Calf's liver with bacon95 menus
  60. 1,360Consomme Bellevue95 menus
  61. 1,361Guinea Hen95 menus
  62. 1,362Stewed Apples95 menus
  63. 1,363Boiled onions in cream95 menus
  64. 1,364Veal Chop95 menus
  65. 1,365Rahm Kase95 menus
  66. 1,366Assorted Small Cakes95 menus
  67. 1,367Bacardi95 menus
  68. 1,368Sweet Pickled Mangoes95 menus
  69. 1,369Stuffed tomato surprise95 menus
  70. 1,370Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce95 menus
  71. 1,371Fish94 menus
  72. 1,372Poncire94 menus
  73. 1,373Butter Cakes94 menus
  74. 1,374Fresh Lobster Salad94 menus
  75. 1,375Fruit Jelly94 menus
  76. 1,376Carrots and peas94 menus
  77. 1,377BUCKWHEAT CAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP94 menus
  78. 1,378Assorted French pastry94 menus
  79. 1,379Olives Noires94 menus
  80. 1,380Clover Club94 menus
  81. 1,381Chicken soup with rice93 menus
  82. 1,382MAYONNAISE OF CHICKEN93 menus
  83. 1,383Anchovies in Oil93 menus
  84. 1,384Roast ribs of prime beef93 menus
  85. 1,385Butter Toast93 menus
  86. 1,386Fried Mush93 menus
  87. 1,387Banana Ice Cream93 menus
  88. 1,388Fromages93 menus
  89. 1,389Onion Soup93 menus
  90. 1,390Oyster Milk Stew93 menus
  91. 1,391Ice Cream, Vanilla93 menus
  92. 1,392New Orleans Fizz93 menus
  93. 1,393Garden Peas93 menus
  94. 1,394Baked Idaho Potatoes93 menus
  95. 1,395Camomile Tea93 menus
  96. 1,396Fruit Compote93 menus
  97. 1,397Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce93 menus
  98. 1,398Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite93 menus
  99. 1,399Oolong Formosa Tea93 menus
  100. 1,400Oyster Cream Stew93 menus