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

Dishes

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

  1. 14,301Vve. Cliquot, Yellow Label8 menus
  2. 14,302Blue Fish, Broiled8 menus
  3. 14,303Kraftbruhe mit Nudeln8 menus
  4. 14,304Esparragos8 menus
  5. 14,305Raspberry tart8 menus
  6. 14,306Larose, 1881 Vintage Red8 menus
  7. 14,3071 Tasse Kaffee8 menus
  8. 14,308Panachee Ice Cream8 menus
  9. 14,309Bismark Haringe8 menus
  10. 14,310Filet8 menus
  11. 14,311Extra cream8 menus
  12. 14,312Eggs: Boiled8 menus
  13. 14,313Filet mignon with fresh mushrooms8 menus
  14. 14,314Mince Curry Rice8 menus
  15. 14,315Calf's Brains, Au Beurre Noir8 menus
  16. 14,316Mirabellen Kompott8 menus
  17. 14,317Steaks, broiled8 menus
  18. 14,3181st quality Fine Vintage, (yellow seal)8 menus
  19. 14,319Calves' feet a la poulette8 menus
  20. 14,320Lobster, plain, half8 menus
  21. 14,321Asparagus a la Hollandaise8 menus
  22. 14,322Schnitzel Holstein8 menus
  23. 14,323Boiled Eggs (two)8 menus
  24. 14,324Hennessey Brandy8 menus
  25. 14,325Bread & Butter8 menus
  26. 14,326Bent crackers8 menus
  27. 14,327White Rock, splits8 menus
  28. 14,328Soup, Mongole8 menus
  29. 14,329Soup, Chicken8 menus
  30. 14,330Horseradish Sauce8 menus
  31. 14,331Maraschino de Zara8 menus
  32. 14,332Minced Lamb on Toast8 menus
  33. 14,333Boiled Striped Bass, Hollandaise8 menus
  34. 14,334Pickled Pork8 menus
  35. 14,335Herb-cheese8 menus
  36. 14,336Veal-cutlets8 menus
  37. 14,337Boiled, fried and baked Potatoes8 menus
  38. 14,338Westph. Schinken8 menus
  39. 14,339Cafe frappe8 menus
  40. 14,340Potato Cakes with Jelly8 menus
  41. 14,341Baked Beans, Hot or Cold8 menus
  42. 14,342Dandelion salad with egg8 menus
  43. 14,343Asparagus-Soup8 menus
  44. 14,344Ham, fried or broiled8 menus
  45. 14,345Roast fowl8 menus
  46. 14,346Tenderloin Steak with French Peas8 menus
  47. 14,347Chateau Briand8 menus
  48. 14,348Sashegyi8 menus
  49. 14,349Liebfrauenmilch8 menus
  50. 14,350Strained Chicken Gumbo in Cup8 menus
  51. 14,351Chateau Lagrange, 18808 menus
  52. 14,352Planked shad, half8 menus
  53. 14,353Richebourg8 menus
  54. 14,354Small pot coffee8 menus
  55. 14,355Large pot coffee8 menus
  56. 14,356Large pot coffee with cream8 menus
  57. 14,357Old Sherry8 menus
  58. 14,358Planked Shad, Maitre d'Hotel8 menus
  59. 14,359Cider, domestic8 menus
  60. 14,360Lobster, Croquettes8 menus
  61. 14,361Ruhreier mit Schinken8 menus
  62. 14,362Saddle Rocks, stew8 menus
  63. 14,363Bowl of milk and cream with crackers8 menus
  64. 14,364Meringues glacees8 menus
  65. 14,365Crystallized fruits8 menus
  66. 14,366Vienna bread with butter8 menus
  67. 14,367Bananas sliced with cream8 menus
  68. 14,368Pommes Noisette8 menus
  69. 14,369Marinierter Herring8 menus
  70. 14,370Assmanshauser8 menus
  71. 14,371Consomme Printanier Royale8 menus
  72. 14,372Boston baked beans with ham8 menus
  73. 14,373Fried Sea Bass, Tomato Sauce8 menus
  74. 14,3741st quality Fine Vintage claret (yellow seal)8 menus
  75. 14,375Sweetbreads with Fresh Mushrooms8 menus
  76. 14,376Cherries Preserves8 menus
  77. 14,377Creme8 menus
  78. 14,378Sweetbreads en Croustade8 menus
  79. 14,379Genfer Torte8 menus
  80. 14,380Chateau Margeaux8 menus
  81. 14,381Gelato8 menus
  82. 14,382Gebratener Fisch8 menus
  83. 14,383Royal8 menus
  84. 14,384Stewed tripe, to order8 menus
  85. 14,385Ham Patties8 menus
  86. 14,386Cerealine Kuchen8 menus
  87. 14,387Saint Estephe8 menus
  88. 14,388Consomme, Deslignac8 menus
  89. 14,389Sago Pudding, Cream Sauce8 menus
  90. 14,390Mischgemuse8 menus
  91. 14,391Printaniere8 menus
  92. 14,392Breakfast Bacon with Fried Eggs8 menus
  93. 14,393Oxtail-Soup8 menus
  94. 14,394Rice and pitcher of cream8 menus
  95. 14,395Rice and bowl of cream8 menus
  96. 14,396Grape Sherbet8 menus
  97. 14,397Season Salad8 menus
  98. 14,398Parmentier8 menus
  99. 14,399Asparagus with butter8 menus
  100. 14,400Herb cheese8 menus