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. 1,401Rolled Oats92 menus
  2. 1,402Pfannkuchen92 menus
  3. 1,403Nuits92 menus
  4. 1,404Pommery & Greno, Sec92 menus
  5. 1,405Creme de Menthe, White92 menus
  6. 1,406Pickled Lamb Tongue92 menus
  7. 1,407Toast, Buttered92 menus
  8. 1,408Sugar Corn92 menus
  9. 1,409Coffee, cup92 menus
  10. 1,410Potatoes, parisienne92 menus
  11. 1,411POTATOES DUCHESSE92 menus
  12. 1,412Poulet de grain92 menus
  13. 1,413Wheat Cakes with Maple Syrup92 menus
  14. 1,414Pecans92 menus
  15. 1,415Gervais cheese92 menus
  16. 1,416Punch Lalla Rookh92 menus
  17. 1,417Supreme of Fruit, Astor92 menus
  18. 1,418Imported Senfgurken92 menus
  19. 1,419Acidophilus Milk Lederle92 menus
  20. 1,420Mutton chops (2)91 menus
  21. 1,421Bread and Milk91 menus
  22. 1,422IRISH WHISKEY91 menus
  23. 1,423Beef Broth91 menus
  24. 1,424Stewed Kidneys91 menus
  25. 1,425Herring Salad91 menus
  26. 1,426Chocolate with whipped cream91 menus
  27. 1,427Soup91 menus
  28. 1,428Lamb Chop (1)91 menus
  29. 1,429Gugelhopf91 menus
  30. 1,430Broiled Baby Lobster91 menus
  31. 1,431Ananas90 menus
  32. 1,432Creme Yvette90 menus
  33. 1,433Omelette with cheese90 menus
  34. 1,434Banana fritters90 menus
  35. 1,435Canadian Club Whiskey90 menus
  36. 1,436veal90 menus
  37. 1,437Hashed Potatoes in Cream90 menus
  38. 1,438Artichokes90 menus
  39. 1,439Imperial squab90 menus
  40. 1,440Port-du-Salut90 menus
  41. 1,441Cauliflower Hollandaise90 menus
  42. 1,442Two Scrambled Eggs90 menus
  43. 1,443Apple Pie a la Mode90 menus
  44. 1,444Hashed in Cream Potatoes90 menus
  45. 1,445Celery and Olives90 menus
  46. 1,446Four Roses90 menus
  47. 1,447Boned Half Guinea Hen90 menus
  48. 1,448Strawberry89 menus
  49. 1,449Boiled potato89 menus
  50. 1,450Erdener Treppchen89 menus
  51. 1,451Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast89 menus
  52. 1,452Spring turkey89 menus
  53. 1,453Champagne Jelly89 menus
  54. 1,454Corn on Cob89 menus
  55. 1,455Cheese Omelet89 menus
  56. 1,456Jelly Omelet89 menus
  57. 1,457Hazelnut Ice Cream89 menus
  58. 1,458Beets in Butter89 menus
  59. 1,459Little Necks clams89 menus
  60. 1,460Coffee (pot)89 menus
  61. 1,461Sliced Banana89 menus
  62. 1,462Cold Sliced Chicken89 menus
  63. 1,463California olives89 menus
  64. 1,464English snipe88 menus
  65. 1,465Boston Stew88 menus
  66. 1,466Pork tenderloin88 menus
  67. 1,467White Horse88 menus
  68. 1,468Assorted Pies88 menus
  69. 1,469Bass Ale, White Label88 menus
  70. 1,470BEET SALAD88 menus
  71. 1,471Bronx88 menus
  72. 1,472Tomato Juice (plain)88 menus
  73. 1,473Clams, Casino88 menus
  74. 1,474Assorted Eclairs (1)88 menus
  75. 1,475Pear, Melba88 menus
  76. 1,476Coffee parfait88 menus
  77. 1,477Broiled Lamb Chops87 menus
  78. 1,478Broiled Sirloin Steak87 menus
  79. 1,479Sahne87 menus
  80. 1,480Bismark Herring87 menus
  81. 1,481Plain Cake87 menus
  82. 1,482Oysters, Fried87 menus
  83. 1,483Milk-Fed Chicken87 menus
  84. 1,484Field Salad87 menus
  85. 1,485Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail87 menus
  86. 1,486Mint Tea87 menus
  87. 1,487Apricot Liqueur87 menus
  88. 1,488New Cauliflower au Gratin87 menus
  89. 1,489Minute Steak saute, Parmentier87 menus
  90. 1,490Spring Duckling (half)87 menus
  91. 1,491Wiener Schnitzel86 menus
  92. 1,492Madeira86 menus
  93. 1,493Green Turtle86 menus
  94. 1,494Omelette with jelly86 menus
  95. 1,495Plain toast86 menus
  96. 1,496Stuffed Eggplant86 menus
  97. 1,497Butter Beets86 menus
  98. 1,498Bacon, broiled86 menus
  99. 1,499Pies in Season86 menus
  100. 1,500Pabst Blue Ribbon86 menus