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. 15,101Crabflake Salad8 menus
  2. 15,102Hors-d'Oeuvre a la Francaise8 menus
  3. 15,103Boston Salad8 menus
  4. 15,104Brook trout, Theresa8 menus
  5. 15,105Natural Apple Juice8 menus
  6. 15,106Fricandeau of Pork Nivernaise8 menus
  7. 15,107Epigram of Venison Espagnole8 menus
  8. 15,108Chicken Creamsoup8 menus
  9. 15,109Stewed Lettuce8 menus
  10. 15,110Peaches Bourdaloue8 menus
  11. 15,111Lemonade with Seltzer8 menus
  12. 15,112Broiled Lamb Kidney and Bacon8 menus
  13. 15,113Saccharine8 menus
  14. 15,114Cascade8 menus
  15. 15,115Widow's Dream8 menus
  16. 15,116Longe de Veau a la Gelee8 menus
  17. 15,117Scarole Salad8 menus
  18. 15,118Assorted Cold Cut8 menus
  19. 15,119Fish Cakes with Bacon8 menus
  20. 15,120Macedoine of Fresh Vegetables8 menus
  21. 15,121Dry Ginger8 menus
  22. 15,122Half Milk and Half Cream, glass8 menus
  23. 15,123Apelsiner8 menus
  24. 15,124Aprikoser8 menus
  25. 15,125Persikor8 menus
  26. 15,126Princess8 menus
  27. 15,127Frog's Legs Burgundy8 menus
  28. 15,128Tomato Monegasque8 menus
  29. 15,129Bar le Duc cheese8 menus
  30. 15,130Cold: Pig's Knuckle in Jelly with cole slaw8 menus
  31. 15,131Roast Spring Lamb with fresh string bean salad8 menus
  32. 15,132Lettuce, Romaine, chicory or escarole salad8 menus
  33. 15,133Okra, Creole soup8 menus
  34. 15,134Grilled sweets potatoes8 menus
  35. 15,135Lederle Acidophilus Milk8 menus
  36. 15,136Terrine of Goose Liver of Strasbourg8 menus
  37. 15,137Wing of Chicken with Virginia Ham8 menus
  38. 15,138Imported Prague Ham8 menus
  39. 15,139Medaillon of Lamb Combination8 menus
  40. 15,140Frosted chocolate ice cream8 menus
  41. 15,141Strawberry Cake, Astor8 menus
  42. 15,142Deep-dish Rhubarb Pie8 menus
  43. 15,143Frozen log, Chatelaine8 menus
  44. 15,144Cream Portugaise8 menus
  45. 15,145Filet of English Sole Mariniere8 menus
  46. 15,146Fresh Raw Vegetable Dinner, Russian Dressing8 menus
  47. 15,147Gateau Napoleon8 menus
  48. 15,148Cocktail Sauce extra8 menus
  49. 15,149Fried Scallops remoulade8 menus
  50. 15,150Strawberry roll, Commodore8 menus
  51. 15,151Chocolate Vienna tart8 menus
  52. 15,152Filet of English Sole Dieppoise8 menus
  53. 15,153Westphalia Ham, potato salad, dill pickle8 menus
  54. 15,154Fleurette Salad8 menus
  55. 15,155Pineapple Slice8 menus
  56. 15,156Armenonville8 menus
  57. 15,157Vegetable and Potatoes or Salad8 menus
  58. 15,158Robespierre Salad8 menus
  59. 15,159Vanilla Custard Pudding8 menus
  60. 15,160Lobster (in shell) Cardinale8 menus
  61. 15,161Liederkranz Cheese (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)8 menus
  62. 15,162Chocolate Vienna cake8 menus
  63. 15,163Pickwick Ale or Stout8 menus
  64. 15,164Figs (3)8 menus
  65. 15,165Ruppert's Dark Beer on Draught8 menus
  66. 15,166Chocolat with Whipped Cream8 menus
  67. 15,167Scrambled eggs, Duvivier8 menus
  68. 15,168Poached egg, Baltique8 menus
  69. 15,169Fresh strawberry frozen pie8 menus
  70. 15,170Individual Portion8 menus
  71. 15,171Omelet with blackberry jam8 menus
  72. 15,172Homemade Headcheese with potato salad8 menus
  73. 15,173Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3), tartar sauce8 menus
  74. 15,174Milk-fed Spring Chicken half8 menus
  75. 15,175Stewed Fruit, assorted8 menus
  76. 15,176Salad, Lorette8 menus
  77. 15,177Sandwich, McAlpin8 menus
  78. 15,178Sandwich, Lettuce and Tomato8 menus
  79. 15,179Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3), tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes8 menus
  80. 15,180Veal broth, Printanier8 menus
  81. 15,181Soup, Puree of Peas, Croutons8 menus
  82. 15,182Soup, Home-made Vegetable8 menus
  83. 15,183Galantine of capon a la gelee with celery a la Grecque, chutney8 menus
  84. 15,184Potatoes, Sweet, Southern Style8 menus
  85. 15,185Ice Cream, Biscuit Tortoni8 menus
  86. 15,186Cheese, Pont l'Eveque8 menus
  87. 15,187Stewed Fruit, Prunes8 menus
  88. 15,188Ice Cream, Frosted chocolate8 menus
  89. 15,189Salad, Sunburst8 menus
  90. 15,190Salad, McAlpin8 menus
  91. 15,191Soup, Chicken Okra, Creole8 menus
  92. 15,192Ice Cream, Strawberry Parfait8 menus
  93. 15,193Ice Cream, Chocolate Parfait8 menus
  94. 15,194Ice Cream, Coffee Parfait8 menus
  95. 15,195Chicken Salad, Mayonaisse white meat only8 menus
  96. 15,196Fresh Pear Tart8 menus
  97. 15,197Apereints, Apenta Imperial8 menus
  98. 15,198Schaefer's Brew, Light8 menus
  99. 15,199Schaefer's Brew, Dark8 menus
  100. 15,200Tucher's Brau, Light (Imported)8 menus