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. 15,301Small Gervais cheese made fresh every day8 menus
  2. 15,302ROAST BEEF WITH MASHED POTATOES8 menus
  3. 15,303Bar-le-Duc Jelly (white or red)8 menus
  4. 15,304V.S.O. Superior8 menus
  5. 15,305Pol Roger, Brut8 menus
  6. 15,306Highland Scotch8 menus
  7. 15,307Stuffed Tomato (1)8 menus
  8. 15,308Special French coffee in percolator [for 1]8 menus
  9. 15,309Cold Supreme of chicken, Jeannette8 menus
  10. 15,310Sparkling Moselle, Cresta Blanca wine8 menus
  11. 15,311Chateau St. Bris bordeaux, white8 menus
  12. 15,312Sauternes bordeaux, white8 menus
  13. 15,313Macon Vieux Burgundy8 menus
  14. 15,314Old Crow rye whiskey8 menus
  15. 15,315Beef broth, portion8 menus
  16. 15,316Pig's knuckle with sauerkraut, mashed potatoes8 menus
  17. 15,317Hennessy's*** cognac8 menus
  18. 15,318Brauneberger, 1911, Moselle wine8 menus
  19. 15,319Half Shell Little Neck Clams8 menus
  20. 15,320Colossal Asparagus, Vinaigrette salad8 menus
  21. 15,321Steak of lamb8 menus
  22. 15,322Mixed cold meats with chicken8 menus
  23. 15,323Cold Crab meat a la Manners8 menus
  24. 15,324Venison Egyptian quail8 menus
  25. 15,325Half spring chicken, salade Mouquin8 menus
  26. 15,326Potato Salad with Cold Meats8 menus
  27. 15,327Pure Sweet Cider8 menus
  28. 15,328Leeks and Potato Soup8 menus
  29. 15,329Baked Minced Turkey, Southern style8 menus
  30. 15,330Hors d'Oeuvres (p.p.)8 menus
  31. 15,331Small Filet8 menus
  32. 15,332Sliced Turkey, Modern8 menus
  33. 15,333Tomates Suprise8 menus
  34. 15,334Salade Concombre8 menus
  35. 15,335Half Planked Roe Shad8 menus
  36. 15,336Stewed Celery Knobs8 menus
  37. 15,337Emince of chicken in cream a la King8 menus
  38. 15,338Broiled fresh salmon, maitre d'hotel and potatoes8 menus
  39. 15,339Pudding Cleveland8 menus
  40. 15,340Raspberry Bavarois8 menus
  41. 15,341Grilled deviled chicken legs8 menus
  42. 15,342Cider, Motts Russet8 menus
  43. 15,343Olivons8 menus
  44. 15,344Sanderson's Mountain Dew scotch8 menus
  45. 15,345Excelsior Consomme in cup8 menus
  46. 15,346Club Soda, C. & C., Imported8 menus
  47. 15,347Fresh peach ice cream, peach sauce8 menus
  48. 15,348Macaroni or spaghetti a la Caruso8 menus
  49. 15,349Salade Chair de crabe8 menus
  50. 15,350Ayala, Dry8 menus
  51. 15,351Moet & Chandon, Dry Imperial, 19068 menus
  52. 15,352Veuve Clicquot, Dry, England, 19068 menus
  53. 15,353Old fashioned rice pudding with cream8 menus
  54. 15,354Cold Chicken Okra8 menus
  55. 15,355Poached Whiting Bercy8 menus
  56. 15,356Astrakan caviar sandwich8 menus
  57. 15,357Cold lobster, Remoulade sauce8 menus
  58. 15,358Sirloin steak per per.8 menus
  59. 15,359Tomates nouvelles, Buck8 menus
  60. 15,360Fried Whitebait and Oyster Crabs, Tartar Sauce8 menus
  61. 15,361Oysters a la Newberg with oyster crabs8 menus
  62. 15,362Broiled brook trout Meuniere8 menus
  63. 15,363Louis Roederer, Brut champagne8 menus
  64. 15,364Codfish, Parmentier8 menus
  65. 15,365Tartelette aux Cerises8 menus
  66. 15,366Breast of guinea chicken, Bigarade8 menus
  67. 15,367Special: Idaho baked potatoes8 menus
  68. 15,368Saddle Rock Oyster Stew8 menus
  69. 15,369Salade de Demi Poire d'Alligator8 menus
  70. 15,370Old London Jamaica8 menus
  71. 15,371Creamed Oyster Omelette8 menus
  72. 15,372Crab flakes, ravigote (1)8 menus
  73. 15,373Sardines with Lettuce Salad8 menus
  74. 15,374Creamed young capon a la King au gratin8 menus
  75. 15,375Steamed mussels Mariniere8 menus
  76. 15,376Apollinaris [water]8 menus
  77. 15,377Pineapple cream pie8 menus
  78. 15,378El Primero asparagus, vinaigrette8 menus
  79. 15,379No. 11 Rye, Blended8 menus
  80. 15,380Cepes saute, Provencale8 menus
  81. 15,381Cold lobster, Ravigote8 menus
  82. 15,382Booth's High and Dry, and Tom8 menus
  83. 15,383Puree of tomatoes [soup]8 menus
  84. 15,384Little-Necks, fried8 menus
  85. 15,385Ribs of prime beef au jus with baked potato8 menus
  86. 15,386Lobster, half, with mayonnaise8 menus
  87. 15,387Marinirte herring and potatoes8 menus
  88. 15,388Schnitzel breaded8 menus
  89. 15,389Fleischmann sandwich8 menus
  90. 15,390Creamed Rice8 menus
  91. 15,391Orange juice, per glass8 menus
  92. 15,392Jerusalem Artichoke Salad8 menus
  93. 15,393Hennessy's *** brandy8 menus
  94. 15,394Celery Knobs with Gravy8 menus
  95. 15,395Golden Queen Melon8 menus
  96. 15,396Filet mignon saute a la financiere8 menus
  97. 15,397Fried Soft Shell Crabs with Tartar sauce8 menus
  98. 15,398Glace a l'eau Orange8 menus
  99. 15,399Roast Crystal Spring Duckling (half)8 menus
  100. 15,400New Corn Cut from Cob8 menus