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. 15,401Bouchee Capucine8 menus
  2. 15,402Eels, Matelotte8 menus
  3. 15,403Pousse Café8 menus
  4. 15,404Salmon, Gribiche sauce8 menus
  5. 15,405Smoked Haddie in Cream8 menus
  6. 15,406Clam Broth, Bellevue8 menus
  7. 15,407Essence of tomato, Excelsior8 menus
  8. 15,408Sliced boiled ham8 menus
  9. 15,409Terrapin a la Porter8 menus
  10. 15,410Tourist Luncheon in box8 menus
  11. 15,411Otard Dupuy*** brandy8 menus
  12. 15,412Sandeman, Buck & Co. Dry Sherry8 menus
  13. 15,413Kraftbrühe mit Einlage8 menus
  14. 15,414Deep Spring Tennessee8 menus
  15. 15,415Oyster Stew, Belevue8 menus
  16. 15,416Mushrooms under glass bell8 menus
  17. 15,417Stuffed Cabbage, with Sauerkraut8 menus
  18. 15,418Broiled Canada lamb steak8 menus
  19. 15,419Plover with Juniper Berries8 menus
  20. 15,420Little Neck Clams Green pepper cocktail8 menus
  21. 15,421Cold Beechnut Ham, Potato Salad8 menus
  22. 15,422Fried Maine scallops with bacon8 menus
  23. 15,423Potatoes, Follete8 menus
  24. 15,424Roast Jerusalem Artichoke8 menus
  25. 15,425Halibut, Cream sauce8 menus
  26. 15,426Steinhäger8 menus
  27. 15,427Hamburger steak, rice8 menus
  28. 15,428Hot rolls with butter8 menus
  29. 15,429Gruyere fromage8 menus
  30. 15,430Little Neck clams stew with cream8 menus
  31. 15,431Chicken or club sandwich8 menus
  32. 15,432Rühreier8 menus
  33. 15,433Sliced Onion salad8 menus
  34. 15,434Camembert, domestic8 menus
  35. 15,435Green Fruits8 menus
  36. 15,436Bar-le-Duc jelly with Gervais8 menus
  37. 15,437Waldorf Hot House Cantaloupe8 menus
  38. 15,438Bitock a la Russe8 menus
  39. 15,439Chaudfroid of Chicken in Jelly8 menus
  40. 15,440Broiled Lobster, Drawn Butter8 menus
  41. 15,441Omelet aux Confitures8 menus
  42. 15,442Imported Boneless Sardines with Potato Salad8 menus
  43. 15,443Crackers or Bread with Milk8 menus
  44. 15,444Boiled Eggs with Toast8 menus
  45. 15,445Hot Turkey Sandwich with Mashed Potatoes8 menus
  46. 15,446Hot Chicken Sandwich, Brown Gravy8 menus
  47. 15,447Toasted Chicken Sandwich8 menus
  48. 15,448Blackberry Cake8 menus
  49. 15,449Walnut Mousse8 menus
  50. 15,450Creme Yvette Sherbet8 menus
  51. 15,451Neufchatel, per person8 menus
  52. 15,452Eels Matelotte a la Vierge8 menus
  53. 15,453Spring Turkey (half) (broiled)8 menus
  54. 15,454Bluefish, Arlequin sauce8 menus
  55. 15,455Half Duckling with Cherries8 menus
  56. 15,456Boiled P8 menus
  57. 15,457Flageolets Salad8 menus
  58. 15,458California Lemon Cling Peaches8 menus
  59. 15,459Cold Tongue and Potato Salad8 menus
  60. 15,460Baked Apple Dumpling, Hard and Wine Sauce8 menus
  61. 15,461Cherry Stone stew8 menus
  62. 15,462Rhine Wine Cobbler8 menus
  63. 15,463Swiss Ess8 menus
  64. 15,464Creme, Yvette8 menus
  65. 15,465Coffee Kirsch8 menus
  66. 15,466Fried ham and egg on toast8 menus
  67. 15,467Chicken salad, sauce mayonnaise8 menus
  68. 15,468Claret, Special Bottling8 menus
  69. 15,469Tenderloin steak with smothered onions8 menus
  70. 15,470Curried oysters8 menus
  71. 15,471Hungarian Goulash, Noodles8 menus
  72. 15,472Genuine Green Turtle Soup8 menus
  73. 15,473Fruit salad, cream dressing8 menus
  74. 15,474Tenderloin, for two8 menus
  75. 15,475Asparagus on Toast, Drawn Butter8 menus
  76. 15,476Fancy string beans8 menus
  77. 15,477Loose vanilla ice cream8 menus
  78. 15,478Absinthe, Pernod Fils8 menus
  79. 15,479Liquors in Ice8 menus
  80. 15,480Laubenheimer, Deinhard8 menus
  81. 15,481Boiled young lamb with string beans and potatoes, North German style8 menus
  82. 15,482Stewed large prunes8 menus
  83. 15,483Imported Holland Edam8 menus
  84. 15,484Imported French Port du Salut8 menus
  85. 15,485Cup of consomme with egg8 menus
  86. 15,486Cointreau Triple Sec8 menus
  87. 15,487Broiled Kennebec salmon steak8 menus
  88. 15,488Filet chateaubriand with potatoes8 menus
  89. 15,489Two lamb chops with bacon8 menus
  90. 15,490Tenderloin steak with potatoes8 menus
  91. 15,491German beefsteak, sardellen, two fried eggs8 menus
  92. 15,492Krug & Co Champagne8 menus
  93. 15,493Tournedos of Fillet, Cardinalice8 menus
  94. 15,494Fresh Asparagus Tips au gratin8 menus
  95. 15,495Special Swiss Cream8 menus
  96. 15,496Canneton ((demi)8 menus
  97. 15,497Briarcliff Milk8 menus
  98. 15,498Breast of Grouse, Port Wine sauce8 menus
  99. 15,499Romaine and Hot House Cantaloupe8 menus
  100. 15,500Cold boiled rice and milk8 menus