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. 15,501Glaces a l'eau, Abricot8 menus
  2. 15,502Old=fashioned Strawberry Short Cake8 menus
  3. 15,503Bar-le-duc: Red Currant8 menus
  4. 15,504Bar-le-duc: White Currant8 menus
  5. 15,505Cup of Instant Postum8 menus
  6. 15,506Plover, Financiere8 menus
  7. 15,507Bowl of Force and Assorted Fruits8 menus
  8. 15,508Half Cold Roast Chicken8 menus
  9. 15,509Fried Tomatoes and Bacon8 menus
  10. 15,510Cold Sliced Turkey, Lettuce and Tomato Salad8 menus
  11. 15,511Fillet of Sole, Waleska8 menus
  12. 15,512Herring with White Wine8 menus
  13. 15,513Sardines francaises8 menus
  14. 15,514Soft shell crabs on toast (2)8 menus
  15. 15,515Roast Beef with Beets8 menus
  16. 15,516Fried Ham, Beechnut8 menus
  17. 15,517Broiled Ham, Beechnut8 menus
  18. 15,518Sorbet au Kummel8 menus
  19. 15,519Special Live Lobster, Broiled8 menus
  20. 15,520Spanish Mackerel, Paprika8 menus
  21. 15,521Sheepshead, Portugaise8 menus
  22. 15,522Hungarian beef goulash with flour dumplings8 menus
  23. 15,523Prime ribs of beef sandwich8 menus
  24. 15,524Imported endive8 menus
  25. 15,525Filet a la tartare (cold)8 menus
  26. 15,526Egg, Nordenskjold8 menus
  27. 15,527Celery Knob Salad8 menus
  28. 15,528Glaces a l'eau, Orange8 menus
  29. 15,529Glaces a l'eau, Citron8 menus
  30. 15,530Broiled Spring Duckling (half8 menus
  31. 15,531Pudding Victoria8 menus
  32. 15,532Breast of Guinea Hen, Virginian8 menus
  33. 15,533Japanese Crosnes Salad8 menus
  34. 15,534Iced Tea for two8 menus
  35. 15,535Boiled, French Fried or German Fried Potatoes with All Orders8 menus
  36. 15,536Chocolate Cream Layer Cake with Whipped Cream8 menus
  37. 15,537Brauneberger, Moselle wine, 19118 menus
  38. 15,538Roast Spring Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing8 menus
  39. 15,539Special Raised Broiled Squab Turkey8 menus
  40. 15,540Floriac red Bordeaux8 menus
  41. 15,541Astor Special Bourbon8 menus
  42. 15,542Pint of milk8 menus
  43. 15,543Pint of half and half8 menus
  44. 15,544Vermouth, Martini & Rossi, It.8 menus
  45. 15,545Urbana, Gold Seal, Brut8 menus
  46. 15,546Pleasant Valley, Carte Blanche8 menus
  47. 15,547Eaux minérales8 menus
  48. 15,548Grüne Bohnen8 menus
  49. 15,549Geräucherter Schinken8 menus
  50. 15,550Edamer Käse8 menus
  51. 15,551Clam Fritters, Cream Sauce8 menus
  52. 15,552Roast leg of Canada mutton with currant jelly8 menus
  53. 15,553New spinach and one hard boiled egg8 menus
  54. 15,554Extra tenderloin steak with fried onions8 menus
  55. 15,555Family porterhouse steak, for three8 menus
  56. 15,556Round bone veal cutlet8 menus
  57. 15,557Lamb kidneys with bacon, broiled8 menus
  58. 15,558Plain omelet, two eggs8 menus
  59. 15,559Plain omelet, three eggs8 menus
  60. 15,560Double porterhouse steak with onions8 menus
  61. 15,561Little Necks, ice packed, half shell8 menus
  62. 15,562Straight bone sirloin steak with fried onions8 menus
  63. 15,563Whole Large Grape Fruit8 menus
  64. 15,564Hot or cold rice pudding8 menus
  65. 15,565Fruit with egg orders8 menus
  66. 15,566Pin-money or mixed pickles8 menus
  67. 15,567With Meat Orders8 menus
  68. 15,568Cal. Vin. Co. La Rosa8 menus
  69. 15,569Hungarian, Carlowitz8 menus
  70. 15,570Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce, Fried Sweet Potatoes8 menus
  71. 15,571Genuine Beechnut bacon and eggs, fried8 menus
  72. 15,572Ham and eggs [of boiled ham]8 menus
  73. 15,573Café Maisocafé8 menus
  74. 15,574Glace Pralinée8 menus
  75. 15,575Sardines à l'huile8 menus
  76. 15,576Crushed Raspberries and Ice Cream8 menus
  77. 15,577Cold Prime Rib, Potato Salad with Sliced Tomatoes8 menus
  78. 15,578Café Nestlé Décaféiné8 menus
  79. 15,579Hors-d'Œuvre à la Française8 menus
  80. 15,580Consommé en Tasse8 menus
  81. 15,581Minced Ham with Scrambled Eggs, String Beans8 menus
  82. 15,582Boiled New Onions8 menus
  83. 15,583Individual Fresh Peach Pie8 menus
  84. 15,584Bowl of Rice and Milk8 menus
  85. 15,585Vin blanc supérieur8 menus
  86. 15,586Eggs, boiled [2]7 menus
  87. 15,587Red currant jam7 menus
  88. 15,588Haricot Mutton7 menus
  89. 15,589Fry with Bacon7 menus
  90. 15,590English Beef7 menus
  91. 15,591Beefsteak and Onions7 menus
  92. 15,592Pork Sausage and Lyonnaise Potatoes7 menus
  93. 15,593Jam and Marmalade7 menus
  94. 15,594China & Indian Teas7 menus
  95. 15,595Calves Liver and Onions7 menus
  96. 15,596Little Neck Clams on the Shell7 menus
  97. 15,597St. Julien Superieur7 menus
  98. 15,598Moet & Chandon, Brut7 menus
  99. 15,599Consomme Daumont7 menus
  100. 15,600Beef Steak & fried onions7 menus