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. 15,701Peach Pudding7 menus
  2. 15,702Filet of sole, sauce tartare7 menus
  3. 15,703Omelette, Ham, Parsley, Cheese or Tomato7 menus
  4. 15,704Boston Baked Beans, with Ham or Corned Beef7 menus
  5. 15,705Buckwheat, Rice or Wheat Cakes with Vermont Maple Syrup7 menus
  6. 15,706Oat Meal or Rice and Milk7 menus
  7. 15,707Braized Beef a la Benoist7 menus
  8. 15,708Jam Tartlets7 menus
  9. 15,709Boiled Mutton Caper Sauce7 menus
  10. 15,710Star7 menus
  11. 15,711London Dry Gin7 menus
  12. 15,712Old Jordan7 menus
  13. 15,713Tea, pot with cream7 menus
  14. 15,714Salt Mackeral7 menus
  15. 15,715Gooseberry Tart7 menus
  16. 15,716Sparkling Burgundy, Cresta Blanca7 menus
  17. 15,717sweet potatoes, browned7 menus
  18. 15,718cherry sherbet7 menus
  19. 15,719broiled squabs on toast7 menus
  20. 15,720Anisette Punch7 menus
  21. 15,721Saddle Rocks, half shell7 menus
  22. 15,722Anchovy canapes7 menus
  23. 15,723Small steak a la Bearnaise7 menus
  24. 15,724Small steak a la Bordelaise7 menus
  25. 15,725Pies of All Kinds7 menus
  26. 15,726Tea, Green, pot7 menus
  27. 15,727Cold Turkey, Cranberry Sauce7 menus
  28. 15,728Premier Brand, Special Dry7 menus
  29. 15,729Corned Beef and New Cabbage7 menus
  30. 15,730Hot or Cold Consomme in cup7 menus
  31. 15,731Oat Meal and Cream7 menus
  32. 15,732Force and Cream7 menus
  33. 15,733Boiled Rock Cod, Egg Sauce7 menus
  34. 15,734Calf's Liver with Onions7 menus
  35. 15,735Coates & Co's Plymouth Gin7 menus
  36. 15,736Eggs, Scrambled, with mushrooms7 menus
  37. 15,737Erlauer7 menus
  38. 15,738Myles Standish Ginger Ale7 menus
  39. 15,739Vichy or Seltzer Siphon7 menus
  40. 15,740Omelette, kidneys7 menus
  41. 15,741parsley7 menus
  42. 15,742tom and jerry7 menus
  43. 15,743Oolong Tea, Small Pot7 menus
  44. 15,744White7 menus
  45. 15,745Chicken vol-au-vent7 menus
  46. 15,746Moselwein7 menus
  47. 15,747Anchovy on toast7 menus
  48. 15,748Frizzled Beef, with Cream7 menus
  49. 15,749Rickeys7 menus
  50. 15,750Filet de Sole, Sauce Tartare7 menus
  51. 15,751Alaska7 menus
  52. 15,752Poisson7 menus
  53. 15,753Frankfurter with Potato Salad7 menus
  54. 15,754Cocoanut Pudding7 menus
  55. 15,755Baked Oysters7 menus
  56. 15,756Mashed Pumpkin7 menus
  57. 15,757Cream Crecy7 menus
  58. 15,758Buckwheat Cakes, with Maple Syrup7 menus
  59. 15,759Deep Apple Pie7 menus
  60. 15,760Strawberry Cake7 menus
  61. 15,761Granose Biscuits with Milk7 menus
  62. 15,762Smoked Wiltshire Bacon7 menus
  63. 15,763Ices in Souvenirs7 menus
  64. 15,764Minced Spinach7 menus
  65. 15,765Pepper Mangoes7 menus
  66. 15,766Filet of Sole, Tartare Sauce7 menus
  67. 15,767Milk and cream7 menus
  68. 15,768Baked Apple Pudding7 menus
  69. 15,769Eastern Oysters on the half shell7 menus
  70. 15,770Prime Roast Beef, extra cut7 menus
  71. 15,771Swiss Roll7 menus
  72. 15,772Each additional egg7 menus
  73. 15,773Giblet7 menus
  74. 15,774Smelts with tartar sauce7 menus
  75. 15,775Filet of Sole Normande7 menus
  76. 15,776Beef and Potatoes7 menus
  77. 15,777Dry or Dipped Toast7 menus
  78. 15,778Fancy Kisses7 menus
  79. 15,779Boiled fish, egg sauce7 menus
  80. 15,780Curried lobster with rice7 menus
  81. 15,781Saute of chicken7 menus
  82. 15,782Canard roti7 menus
  83. 15,783Bass Ale (White Label)7 menus
  84. 15,784Russian Caviare7 menus
  85. 15,785Fried Plum Pudding7 menus
  86. 15,786Lemon Wafers7 menus
  87. 15,787Cold Meat7 menus
  88. 15,788Prime Roast Beef, au Jus7 menus
  89. 15,789Claret Jelly7 menus
  90. 15,790Beer on Draught, Domestic7 menus
  91. 15,791Calf's Brains, a la Poulette7 menus
  92. 15,792Spring chicken broiled, half7 menus
  93. 15,793Sierra7 menus
  94. 15,794Squab en crapaudine7 menus
  95. 15,795Boiled Haddock, Egg Sauce7 menus
  96. 15,796Coffee, cup with cream7 menus
  97. 15,797Omelette, rum7 menus
  98. 15,798Marasquino7 menus
  99. 15,799Striped Bass, Hollandaise7 menus
  100. 15,800Imported beer on draught7 menus