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. 15,801Gold Lack7 menus
  2. 15,802Baked Bluefish, wine sauce7 menus
  3. 15,803Burke's Stout7 menus
  4. 15,804Old Jamaica7 menus
  5. 15,805Clam Chowder (Fridays)7 menus
  6. 15,806Porterhouse Steak, a la bordelaise7 menus
  7. 15,807Fried Bass7 menus
  8. 15,808Tea Rolls7 menus
  9. 15,809Eggs Dropped on Toast7 menus
  10. 15,810Corn Beef Hash7 menus
  11. 15,811Flounder7 menus
  12. 15,812club sherry7 menus
  13. 15,813Sago Soup7 menus
  14. 15,814OEufs Frits7 menus
  15. 15,815Mush, Fried7 menus
  16. 15,816Stewed mutton7 menus
  17. 15,817Kidney7 menus
  18. 15,818Hachis de Boeuf Sale7 menus
  19. 15,819Mumm & Co., Ex. Dry7 menus
  20. 15,820Whitefish, planked7 menus
  21. 15,821Mutton Chops, Breaded, with Tomato Sauce7 menus
  22. 15,822Veal Cutlet, breaded, with Tomato Sauce7 menus
  23. 15,823French or Spanish olives7 menus
  24. 15,824Sweet Peppers sautes7 menus
  25. 15,825Shad with roe7 menus
  26. 15,826Tenderloin of Beef, Madeira Sauce7 menus
  27. 15,827Pate de Foie Gras au Truffe7 menus
  28. 15,828Southern Hotel Punch7 menus
  29. 15,829Baked Plain Potatoes7 menus
  30. 15,830Sea Trout7 menus
  31. 15,831Salmon, Shrimp Sauce7 menus
  32. 15,832Consomme, Rice7 menus
  33. 15,833Ambrosia7 menus
  34. 15,834Boneless Bacon7 menus
  35. 15,835Pilot Crackers7 menus
  36. 15,836Eggs, with mushrooms7 menus
  37. 15,837Potato (salad)7 menus
  38. 15,838Bread Custard Pudding7 menus
  39. 15,839Potted Apple Pudding7 menus
  40. 15,840Piper Heidsieck, White Label7 menus
  41. 15,841Scotch, (Glenlivet) (Claymore) (Dewar's Extra) (Wallace Special)7 menus
  42. 15,842"Anheuser-Busch," "Rienzi," "Pilsener"7 menus
  43. 15,843Lobster, tartar sauce7 menus
  44. 15,844Shredded Wheat and Cream7 menus
  45. 15,845Gordon's Dry7 menus
  46. 15,846Fried smelts, Tartare7 menus
  47. 15,847Medford7 menus
  48. 15,848Potatoes: Hashed in cream7 menus
  49. 15,849Jackson Lithia7 menus
  50. 15,850Plain Soda Standard, Domestic7 menus
  51. 15,851Frog Legs a la Poulette7 menus
  52. 15,852Moselle - Sparkling7 menus
  53. 15,853Haricot Ox Tail7 menus
  54. 15,854Lattuga7 menus
  55. 15,855Fresh Strawberries, with cream7 menus
  56. 15,856Clicquot7 menus
  57. 15,857Little Necks, stewed7 menus
  58. 15,858Imported Cervelat Wurst7 menus
  59. 15,859Chateau Sauternes7 menus
  60. 15,860Kirschen-Kompott7 menus
  61. 15,861MUTTON CHOPS, PLAIN OR BREADED7 menus
  62. 15,862Eggs, au Gratin7 menus
  63. 15,863Rickey7 menus
  64. 15,864Brandy Julep7 menus
  65. 15,865Pousse-Cafe7 menus
  66. 15,866Voslauer7 menus
  67. 15,867Delmonico, half pints7 menus
  68. 15,868Fronsac7 menus
  69. 15,869Haut Sauternes, Brandenburg Freres7 menus
  70. 15,870Fine Old Sherry7 menus
  71. 15,871Double Sirloin with truffles7 menus
  72. 15,872Calf's head, sauce piquante7 menus
  73. 15,873Calf's head a la Cavour7 menus
  74. 15,874Preserved white cherries7 menus
  75. 15,875Salad, Crab7 menus
  76. 15,876Olives, Spanish7 menus
  77. 15,877Canape sardines7 menus
  78. 15,878Sandwich, Caviar7 menus
  79. 15,879Punch Marasquino7 menus
  80. 15,880Eggs scrambled with ham7 menus
  81. 15,881Eggs scrambled with smoked beef7 menus
  82. 15,882Eggs cocotte7 menus
  83. 15,883Small tenderloin with mushrooms7 menus
  84. 15,884Pickled Tripe7 menus
  85. 15,885Asperges en Branche7 menus
  86. 15,886Baked Sweet-potatoes7 menus
  87. 15,887China Teas7 menus
  88. 15,888Indian Teas7 menus
  89. 15,889Saddle Rock, raw7 menus
  90. 15,890Pettijohn Food7 menus
  91. 15,891Little Neck clams a la poulette7 menus
  92. 15,892Lima Beans Salad7 menus
  93. 15,893Turkey, cold7 menus
  94. 15,894Baked Indian Pudding, hard sauce7 menus
  95. 15,895Cream Lima Beans7 menus
  96. 15,896Sliced Sugar Cured Ham7 menus
  97. 15,897Macaroni, baked7 menus
  98. 15,898Sarsaparilla, glass7 menus
  99. 15,899Cudahy's Hot Beef Tea7 menus
  100. 15,900Tenderloin steak with cepes7 menus