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. 15,901Homard Salade7 menus
  2. 15,902Celeri Salade7 menus
  3. 15,903Tarte aux Peches7 menus
  4. 15,904Oysters broiled with bacon7 menus
  5. 15,905Punch a la Cardinal7 menus
  6. 15,906Cold roast spring lamb7 menus
  7. 15,907Porterhouse Steak, onions7 menus
  8. 15,908Homemade Mince Pie7 menus
  9. 15,909Moet & Chandon's White Seal7 menus
  10. 15,910Three7 menus
  11. 15,911Scharlachberg7 menus
  12. 15,912Clam broth with cream7 menus
  13. 15,913Box Oyster Stew7 menus
  14. 15,914Boiled salmon, lobster sauce7 menus
  15. 15,915Sea bass, Colbert7 menus
  16. 15,916Roast chicken, whole7 menus
  17. 15,917Diplomatic pudding7 menus
  18. 15,918Loin Mutton Chops7 menus
  19. 15,919Canned Oyster Bay Asparagus7 menus
  20. 15,920Bowl of Pure Cream7 menus
  21. 15,921Buzzard's Bays7 menus
  22. 15,922Lobster, half7 menus
  23. 15,923Spritzkuchen7 menus
  24. 15,924Fish cakes with egg7 menus
  25. 15,925Oysters, Fry in Butter7 menus
  26. 15,926Extra sirloin steak with tomato sauce7 menus
  27. 15,927Potatoes, soufflées7 menus
  28. 15,928Potato, mashed7 menus
  29. 15,929Potato, lyonnaise7 menus
  30. 15,930Horton's Charlotte Russe7 menus
  31. 15,931Salted Pea Nuts7 menus
  32. 15,932Potatoes allumettes7 menus
  33. 15,933English mutton chop Brace7 menus
  34. 15,934Turbot7 menus
  35. 15,935Remoulade7 menus
  36. 15,936Chateau Yquem, Barton & Guestier7 menus
  37. 15,937Crab croquettes7 menus
  38. 15,938Ribs of prime beef, potato salad7 menus
  39. 15,939Club Sirloin Steak7 menus
  40. 15,940American dairy7 menus
  41. 15,941Cheese & Crackers7 menus
  42. 15,942Fried calf's liver with bacon7 menus
  43. 15,943Potatoes--French Fried7 menus
  44. 15,944Fry oysters7 menus
  45. 15,945Veal cutlets with tomato sauce7 menus
  46. 15,946Sirloin of Beef au Jus7 menus
  47. 15,947Eccles Cakes7 menus
  48. 15,948Paul Jones Rye7 menus
  49. 15,949Tenderloin steak, for two7 menus
  50. 15,950Potatoes, Villageoise7 menus
  51. 15,951Stuffed Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce7 menus
  52. 15,952Plum Pies7 menus
  53. 15,953Lamb & Mint sauce7 menus
  54. 15,954Soup, Vegetable7 menus
  55. 15,955Eggs, scrambled on toast7 menus
  56. 15,956Seltzer syphon7 menus
  57. 15,957Lamb Croquettes, green peas7 menus
  58. 15,958Prime Ribs of Beef and Horseradish7 menus
  59. 15,959Tea or Coffee, per pot7 menus
  60. 15,960Corned Brisket of Beef, Cabbage7 menus
  61. 15,961Potato Balls7 menus
  62. 15,962Apfelkuchen7 menus
  63. 15,963Soufflees7 menus
  64. 15,964Coffee, per pot, with cream7 menus
  65. 15,965Green tea, per pot7 menus
  66. 15,966Jelly pancakes7 menus
  67. 15,967Scotch, Glenlivet7 menus
  68. 15,968Rienzi7 menus
  69. 15,969Roll Jam Pudding7 menus
  70. 15,970Large Pitcher of Cream7 menus
  71. 15,971Gebackene Austern7 menus
  72. 15,972Frankfurter Wurst, Meerrettig7 menus
  73. 15,973Tea or coffee, per Cup7 menus
  74. 15,974Gedunstete Pflaumen & Aprikosen7 menus
  75. 15,975Herrings in wine sauce7 menus
  76. 15,976Oysters steamed7 menus
  77. 15,977Corned Pork and cabbage7 menus
  78. 15,978VINS7 menus
  79. 15,979Chocolate Macaroons7 menus
  80. 15,980Hocks7 menus
  81. 15,981Roast Goose Apple Sauce7 menus
  82. 15,982Marmalades7 menus
  83. 15,983Sirloin Steak Spanish7 menus
  84. 15,984Broiled bass7 menus
  85. 15,985Fried calf's brains, tomato sauce7 menus
  86. 15,986Perrier, Jouet & Co., Extra Dry Special7 menus
  87. 15,987Buttered Toast and Coffee7 menus
  88. 15,988Dry Toast and Coffee7 menus
  89. 15,989Chowder7 menus
  90. 15,990Spring Soup7 menus
  91. 15,991Cerons7 menus
  92. 15,992Pan-cake7 menus
  93. 15,993Fried sausage, mashed potatoes7 menus
  94. 15,994Butter Thins7 menus
  95. 15,995Perrier Jouet Reserve7 menus
  96. 15,996Mont Blanc7 menus
  97. 15,997Porridge and Milk7 menus
  98. 15,998Corned Beef, Cabbage7 menus
  99. 15,999sautee7 menus
  100. 16,000Macaroni a la Napolitaine7 menus