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

16,101Lettuce with Mayonnaise Dressing7 menus
16,102Cucumber [salad]7 menus
16,103Broiled Chicken half7 menus
16,104Chateau Yquem Grand Vin7 menus
16,105Punch au Marasquin7 menus
16,106Anheuser Busch St. Louis7 menus
16,107Squash Pies7 menus
16,108Potato parisienne7 menus
16,109Potato, boiled7 menus
16,110Strawberry Shortcake, Whipped Cream7 menus
16,111Macaroni plain7 menus
16,112Eggs Fried with Bacon7 menus
16,113Oysters, Plain Stew7 menus
16,114Omelettes with Cheese7 menus
16,115Haut Sauterne, Cruse & Fils Freres7 menus
16,116Grand Mariner7 menus
16,117Leacock Madeira7 menus
16,118Sauternes, Barton & Guestier7 menus
16,119Spice Cake7 menus
16,120Fish Soup7 menus
16,121Liqueurs, Maraschino7 menus
16,122Consomme a la d'Orleans7 menus
16,123Salad a la Francaise7 menus
16,124Krauter- und Parmesankase7 menus
16,125Salmon croquettes7 menus
16,126Broiled Kidneys on Toast7 menus
16,127Honey strained7 menus
16,128Schneidebohnen7 menus
16,129Hominy with Fresh Milk7 menus
16,130Englische Rindsrippe7 menus
16,131Asstd Rolls7 menus
16,132Broiled Rashers of Ham7 menus
16,133Steaks, fried7 menus
16,134Vanilla cake7 menus
16,135Cream [Cheese]7 menus
16,136Filet mignon Bearnaise7 menus
16,137Vanilla (Ice Cream)7 menus
16,138Chocolate (Ice Cream)7 menus
16,139Mikado7 menus
16,140Bananas in cream7 menus
16,141Sardellen with Egg7 menus
16,142Little Neck Clams Fried7 menus
16,143Mount Vernon Rye7 menus
16,144Young Pig, Apple Sauce7 menus
16,145New Tomatoes7 menus
16,146Bisque d'Homard7 menus
16,147Assorted Milan Cakes7 menus
16,148Musk-melons7 menus
16,149Puree Jackson7 menus
16,150Kalter Aujschnitt7 menus
16,151Fried and broiled Ham and Bacon7 menus
16,152Pickled pork and sauerkraut7 menus
16,153Boil. Ham7 menus
16,154Westph. Ham7 menus
16,155Smoked Oxtongue7 menus
16,156Hamb. Rauchfleisch7 menus
16,157Geflugelpastete7 menus
16,158Rollhering7 menus
16,159Russ. Sardinen7 menus
16,160Eidamer Kase7 menus
16,161Fried hominy with maple syrup7 menus
16,162Macaroni a la Creme7 menus
16,163Consomme Imperatrice7 menus
16,164Limabohnen7 menus
16,165French Grouse7 menus
16,166Punch Imperial7 menus
16,167Diplomate Pudding7 menus
16,168Corona7 menus
16,169Bass Pale Ale7 menus
16,170Chateaubriant, with truffles7 menus
16,171Soft clams fried with bacon7 menus
16,172Imported frankfurters and potato salad7 menus
16,173Chateau Yquem, 18697 menus
16,174Sherry, Duff Gordon7 menus
16,175Chablis, 18957 menus
16,176Chateau Larose, 18777 menus
16,177Coffee with cream, per cup7 menus
16,178Schultz's Club Soda7 menus
16,179Lemon Pudding, Fruit sauce7 menus
16,180Small pot coffee with cream7 menus
16,181Nesslerode Pudding7 menus
16,182beadleston & woerz, imperial7 menus
16,183Sliced bananas, cream7 menus
16,184Nuits, R. Bruninghaus7 menus
16,185Medoc, Barton & Guestier7 menus
16,186Sweetbreads en Coquille7 menus
16,187Creme de Roses7 menus
16,188Whole Live Broiled Lobster7 menus
16,189Zeltinger, Henkell & Winkler7 menus
16,190Corn muffins with butter7 menus
16,191Individual Ice Cream7 menus
16,192Canned plums7 menus
16,193Chateaubriand, plain7 menus
16,194Salz Makrele7 menus
16,195Sauerbraten7 menus
16,196Lettuce and grape fruit salad7 menus
16,197Roast Sirloin of Beef, au jus7 menus
16,198Clams a la Poulette7 menus
16,199Consomme, Macedoine7 menus
16,200Consomme, Noodles7 menus