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

16,201Home-made Pig's Head Cheese7 menus
16,202Steamed Spiced Pickled Pig's Feet7 menus
16,203Strawberries, with Cream7 menus
16,204Scrambled with smoked beef7 menus
16,205Amandes Salee7 menus
16,206Pluviers Rotis7 menus
16,207Asperges au Beurre7 menus
16,208Cocoa, Pot for One7 menus
16,209Cold Boned Chicken7 menus
16,210Raspberry Shortcake7 menus
16,211Port de Salut7 menus
16,212Eggs, Bercy7 menus
16,213Roast Beef Yorkshire Pudding7 menus
16,214Hot Dinner Rolls7 menus
16,215Apricot Ice Cream7 menus
16,216Cucumbers, French Dressing7 menus
16,217Petersilien-Kartoffeln7 menus
16,218Schweinscotelettes7 menus
16,219Corned beef hash with one poached egg7 menus
16,220Frogs Legs a la Poulette7 menus
16,221Fricassee Potatoes7 menus
16,222Cliquot7 menus
16,223Consomme Velour7 menus
16,224Canape Martha7 menus
16,225Lucines7 menus
16,226Roderick Dhu7 menus
16,227Junge Tauben7 menus
16,228Beefstew7 menus
16,229Colbert Sauce7 menus
16,230Radish7 menus
16,231Windbeutel mit Schlagsahne7 menus
16,232Haricot Oxtail7 menus
16,233Haring Salat7 menus
16,234Cheese with Bent's Crackers7 menus
16,235Cold Bacon7 menus
16,236Philadelphia Coffee Ice Cream7 menus
16,237Erbsen-Suppe7 menus
16,238Boston Baked Beans, Brown Bread7 menus
16,239Lambs Tongue7 menus
16,240Broiled Salmon Maitre d'Hotel7 menus
16,241Vienna steak7 menus
16,242Irish Potatoes7 menus
16,243Sliced Tomatoes and Onions7 menus
16,244Ravigote sauce7 menus
16,245Madeira Sauce7 menus
16,246Little Neck clams, raw, half shell7 menus
16,247Little Neck clams, baked7 menus
16,248Federal Brawn7 menus
16,249Omelets with parsley7 menus
16,250Omelets with ham7 menus
16,251Melone7 menus
16,252Boiled Onions Cream Sauce7 menus
16,253Raspberries preserves7 menus
16,254St. Julien, 1889 Vintage Red7 menus
16,255Dr. Brown's Sarsaparilla Tonic, per glass7 menus
16,256Carbonic Acid Water, per glass7 menus
16,257Ballantine's Porter7 menus
16,258Filet of beef with fresh mushrooms7 menus
16,259Grune Erbsen7 menus
16,260Barton & Guestier St. Julien7 menus
16,261Champignons grilles sur toast7 menus
16,262Pluviers7 menus
16,263Consomme a la Colbert7 menus
16,264Pariser Kartoffeln7 menus
16,265Pigeonneaux au cresson7 menus
16,266Brisselets Chantilly7 menus
16,267Broiled Mutton Chops to Order7 menus
16,268Hocks - Sparkling7 menus
16,269American Rye, Park & Tilfords YPM7 menus
16,270Salad Macedoine7 menus
16,271Entire Wheat Bread7 menus
16,272Sweet potatoes browned7 menus
16,273Kartoffel salate7 menus
16,274Napoleon-Schnitte7 menus
16,275Scrambled eggs with shrimps7 menus
16,276Lobster plain, half7 menus
16,277Choux de Bruxelles sautes7 menus
16,278Sun Ray7 menus
16,279Oysters: Lynnhavens7 menus
16,280Terrapin with Sherry7 menus
16,281Endives Salad7 menus
16,282Erdbeer Eis7 menus
16,283Gefullte Tomaten7 menus
16,284Huitres Natives7 menus
16,285Hammelkoteletten, gebraten7 menus
16,286Mutton chops, fried7 menus
16,287Consomme Renaissance7 menus
16,288Chester-Kase7 menus
16,289Consomme Patti7 menus
16,290Demi-tasse special7 menus
16,291Veal Broth7 menus
16,292Boiled Beef7 menus
16,293Chow Mein7 menus
16,294Petit Marmite7 menus
16,295Rice Croquette7 menus
16,296Brusselles Sprouts7 menus
16,297Heidsieck & Co., Dry Monopole Champagne7 menus
16,298Liqueur, Maraschino7 menus
16,299Liqueur, Benedictine7 menus
16,300Canvas Back Ducks7 menus