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

16,401Boiled New Bermuda Potatoes7 menus
16,402Petit pois a la Francaise7 menus
16,403Verschiedener Aufschnitt7 menus
16,404Different Kinds of Cold Dishes7 menus
16,405Fruits varies7 menus
16,406Glace Nesselrode7 menus
16,407Bananas (two)7 menus
16,408Kirschenwasser7 menus
16,409Moet Imperial Brut7 menus
16,410Omelette Lyonnaise7 menus
16,411New Brussels Sprouts7 menus
16,412Sorbet Yvette7 menus
16,413Silver Cake7 menus
16,414Vanilla Ice Cream with Cake7 menus
16,415Lemps Extra Pale St. Louis Lager Beer7 menus
16,416Graves, J. Calvet & Co.7 menus
16,417Piments Farcis7 menus
16,418APRICOT PUDDING7 menus
16,419Sliced onions salad7 menus
16,420Usher's Scotch Whisky7 menus
16,421Hot Roastbeef7 menus
16,422Navarrin aux legumes7 menus
16,423Poulet a la Batthyanyi7 menus
16,424Aiguillette de Bass, Mireille7 menus
16,425Guinea Hen a la Bohemienne7 menus
16,426Snowball Ice Cream Souvenir7 menus
16,427Hors d'Oeuvres Assortis7 menus
16,428New York Style Baked Beans7 menus
16,429Gateau a l'Orange7 menus
16,430Major Gray's Chutney7 menus
16,431New York Squab7 menus
16,432Imported English Plover7 menus
16,433Planked Spanish Mackerel7 menus
16,434Bermuda Onions in Cream7 menus
16,435Roast-turkey7 menus
16,436Stewed Terrapin7 menus
16,437Gateau Savoy7 menus
16,438Hammel-Cotelettes gerostet7 menus
16,439Barquettes, Aurora7 menus
16,440Chateau Sauterne7 menus
16,441Heidsieck, Piper & Co.7 menus
16,442Cocktail aux clovisses7 menus
16,443Barquettes a l'Aurore7 menus
16,444Chevreuil7 menus
16,445Oysters, Roast on half shell7 menus
16,446Larded Quail7 menus
16,447Hot House Peaches7 menus
16,448Hot House Plums7 menus
16,449Bombe Marie Louise7 menus
16,450Fromage Gruyere7 menus
16,451St Julien Superieur7 menus
16,452Egyptian Deities7 menus
16,453Raspberry marmalade7 menus
16,454Eggs, scrambled, mushrooms7 menus
16,455Onion Soup, au Gratin7 menus
16,456Virginia Ham [cold]7 menus
16,457Peaches, Melba7 menus
16,458Asparagus with Hollandaise7 menus
16,459Grapes: Malaga7 menus
16,460BREAD STICKS7 menus
16,461Peach frappee7 menus
16,462Graves Haut Barsac7 menus
16,463Santhenot Volnay7 menus
16,464Madeira Marsala7 menus
16,465Gin (Schiedam)7 menus
16,466Whisky (American)7 menus
16,467Whisky (Scotch)7 menus
16,468Beer (Pilsener)7 menus
16,469Beer (Heinekens)7 menus
16,470Pale Ale (Bass)7 menus
16,471Mineralw. (Victoria)7 menus
16,472Mineralw. (Apollinaris)7 menus
16,473Mineralw. (Hollandia)7 menus
16,474Champagne Moet & Chandon7 menus
16,475Cognac Brandy, Martell***7 menus
16,476Sweet potatoes, Lyonnaise7 menus
16,477Choux rouges marines7 menus
16,478Patates Lyonnaise7 menus
16,479Consomme aux perles7 menus
16,480Tomates en Surprise7 menus
16,481Lynn Havens7 menus
16,482Petites marmites7 menus
16,483Stuffed egg-plant7 menus
16,484Croquettes potatoes7 menus
16,485potatoes Sarah Bernhardt7 menus
16,486Potatoes Benedictine7 menus
16,487Kingfish, Chauchat7 menus
16,488Celeri au jus7 menus
16,489Squab, green peas7 menus
16,490French Pickles7 menus
16,491Rachel7 menus
16,492French caramel cream7 menus
16,493Hazelnut parfait7 menus
16,494Buttered Parsnips7 menus
16,495Queue de boeuf7 menus
16,496Lobster, Grand Hotel7 menus
16,497Homard Grand Hotel7 menus
16,498BAKED CHICKEN PIE, FAMILY STYLE7 menus
16,499Pommes, Duchesse7 menus
16,500yellow turnips7 menus