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

16,901Asparagus Spears7 menus
16,902Ham Fried Rice7 menus
16,903Chicken Salad Sandwich on Toast7 menus
16,904Raisin Bread and Butter7 menus
16,905GARDEN SALAD7 menus
16,906Waldorf Pie7 menus
16,907Homemade Cake7 menus
16,908Cream Cheese with Toasted Crackers7 menus
16,909Chilled Grapefruit, half7 menus
16,910Coffee (Pot for One)7 menus
16,911Fried Frog Legs7 menus
16,912Egg Foo Young7 menus
16,913BRIDGE SET7 menus
16,914Old Taylor Bourbon Whiskey7 menus
16,915Cream of Wheat with Milk7 menus
16,916Fried Sweets Potatoes7 menus
16,917Hamburg7 menus
16,918Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch7 menus
16,919Cigarettes, Pall Mall7 menus
16,920Champagne, Heidsieck & Co. Dry Monopole7 menus
16,921Coffee freed from Koffeïn7 menus
16,922Gerauchert. westfalischer Schinken7 menus
16,923Kuken mit Kresse7 menus
16,924Different Cheese7 menus
16,925Kuken mit Speck7 menus
16,926Smoked Kippered Herrings7 menus
16,927Oysters on 1/2 Shell plain7 menus
16,928Coffee freed from Coffeeine7 menus
16,929Cheese and Biscuits7 menus
16,930French Meat Salad7 menus
16,931Gesalzene spanische Makrele7 menus
16,932Perlzwiebeln7 menus
16,933Liqueur Brandy Mounie Very Old7 menus
16,934New-laid Eggs7 menus
16,935Assorted fresh Sausage7 menus
16,936Stuffed Devilled Crab7 menus
16,937Vom Grill: Franz. Hammelkoteletten7 menus
16,938Kalt Kuken7 menus
16,939From the Grill: Beefsteak7 menus
16,940Englisches Beefsteak7 menus
16,941English Beefsteak7 menus
16,942Assorted Jams7 menus
16,943French Vanilla Ice-Cream7 menus
16,944SOUTHERN COMFORT COCKTAIL7 menus
16,945Rye Egg Nogg7 menus
16,946Rum Egg Nogg7 menus
16,947Cold: Roast chicken7 menus
16,948Cold: Corned Pork7 menus
16,949Cold: Pigs' Feet7 menus
16,950Cold: Lambs' Tongues7 menus
16,951Champagne: Duc de Montebello, Cuvee Extra Sec7 menus
16,952Whiskey: American Rye7 menus
16,953Cold: Corned Ox tongue7 menus
16,954Salad: Cucumber7 menus
16,955La Marquise Cigarettes7 menus
16,956Red Cabbage Salad7 menus
16,957Butter und Brot7 menus
16,958Butter and Bread7 menus
16,959Stewed Nectarines7 menus
16,960Lattich-Salat7 menus
16,961Grapefruits7 menus
16,962Vom Grill: Hammelkoteletten7 menus
16,963Hammelkotelette vom Grill7 menus
16,964Lucky Strike Cigarettes7 menus
16,965Emma Salad7 menus
16,966Phillip Morris Cigarettes7 menus
16,967Coffee, Hot7 menus
16,968Chartreuse: Green7 menus
16,969Omelette mit Geflugelleber7 menus
16,970Chablis Cassis7 menus
16,971DEEP SEA SCALLOPS7 menus
16,972SEAGRAM 77 menus
16,973Broiled eggplant7 menus
16,974Muirs Scotch Ale7 menus
16,975Frischfrucht-Cocktail7 menus
16,976Idee7 menus
16,977Bremer Kaffee7 menus
16,978Pineapple Jam7 menus
16,979Chilled Hearts of Celery7 menus
16,980Sour Cream dressing7 menus
16,981Chef's Suggestion7 menus
16,982Dressing: French7 menus
16,983Genoa Salami Sandwich7 menus
16,984HEINEKENS7 menus
16,985MILLER7 menus
16,986Brie Kase7 menus
16,987Sardines on Lettuce7 menus
16,988Broiled Star Bacon and Ham7 menus
16,989Omelet with: Ham7 menus
16,990Waffles Served with Honey, Maplesyrup and Butter7 menus
16,991Assorted Dry Cereals served with Milk7 menus
16,992Assorted Dry Cereals served with Cream7 menus
16,993Seafood Gumbo7 menus
16,994Domestic Wine7 menus
16,995Hot Toddy7 menus
16,996Gnocchi Romaine7 menus
16,997Coconut Layer Cake7 menus
16,998Kaiserschmarrn mit Kompott7 menus
16,999Ettaler Klosterlikor7 menus
17,000Vermouth Cinzano rot7 menus