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. 17,301Liebmann, Rheingold, light7 menus
  2. 17,302Liebmann, Rheingold, dark7 menus
  3. 17,303Roast Royal Squab7 menus
  4. 17,304Lobster Ravigote (1/2)7 menus
  5. 17,305Sea Food, Exquisite7 menus
  6. 17,306Southern style potatoes7 menus
  7. 17,307Planked Whole Chicken7 menus
  8. 17,308Large Combination Salad7 menus
  9. 17,309Small Combination Salad7 menus
  10. 17,310Green Peas saute in Butter7 menus
  11. 17,311Cape Cod oysters, half shell7 menus
  12. 17,312Nut Sandwich7 menus
  13. 17,313Milk Shake with Egg7 menus
  14. 17,314Buche Glacee Astor7 menus
  15. 17,315Sliced smoked salmon, potato salad7 menus
  16. 17,316New green asparagus tips, hollandaise or vinaigrette7 menus
  17. 17,317New L.I. cauliflower, hollandaise7 menus
  18. 17,318Crab flakes en coquille, two7 menus
  19. 17,319Piel's Russet, Dry7 menus
  20. 17,320Mott's Russet7 menus
  21. 17,321Dewey's Red7 menus
  22. 17,322Fried filet of sole, Orly7 menus
  23. 17,323Park's Loganberry7 menus
  24. 17,324Mayflower Ginger Ale, large7 menus
  25. 17,325Imported Creme de Menthe, White7 menus
  26. 17,326Carafon of Red Grape (Dewey)7 menus
  27. 17,327Consomme, pates d'Italie7 menus
  28. 17,328Prime ribs of beef au jus, baked potato7 menus
  29. 17,329Half spring guinea-hen broiled7 menus
  30. 17,330New Selters water7 menus
  31. 17,331SALOME Ladies Perfumed Cigarettes7 menus
  32. 17,332Virginia Corn Muffins with Honey7 menus
  33. 17,333Virginia Corn Muffins with Syrup7 menus
  34. 17,334Breast of Chicken Stuffed, Deviled Sauce7 menus
  35. 17,335Home-made Crullers7 menus
  36. 17,336EGGS, a la cocote7 menus
  37. 17,337La Corona Perfectos7 menus
  38. 17,338Toasted Corn Flakes with Milk7 menus
  39. 17,339Pecans sales7 menus
  40. 17,340Pigeon de Miles River7 menus
  41. 17,341Sardines Francaises (4)7 menus
  42. 17,342Soup with meat order7 menus
  43. 17,343Stewed Sickle Pears7 menus
  44. 17,344Hothouse Cucumber Salad7 menus
  45. 17,345(1919) Spring Chicken7 menus
  46. 17,346Swift's Premium Ham, Broiled7 menus
  47. 17,347Swift's Premium Ham, Fried7 menus
  48. 17,348Lobster a la Newbugh in chafing dish7 menus
  49. 17,349Top Sirloin Steak (1)7 menus
  50. 17,350Fried or Grilled Pork Chops7 menus
  51. 17,351Fried Saute or Smothered Onions7 menus
  52. 17,352Marguaux Claret7 menus
  53. 17,353Chianti (Italian)7 menus
  54. 17,354Champignons frais sur Toast7 menus
  55. 17,355Patisserie Francaise assortie7 menus
  56. 17,356Waldorf [salad]7 menus
  57. 17,357Home Made Beef Stew7 menus
  58. 17,358Tureen of Chicken Livers7 menus
  59. 17,359Coupe d'Amour7 menus
  60. 17,360Half Squab Chicken, Maryland7 menus
  61. 17,361Absecon Salt Oysters7 menus
  62. 17,362Trout in Jelly garnie7 menus
  63. 17,363Mussels, Florentine7 menus
  64. 17,364Roast Beef Hash with Green Pepper7 menus
  65. 17,365Lamb Chop, Stanley7 menus
  66. 17,366Potatoes, French style7 menus
  67. 17,367Chicken Croquette with Mashed Potatoes7 menus
  68. 17,368Rice with Milk or Butter7 menus
  69. 17,369Gumbo, Creole soup7 menus
  70. 17,370Tomato, Jamestown7 menus
  71. 17,371Half Squab Chicken, Cettoise7 menus
  72. 17,372Noisette of Veal, Renaissance7 menus
  73. 17,373Strawberry, Vanilla, Pistache, Coffee or Chocolate Ice Cream7 menus
  74. 17,374Smelts, Melba7 menus
  75. 17,375Clams: Little Neck7 menus
  76. 17,376Edam, per person7 menus
  77. 17,377Stuffed Phila. chicken, giblet sauce7 menus
  78. 17,378Fricassee of Tripe with Oysters7 menus
  79. 17,379Coffee a l'Astor7 menus
  80. 17,380Kippered Herring with Fried Egg7 menus
  81. 17,381Cold Spring Lamb, Potato Salad7 menus
  82. 17,382Squab chicken saute, whole7 menus
  83. 17,383Fried sweetbread, Holborn7 menus
  84. 17,384Entrecote par pers.7 menus
  85. 17,385Pigeonneau Royal ou poussin7 menus
  86. 17,386Chicklet7 menus
  87. 17,387Cold Strained Gumbo7 menus
  88. 17,388Pudding Celestine, wine sauce7 menus
  89. 17,389Fried halibut, sauce tartare7 menus
  90. 17,390Special: Idaho baked7 menus
  91. 17,391Celery Roots7 menus
  92. 17,392Whole native pheasant, bread sauce, currant jelly7 menus
  93. 17,393Coffee, Special7 menus
  94. 17,394Stuffed lobster, deviled7 menus
  95. 17,395Fried or broiled oysters7 menus
  96. 17,396Cold Half Chicken, Romaine Salad7 menus
  97. 17,397Clear green turtle, Amontillado, cup7 menus
  98. 17,398Grenouilles [frogs' legs], au vin blanc7 menus
  99. 17,399Scotch, Herald Sq. Bottling7 menus
  100. 17,400Bluepoint Oyster Cocktail7 menus