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. 17,501Poussin en cocotte, raisins de Malaga7 menus
  2. 17,502Morue, Parmentier7 menus
  3. 17,503Souffle Dora7 menus
  4. 17,504Fromage Neufchatel7 menus
  5. 17,505Oyster Stew, Bellevue7 menus
  6. 17,506Boiled chicken halibut, Hollandaise sauce7 menus
  7. 17,507Louis Roederer, Sec champagne7 menus
  8. 17,508Grand Imperial Sec champagne7 menus
  9. 17,509Chianti (Italian) wine7 menus
  10. 17,510Wheat bread with butter7 menus
  11. 17,511Chicken fricassee, family style7 menus
  12. 17,512L. Roederer, Brut Champagne7 menus
  13. 17,513Black and White Whisky7 menus
  14. 17,514Boiled chicken halibut, sauce Hollandaise7 menus
  15. 17,515Gordon Co's Dry gin7 menus
  16. 17,516Turkey Hash with Green Peppers7 menus
  17. 17,517Soup with Meat or Fish Orders7 menus
  18. 17,518Boiled Salt Mackerel, Melted Butter, Boiled Potatoes7 menus
  19. 17,519Fried Mush, Fried Egg and Bacon7 menus
  20. 17,520Molasses Cake, Apple Sauce7 menus
  21. 17,521Peach Tarts, Whipped Cream7 menus
  22. 17,522Hot Raisin Pie, Wine Sauce7 menus
  23. 17,523Pot of Coffee with Pure Cream7 menus
  24. 17,524Stewed Tripe - Creole7 menus
  25. 17,525Boiled Fresh Codfish, egg sauce7 menus
  26. 17,526Corn Flakes with Assorted Fruit, Half and Half7 menus
  27. 17,527Buckwheat cakes with strained honey7 menus
  28. 17,528Medoc, B & G7 menus
  29. 17,529Filet of imported herring7 menus
  30. 17,530Half grapefruit, cherry sauce7 menus
  31. 17,531Anchovies a la Marlborough7 menus
  32. 17,532Planked extra sirloin steak7 menus
  33. 17,533Bur Mangos7 menus
  34. 17,534Sliced smoked, Holland salmon7 menus
  35. 17,535Half broiled spring chicken, French fried sweet potatoes7 menus
  36. 17,536Stuffed red pepper7 menus
  37. 17,537Asparagus tips in butter7 menus
  38. 17,538Macaroni a la Caruso7 menus
  39. 17,539Coffee a la Diable7 menus
  40. 17,540Stuffed Philadelphia chicken7 menus
  41. 17,541Heart of lettuce or romaine salad7 menus
  42. 17,542Palm tree, mousseline sauce7 menus
  43. 17,543Old Chianti7 menus
  44. 17,544Puree of split peas [soup]7 menus
  45. 17,545Smelts saute, Meuniere7 menus
  46. 17,546Whole native pheasant bread sauce, currant jelly7 menus
  47. 17,547Bismarck herring and potatoes7 menus
  48. 17,548Salad a la Fleischmann7 menus
  49. 17,549Orange and bananas7 menus
  50. 17,550Candelope7 menus
  51. 17,551Red Raven Mineral Water7 menus
  52. 17,552Stuffed celery w. cheese7 menus
  53. 17,553Choice of Rolls or Toast with All Breakfast Orders7 menus
  54. 17,554Individual Grape Jelly7 menus
  55. 17,555Filet mignon saute a la jardiniere7 menus
  56. 17,556Pouding Ministeriel, Riz ou Semoule7 menus
  57. 17,557New Green Corn (1)7 menus
  58. 17,558Cape Cods roast in shell7 menus
  59. 17,559Plum Tartlet7 menus
  60. 17,560BEEFSTEAK, FAMILY STYLE7 menus
  61. 17,561Bottle, half milk, half cream, extra7 menus
  62. 17,562Genuine Green Turtle Soup a l'Anglaise7 menus
  63. 17,563Prime Ribs of Roast Beef, String Beans7 menus
  64. 17,564Minced Ham and Scrambled Egg7 menus
  65. 17,565Half Lobster, Mayonnaise sauce7 menus
  66. 17,566Sliced Spanish onions salad7 menus
  67. 17,567Cold truffled boned capon7 menus
  68. 17,568WALDORF-ASTORIA COFFEE (one pound can)7 menus
  69. 17,569Stuffed Crab, Printanier7 menus
  70. 17,570Roast Philadelphia Capon with giblet sauce7 menus
  71. 17,571White Wine Sherbet7 menus
  72. 17,572Minced chicken sandwich, mayonnaise, lettuce and sliced tomato7 menus
  73. 17,573Preserved pears, cherries or peaches7 menus
  74. 17,574White Label Bass ale7 menus
  75. 17,575Alfonso Solera sherry7 menus
  76. 17,576Bulgarzoon (Scientifically Fermented Milk), with Vichy7 menus
  77. 17,577Hamburger Steak, Potatoes and Gravy7 menus
  78. 17,578Flaked Cereals, large pitcher of cream7 menus
  79. 17,579Green pepper cocktail7 menus
  80. 17,580Sliced Orange, Griddle Cakes, Coffee7 menus
  81. 17,581Marmalade, Soft Boiled Eggs, Toast, Coffee7 menus
  82. 17,582Fresh Baked Apple, Shredded Wheat with Milk, Toast, Coffee7 menus
  83. 17,583Apple Sauce, Fresh Country Sausage with Potatoes, Toast, Coffee7 menus
  84. 17,584Sliced Orange, Bacon, One Egg, Potatoes, Toast, Coffee7 menus
  85. 17,585Fresh Baked Apple, Fresh Country Sausage with Griddle Cakes, Coffee7 menus
  86. 17,586Little Neck Clams Fricassee on toast7 menus
  87. 17,587Mushrooms au beurre lie7 menus
  88. 17,588Crab flakes, Mayonnaise7 menus
  89. 17,589Fruit Tapioca7 menus
  90. 17,590Kennebec salmon, Vert Pre sauce7 menus
  91. 17,591Crab, Royal7 menus
  92. 17,592Loin of young lamb7 menus
  93. 17,593Tomato Leopold7 menus
  94. 17,594Half cold boiled lobster, mayonnaise7 menus
  95. 17,595Fancy peas7 menus
  96. 17,596Coleraine Irish whiskey, 10 years old7 menus
  97. 17,597Puree of peas [soup]7 menus
  98. 17,598Cold Cantaloupe7 menus
  99. 17,599Hot Rice with Poached Egg7 menus
  100. 17,600Chicken Croquette, Mashed Potatoes7 menus