The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

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. 1,701Meringue panachee77 menus
  2. 1,702Canadian77 menus
  3. 1,703Sirloin Steak, plain77 menus
  4. 1,704Stewed Clams77 menus
  5. 1,705Chocolate Pudding77 menus
  6. 1,706Potatoes Boiled77 menus
  7. 1,707Cold Clam Broth77 menus
  8. 1,708Orange Curacao77 menus
  9. 1,709Orange Pekoe77 menus
  10. 1,710Irish coffee77 menus
  11. 1,711Hot Tea77 menus
  12. 1,712Sardine Egglets77 menus
  13. 1,713Lalla Rookh punch77 menus
  14. 1,714Glass, Half and Half77 menus
  15. 1,715Corned Beef Hash, Browned76 menus
  16. 1,716Sablath sausage76 menus
  17. 1,717Scotch76 menus
  18. 1,718Tea, per cup76 menus
  19. 1,719Plain Lobster76 menus
  20. 1,720Extra Porterhouse Steak76 menus
  21. 1,721New Zealand Cheese76 menus
  22. 1,722Fresh Fruit in Season76 menus
  23. 1,723Black and White76 menus
  24. 1,724O'Brien Potatoes76 menus
  25. 1,725Celery Hearts76 menus
  26. 1,726Guinea Hen (half)76 menus
  27. 1,727Stewed Assorted Fruit76 menus
  28. 1,728Cotuits Oysters76 menus
  29. 1,729French ice cream, any flavor76 menus
  30. 1,730Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad76 menus
  31. 1,731Cup custard au caramel76 menus
  32. 1,732Golfer salad76 menus
  33. 1,733Imported Endive Salad76 menus
  34. 1,734Peconics76 menus
  35. 1,735Baked Potato (1)76 menus
  36. 1,736Pasteurized Milk, Per Bottle76 menus
  37. 1,737Lobster Croquettes75 menus
  38. 1,738Partridge75 menus
  39. 1,739Fried Tomatoes75 menus
  40. 1,740Veal Chops75 menus
  41. 1,741G.H. Mumm's Extra Dry75 menus
  42. 1,742Club Steak75 menus
  43. 1,743Deviled crab75 menus
  44. 1,744Fried Sausages75 menus
  45. 1,745anchovy canape75 menus
  46. 1,746Steamed Potatoes75 menus
  47. 1,747Chocolate, per pot75 menus
  48. 1,748Gelee75 menus
  49. 1,749Cream of Celery soup75 menus
  50. 1,750Aepfel75 menus
  51. 1,751Pommes Parisienne75 menus
  52. 1,752Chicken Liver Omelette75 menus
  53. 1,753Bisque de Homard75 menus
  54. 1,754Planter's Punch75 menus
  55. 1,755V-8 Juice75 menus
  56. 1,756Mixed Olives75 menus
  57. 1,757Delicious Apple75 menus
  58. 1,758Potatoes in cream au gratin75 menus
  59. 1,759Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel75 menus
  60. 1,760Italian Paste Soup75 menus
  61. 1,761Yarmouth Bloaters74 menus
  62. 1,762Lobster, plain74 menus
  63. 1,763Oysters, stewed74 menus
  64. 1,764Calf's liver74 menus
  65. 1,765Pigeonneau Imperial74 menus
  66. 1,766Sliced Peaches and Cream74 menus
  67. 1,767Cream Puffs74 menus
  68. 1,768Broiled Salmon74 menus
  69. 1,769Corn on the cob74 menus
  70. 1,770Fried Filet of Sole74 menus
  71. 1,771Omelet with Parsley74 menus
  72. 1,772Napoleon74 menus
  73. 1,773Brandied cherries74 menus
  74. 1,774Dewar's White Label74 menus
  75. 1,775Chicken Omelette74 menus
  76. 1,776Grape fruit, Supreme74 menus
  77. 1,777Soup of the day74 menus
  78. 1,778Fresh Pear74 menus
  79. 1,779Chocolate Leaves74 menus
  80. 1,780Apollinaris mineral water74 menus
  81. 1,781Cold Corned Beef, Potato Salad74 menus
  82. 1,782SALADS73 menus
  83. 1,783Canape Lorenzo73 menus
  84. 1,784Angostura Bitters73 menus
  85. 1,785White Rock Lithia73 menus
  86. 1,786Corned beef hash with egg73 menus
  87. 1,787Soda Scones73 menus
  88. 1,788Fried Liver and Bacon73 menus
  89. 1,789Pin Money Pickles73 menus
  90. 1,790Ruedesheimer73 menus
  91. 1,791Blue Point Cocktail73 menus
  92. 1,792Stewed Peaches73 menus
  93. 1,793Pommes73 menus
  94. 1,794St Julien73 menus
  95. 1,795Nectarines73 menus
  96. 1,796Nuts Assorted73 menus
  97. 1,797Hot Consomme73 menus
  98. 1,798Beef-tongue73 menus
  99. 1,799Californian Cheese73 menus
  100. 1,800Bratkartoffeln73 menus