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. 17,901Potatoes a la dauphine6 menus
  2. 17,902Tutti-frutti Rahmeis6 menus
  3. 17,903Fry in butter6 menus
  4. 17,904Cantenac6 menus
  5. 17,905Extra6 menus
  6. 17,906Soft Clams6 menus
  7. 17,907Best Brandy6 menus
  8. 17,908Whole chicken, Maryland style6 menus
  9. 17,909Chartreuse Jelly6 menus
  10. 17,910Vienna coffee6 menus
  11. 17,911Baked Boston beans6 menus
  12. 17,912Broiled on toast6 menus
  13. 17,913Terrapin in Chafing Dish6 menus
  14. 17,914Sous Cloche6 menus
  15. 17,915Cream Broil6 menus
  16. 17,916Pickled Lambs' Tongue6 menus
  17. 17,917Boiled young turkey, oyster sauce6 menus
  18. 17,918Chateau d'Yquem6 menus
  19. 17,919Milwaukee Lager Beer6 menus
  20. 17,920with chicken livers6 menus
  21. 17,921fricassee6 menus
  22. 17,922ENGLISH CHOP6 menus
  23. 17,923Chicken fricasse6 menus
  24. 17,924Sauternes, Cruse & Fils Freres6 menus
  25. 17,925Extra mayonnaise6 menus
  26. 17,926WITH ICE CREAM6 menus
  27. 17,927Single Porterhouse steak with onions6 menus
  28. 17,928Pints6 menus
  29. 17,929Chianti Vecchio6 menus
  30. 17,930CLARET WINE CUP6 menus
  31. 17,931Piel's6 menus
  32. 17,932Old London Dock6 menus
  33. 17,933Sloe6 menus
  34. 17,934Stewart's6 menus
  35. 17,935BARTON & GUESTIER6 menus
  36. 17,936Anna6 menus
  37. 17,937Rochester Rienzi6 menus
  38. 17,938G. H. Mumm & Co., Ex. Dry6 menus
  39. 17,939Margaux, Cruse & Fils Freres6 menus
  40. 17,940St. Julien, 18876 menus
  41. 17,941Steaks, Chops, Etc.6 menus
  42. 17,942Sherries6 menus
  43. 17,943Duchesse6 menus
  44. 17,944Sunset Claret6 menus
  45. 17,945Chateau Larose, 18876 menus
  46. 17,946Broiled Liver & Bacon6 menus
  47. 17,947Onion6 menus
  48. 17,948Potatoes, Windsor6 menus
  49. 17,949Clams Steamed6 menus
  50. 17,950Cold Kennebec Salmon, Mayonnaise6 menus
  51. 17,951Suppe a la Genevoise6 menus
  52. 17,952Lettuce plain6 menus
  53. 17,953Maitre d'Hotel6 menus
  54. 17,954Smelts, fried or broiled6 menus
  55. 17,955Russe6 menus
  56. 17,956Small Sirloin Steak Bordelaise6 menus
  57. 17,957mushroom6 menus
  58. 17,958Gilka Kuemmel6 menus
  59. 17,959Harvey Sauce6 menus
  60. 17,960Black Ducks6 menus
  61. 17,961Oysters, Cocktail6 menus
  62. 17,962Scrambled, two6 menus
  63. 17,963Strawberry or Vanilla Ice Cream6 menus
  64. 17,964Clams, Fritters6 menus
  65. 17,965Lamb Chops with Mushrooms6 menus
  66. 17,966Toast, Brown Bread6 menus
  67. 17,967Gem Peas6 menus
  68. 17,968Hominy, with Milk6 menus
  69. 17,969Bread and Butter, plain6 menus
  70. 17,970Wafers, Soda6 menus
  71. 17,971Rolls, French6 menus
  72. 17,972Steak, Sirloin6 menus
  73. 17,973Chicken Patties, a la Reine6 menus
  74. 17,974Extra Sirloin Steak, Bearnaise6 menus
  75. 17,975Lobster a la Creole6 menus
  76. 17,976Stewed snapper6 menus
  77. 17,977Potatoes, Sautes6 menus
  78. 17,978Clear green turtle in cup6 menus
  79. 17,979tea, coffee or milk6 menus
  80. 17,980Veal cutlet, broiled6 menus
  81. 17,981Kidneys broiled6 menus
  82. 17,982Pie, per cut6 menus
  83. 17,983Chicken curry with rice6 menus
  84. 17,984Oysters fricassee6 menus
  85. 17,985Green or Ripe Olives6 menus
  86. 17,986Beefsteaks to Order6 menus
  87. 17,987frankfurter and sauerkraut6 menus
  88. 17,988pint french claret6 menus
  89. 17,989POTATOES: Julienne6 menus
  90. 17,990Lobster, Rothschild6 menus
  91. 17,991Sliced Green Apple Pie6 menus
  92. 17,992Broiled Split Sausages6 menus
  93. 17,993Jeannette6 menus
  94. 17,994Kidneys and Bacon6 menus
  95. 17,995Shirred6 menus
  96. 17,996Coupe Wladimir6 menus
  97. 17,997Clovisses Little Neck6 menus
  98. 17,998Young Hyson6 menus
  99. 17,999Gebratene Poularden6 menus
  100. 18,000Homard Rothschild6 menus