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. 18,101Blackberries in Cream6 menus
  2. 18,102Consomme, napolitaine6 menus
  3. 18,103Oysters: Fried6 menus
  4. 18,104Chickory Salad6 menus
  5. 18,105Country Sausage, Mashed Potatoes6 menus
  6. 18,106Cold consomme, cup6 menus
  7. 18,107Fish Cakes Tomato Sauce6 menus
  8. 18,108California Canned Fruit6 menus
  9. 18,109Pickled Stuffed Peppers6 menus
  10. 18,110Pickles and Chutney6 menus
  11. 18,111STEWED TERRAPIN, MARYLAND STYLE6 menus
  12. 18,112Chicken (sandwich)6 menus
  13. 18,113St. Julien, Brandenburg Freres6 menus
  14. 18,114Benedictine, pony6 menus
  15. 18,115Muir & Son's Scotch Ale6 menus
  16. 18,116Chocolate Pudding, vanilla sauce6 menus
  17. 18,117Roast Beef & Potatoe6 menus
  18. 18,118Omelettes, Spanish6 menus
  19. 18,119Omelettes, Ham6 menus
  20. 18,120Rice Cakes, Maple Syrup6 menus
  21. 18,121Minced Clams on Toast6 menus
  22. 18,122Oysters, Fried in Butter6 menus
  23. 18,123Omelet, with truffles6 menus
  24. 18,124Meringue a la chantilly6 menus
  25. 18,125Calf's Brains6 menus
  26. 18,126Eggs, Mornay6 menus
  27. 18,127a l'Espagnole6 menus
  28. 18,128Curried Lobster and Rice6 menus
  29. 18,129STEWED OKRA6 menus
  30. 18,130Hachis d'Agneau6 menus
  31. 18,131Lettuce, with Mayonnaise6 menus
  32. 18,132Chicken Saute with Mushrooms6 menus
  33. 18,133Eggs, Scrambled, two6 menus
  34. 18,134Eggs, Shirred, two6 menus
  35. 18,135Tomatoes sautees6 menus
  36. 18,136Salmon Cakes6 menus
  37. 18,137Tea with Rolls6 menus
  38. 18,138Coffee with Rolls6 menus
  39. 18,139Poached eggs, on toast6 menus
  40. 18,140Ribs of Beef Brown Gravy6 menus
  41. 18,141Halibut, Hollandaise Sauce6 menus
  42. 18,142Beef, Yorkshire Pudding6 menus
  43. 18,143Seltzer Siphon6 menus
  44. 18,144Cocoanut Custard6 menus
  45. 18,145Corn Dodgers6 menus
  46. 18,146MAYONNAISE FRESH LOBSTER6 menus
  47. 18,147Clam Broth, en Tasse6 menus
  48. 18,148Broiled Squab with Bacon6 menus
  49. 18,149CONSOMME SAGO6 menus
  50. 18,150Corn Meal6 menus
  51. 18,151Prune6 menus
  52. 18,152Onion soup with cheese6 menus
  53. 18,153Green and Black Tea6 menus
  54. 18,154Boned Capon, en aspic6 menus
  55. 18,155Bent's Biscuits6 menus
  56. 18,156Boiled Ham, Champagne Sauce6 menus
  57. 18,157Lamb Tongues6 menus
  58. 18,158Eggs, shirred (3)6 menus
  59. 18,159G. H. Mumm's (Extra Dry)6 menus
  60. 18,160Pommery and Greno (Sec)6 menus
  61. 18,161Mounié, Very Old,6 menus
  62. 18,162Griddle Cakes, With Maple Syrup6 menus
  63. 18,163Gins6 menus
  64. 18,164Walker's Kimarnock Scotch6 menus
  65. 18,165Old Quaker6 menus
  66. 18,166Flanagan's Baltimore Rye6 menus
  67. 18,167Clam Patties6 menus
  68. 18,168Old Madeira (Natural, old, Superior)6 menus
  69. 18,169Vino de Pasto, Dry6 menus
  70. 18,170Bass Ale, White Lable6 menus
  71. 18,171Hasey's Claret6 menus
  72. 18,172Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce6 menus
  73. 18,173Succatash6 menus
  74. 18,174Consomme in Cup, Cold6 menus
  75. 18,175Baked New Potatoes6 menus
  76. 18,176Sauterne, Boshamer Leon and Co.6 menus
  77. 18,177Pickled Salmon6 menus
  78. 18,178Gelee au Noyau6 menus
  79. 18,179Tomatoes au Gratin6 menus
  80. 18,180Rice custard pudding, vanilla sauce6 menus
  81. 18,181Roman Lettuce6 menus
  82. 18,182Fresh Apricots6 menus
  83. 18,183Veal Cutlet breaded with Tomato Sauce6 menus
  84. 18,184Caper Sauce6 menus
  85. 18,185Doe Bird6 menus
  86. 18,186Kreuz rolls6 menus
  87. 18,187Frühstück6 menus
  88. 18,188Fromage de Gruyere6 menus
  89. 18,189Ice Cream and Cakes6 menus
  90. 18,190Marinerte Herring6 menus
  91. 18,191Kartoffelsuppe6 menus
  92. 18,192Deutsche Kraftsuppe6 menus
  93. 18,193Beef Steak to Order6 menus
  94. 18,194Potatoes Boiled & Mashed6 menus
  95. 18,195Bayrisch Kraut6 menus
  96. 18,196Steinbutt6 menus
  97. 18,197Pollo6 menus
  98. 18,198Formaggi6 menus
  99. 18,199Auf Bestellung6 menus
  100. 18,200Matjes Heringe6 menus