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. 18,201Extra English Mutton Chop6 menus
  2. 18,202Kidneys in Madeira6 menus
  3. 18,203Onions, Cream Sauce6 menus
  4. 18,204Tea, (all kinds) single pot6 menus
  5. 18,205Coffee, double pot6 menus
  6. 18,206Holland Herring6 menus
  7. 18,207Boned Turkey, Aspic Jelly6 menus
  8. 18,208Potatoes in Forme6 menus
  9. 18,209Private Stock Whiskey6 menus
  10. 18,210Duminy Brut6 menus
  11. 18,211broth6 menus
  12. 18,212Eggs, Scrambled with smoked beef6 menus
  13. 18,213Margaux, Brandenburg Freres6 menus
  14. 18,214Cèpes Provencale6 menus
  15. 18,215Mixed green salads6 menus
  16. 18,216Olives, French6 menus
  17. 18,217Porterhouse Steak extra6 menus
  18. 18,218Soft shell crabs (2)6 menus
  19. 18,219Swiss Cheese, Imported6 menus
  20. 18,220Grape Fruit with Rum6 menus
  21. 18,221Smoked beef with eggs6 menus
  22. 18,222Colbert soup6 menus
  23. 18,223Roast loin of veal6 menus
  24. 18,224Stringless Beans, Butter Sauce6 menus
  25. 18,225Chicken Pie, Individual6 menus
  26. 18,226Punch Muscovite6 menus
  27. 18,227Corn Starch with Milk6 menus
  28. 18,228Choufleur6 menus
  29. 18,229Oignons Frits6 menus
  30. 18,230Cold roast chicken, lettuce salad6 menus
  31. 18,231Stewed Kidneys, Madeira sauce6 menus
  32. 18,232Corned Beef Hash with eggs6 menus
  33. 18,233Potatoes - stewed in cream6 menus
  34. 18,234Sweetbreads on toast, French peas6 menus
  35. 18,235Bacon fried6 menus
  36. 18,236Cold assorted meats, potato salad6 menus
  37. 18,237Sardine Sandwiches6 menus
  38. 18,238Ham glace, Champagne Sauce6 menus
  39. 18,239lobster stuffed6 menus
  40. 18,240Fish Cakes with Poached Eggs6 menus
  41. 18,241Roederer Brut6 menus
  42. 18,242Calf's brains, black butter6 menus
  43. 18,243Lamb Chops, with French Peas6 menus
  44. 18,244Salmon, sauce hollandaise6 menus
  45. 18,245Prime Roast Beef, potato salad6 menus
  46. 18,246Cold Pate de Foie-Gras6 menus
  47. 18,247Boiled or baked sweet potatoes6 menus
  48. 18,248Cup St. Jaques6 menus
  49. 18,249Raw clams6 menus
  50. 18,250French peas, naturel6 menus
  51. 18,251S. O. P. Brandy6 menus
  52. 18,252Champagne, Pommery Sec6 menus
  53. 18,253Honey-comb tripe, fried6 menus
  54. 18,254Roast, mutton6 menus
  55. 18,255Extra porterhouse with mushrooms6 menus
  56. 18,256Civet of Hare with Mushrooms6 menus
  57. 18,257Leg of Lamb, Black Currant Jelly6 menus
  58. 18,258Fried Breakfast Bacon6 menus
  59. 18,259Baltimore broil oysters6 menus
  60. 18,260Frankfurter Sausage and Sauerkraut6 menus
  61. 18,261Green tea with cream6 menus
  62. 18,262Cresson Springs Water Used on Table6 menus
  63. 18,263Hothouse Cucumbers6 menus
  64. 18,264Oysters, Broil6 menus
  65. 18,265Broil on Toast6 menus
  66. 18,266Sirloin Steak and Onions6 menus
  67. 18,267Beef & Brown Potatoes6 menus
  68. 18,268Fried bacon and eggs6 menus
  69. 18,269Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte6 menus
  70. 18,270Tapioca Pudding, Cream Sauce6 menus
  71. 18,271Potatoes-French Fried6 menus
  72. 18,272Spiced Watermelon6 menus
  73. 18,273Beaten biscuit6 menus
  74. 18,274Grand Union Salad6 menus
  75. 18,275Cucumber Pickles6 menus
  76. 18,276Chicken with Oyster sauce6 menus
  77. 18,277Small Coffee6 menus
  78. 18,278Graham and water wafers6 menus
  79. 18,279Pig's feet in jelly6 menus
  80. 18,280in chafing dish6 menus
  81. 18,281Oysters on Deep Shell6 menus
  82. 18,282Gateau au Rhum6 menus
  83. 18,283Frische Kartoffeln6 menus
  84. 18,284Chas. Heidsieck, Extra Dry6 menus
  85. 18,285Consomme, Printanier6 menus
  86. 18,286HUNGARIAN PAPRIKA CHICKEN A LA HAAN6 menus
  87. 18,287Chicken croquette with peas6 menus
  88. 18,288Double porterhouse with onions6 menus
  89. 18,289Omelet, fine herbs6 menus
  90. 18,290Cheese, Gruyere6 menus
  91. 18,291Beef a L'Anglaise6 menus
  92. 18,292Consomme Douglas6 menus
  93. 18,293Stewed onions in cream6 menus
  94. 18,294Macaroni in cream6 menus
  95. 18,295Lamb Sandwich6 menus
  96. 18,296Boston Baked Beans, hot or cold6 menus
  97. 18,297Ice Cream: Chocolate6 menus
  98. 18,298Calves' Head, Brain Sauce6 menus
  99. 18,299Scrambled Eggs with kidneys6 menus
  100. 18,300Omelettes, with cheese6 menus