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. 18,801Potatoes en Surprise6 menus
  2. 18,802Cream of String Beans6 menus
  3. 18,803Roast Philadelphia Chicken, Giblet Sauce6 menus
  4. 18,804Cold Salmon, Sauce Mayonnaise6 menus
  5. 18,805Sweet Peppers6 menus
  6. 18,806Strawberry Short Cake with Sauce6 menus
  7. 18,807Raspberry Meringue Pie6 menus
  8. 18,808Grouse Barde, Guava Jelly6 menus
  9. 18,809Eagle Cream Cheese6 menus
  10. 18,810Salt-Mackerel6 menus
  11. 18,811Guinness' Brown Stout6 menus
  12. 18,812Small pitcher of cream6 menus
  13. 18,813Cherries, Jubilee6 menus
  14. 18,814Cassolettes aux crabes d'huitres6 menus
  15. 18,815Omelette aux crevettes6 menus
  16. 18,816Frozen Eggnog6 menus
  17. 18,817Bacon with orders6 menus
  18. 18,818Saddle Rock Oysters, Stew6 menus
  19. 18,819Saddle Rock Oysters, Steamed6 menus
  20. 18,820Broiled Kingfish, Maitre d'Hotel6 menus
  21. 18,821Neapolitan parfait6 menus
  22. 18,822Creme Bressanne6 menus
  23. 18,823Wachteln auf Toast6 menus
  24. 18,824Chicory-salad6 menus
  25. 18,825Gaufres a la creme6 menus
  26. 18,826Spargel-Salat6 menus
  27. 18,827Bisque de homards6 menus
  28. 18,828CAnvas-back ducks6 menus
  29. 18,829C. & B. chow chow6 menus
  30. 18,830Malta Vita with milk6 menus
  31. 18,831Laitue Et Tomate6 menus
  32. 18,832Philadelphia Squab Roti a la Casserole6 menus
  33. 18,833Jelly drops6 menus
  34. 18,834Baked Tomatoes a l'Americaine6 menus
  35. 18,835Mutton Chop (each)6 menus
  36. 18,836MOUSSE AU KIRSCH6 menus
  37. 18,837Imported Artichokes6 menus
  38. 18,838Mutton Chops, with peas6 menus
  39. 18,839Noisettes d'agneau a l'estragon6 menus
  40. 18,840Terrapin Newburg6 menus
  41. 18,841Assorted petit fours6 menus
  42. 18,842Aspic de foie-gras6 menus
  43. 18,843Crevettes bouquet6 menus
  44. 18,844Wheat Cakes with Honey6 menus
  45. 18,845Puree de Gibier6 menus
  46. 18,846Moules6 menus
  47. 18,847Compote d'Ananas6 menus
  48. 18,848Herrings a la Hollandaise, p. p.6 menus
  49. 18,849Ecossaise Salad6 menus
  50. 18,850Hunyady Yanos (Bitterwater)6 menus
  51. 18,851Dutch Cigars6 menus
  52. 18,852Tomates a la Trevise6 menus
  53. 18,853ROCQUEFORT CHEESE6 menus
  54. 18,854Cigars, Havanah imported6 menus
  55. 18,855Consomme, Chiffonnade6 menus
  56. 18,856Cream of New Peas6 menus
  57. 18,857Fresh Asparagus, Milanaise6 menus
  58. 18,858Roast Leg of Veal6 menus
  59. 18,859Julienne a la moelle6 menus
  60. 18,860Chair de crabes au gratin6 menus
  61. 18,861Consomme glace en tasse6 menus
  62. 18,862Mousse a la vanille6 menus
  63. 18,863Saumon Mayonnaise6 menus
  64. 18,864Consomme Riche En Tasse6 menus
  65. 18,865Imperial Amontillado6 menus
  66. 18,866Diamond back terrapin a la Maryland6 menus
  67. 18,867Puree of Celery6 menus
  68. 18,868Crab Meat a la Newburgh in Chafing Dish6 menus
  69. 18,869Equinox Ginger Champagne6 menus
  70. 18,870St. Louis6 menus
  71. 18,871Gin Sling6 menus
  72. 18,872Punch Normande6 menus
  73. 18,873Worcester Sauce6 menus
  74. 18,874Lynnhaven cocktail6 menus
  75. 18,875Consomme Sarah Bernhardt6 menus
  76. 18,876Chicken Bouillon en Tasse6 menus
  77. 18,877Hot Scotch6 menus
  78. 18,878Blood Pudding6 menus
  79. 18,879TABLE CELERY IN ICE6 menus
  80. 18,880Bataten6 menus
  81. 18,881Lamb (cold)6 menus
  82. 18,882Potatoes hashed au gratin6 menus
  83. 18,883Oeufs6 menus
  84. 18,884Chateau Bouliac, Cruse & Fils Freres6 menus
  85. 18,885Coupe, Montreuil6 menus
  86. 18,886Roederer Carte Blanche6 menus
  87. 18,887Manuel Garcia, Invencible6 menus
  88. 18,888Vienna veal-steak6 menus
  89. 18,889Mutton chops with bacon6 menus
  90. 18,890Capri, White6 menus
  91. 18,8913 Fried Eggs6 menus
  92. 18,8923 Boiled Eggs6 menus
  93. 18,8933 Scrambled Eggs6 menus
  94. 18,894White cherry pie6 menus
  95. 18,895Fried Pickled Tripe6 menus
  96. 18,896Coffee, pot for two6 menus
  97. 18,897Pear tartlets6 menus
  98. 18,898Spring lamb steak6 menus
  99. 18,899Clos de Vougeot, 18876 menus
  100. 18,900Chateau Leoville, B. & G.6 menus