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. 19,101Baked Ham, Virginia Style6 menus
  2. 19,102Scallop Stew6 menus
  3. 19,103Two Eggs with Ham6 menus
  4. 19,104Whisky, Old Crow6 menus
  5. 19,105Grenouilles aux fines herbes6 menus
  6. 19,106Evan's Brown Stout6 menus
  7. 19,107Pine Apple Cheese6 menus
  8. 19,108Little Neck clams fritters6 menus
  9. 19,109Beef tea with rice6 menus
  10. 19,110Mutton chops a la parisienne6 menus
  11. 19,111Havana Cigar, No. 16 menus
  12. 19,112Havana Cigar, No. 26 menus
  13. 19,113Tokayer6 menus
  14. 19,114Echalottes6 menus
  15. 19,115Belfast Ginger Ale, Cochran & Co6 menus
  16. 19,116Half Milk, half Cream6 menus
  17. 19,117Porterhouse Steak, for one6 menus
  18. 19,118Peach Tapioca6 menus
  19. 19,119Sweetbread with Mushrooms6 menus
  20. 19,120Canapes assortis6 menus
  21. 19,121Potage aux huitres6 menus
  22. 19,122Sauce Mayonnaise6 menus
  23. 19,123Potage Westmoreland6 menus
  24. 19,124Creamed Peas6 menus
  25. 19,125Blatz Beer6 menus
  26. 19,126Dipped or Milk Toast6 menus
  27. 19,127Assorted Meat with Chicken6 menus
  28. 19,128Sirloin Steak, Mirabeau6 menus
  29. 19,129Duckling, half6 menus
  30. 19,130Cumberland6 menus
  31. 19,131Tangerine6 menus
  32. 19,132Paysanne soup6 menus
  33. 19,133Club steak with onions6 menus
  34. 19,134Endive salade6 menus
  35. 19,135Windsor salad6 menus
  36. 19,136Clovisses de Cherry Stone6 menus
  37. 19,137Salad a la Terrace6 menus
  38. 19,138Imperial Sweet Potatoes6 menus
  39. 19,139Apricot preserves6 menus
  40. 19,140Jambon Braise aux Epinards6 menus
  41. 19,141Strawberry Shortcake with Whipped Cream6 menus
  42. 19,142Giardiniera6 menus
  43. 19,143Breast of Turkey6 menus
  44. 19,144MOET & CHANDON WHITE SEAL CHAMPAGNE6 menus
  45. 19,145Sorbet au Rum6 menus
  46. 19,146Cornet Chantilly6 menus
  47. 19,147American Beauty6 menus
  48. 19,148Spiced Pears6 menus
  49. 19,149FARINA PUDDING, CREAM SAUCE6 menus
  50. 19,150Oeufs en Gelee6 menus
  51. 19,151Orange and Grape Fruit6 menus
  52. 19,152Fromages divers6 menus
  53. 19,153Potatoes Gaufrette6 menus
  54. 19,154Langouste6 menus
  55. 19,155Confitures6 menus
  56. 19,156New England Beef Stew6 menus
  57. 19,157Kraftbruhe mit Ochsenmark6 menus
  58. 19,158Fruit de Saison6 menus
  59. 19,159glace orange6 menus
  60. 19,160White Label Ale6 menus
  61. 19,161Fried clams with bacon6 menus
  62. 19,162Salad Chiffonnade6 menus
  63. 19,163Carrots and Peas in Cream6 menus
  64. 19,164Consomme de Volaille a la Bellevue6 menus
  65. 19,165Bluefish, sauce Piquante6 menus
  66. 19,166Spiced figs6 menus
  67. 19,167Cape Cods, oysters6 menus
  68. 19,168Glace a l'eau citron6 menus
  69. 19,169English Tea6 menus
  70. 19,170Stuffed Baked Potato6 menus
  71. 19,171Two Eggs, Shirred6 menus
  72. 19,172Cream of cauliflower soup, Dubarry6 menus
  73. 19,173LEAF OF LETTUCE, SUEDOISE6 menus
  74. 19,174Gateau Nougatine6 menus
  75. 19,175Macaroni in Butter6 menus
  76. 19,176Schwedischer Salat6 menus
  77. 19,177Astoria6 menus
  78. 19,178Cauliflower with cream sauce6 menus
  79. 19,179Half fried chicken6 menus
  80. 19,180Clams Newburg6 menus
  81. 19,181Frappe6 menus
  82. 19,182Coffee pot6 menus
  83. 19,183Sweet Pepper Saute6 menus
  84. 19,184Boiled Hominy with Cream6 menus
  85. 19,185Lemon or orange water ice6 menus
  86. 19,186Rum, Medford6 menus
  87. 19,187Rice flakes with cream6 menus
  88. 19,188Pilsner Beer6 menus
  89. 19,189Praline cake6 menus
  90. 19,190Fromage de Neufchatel6 menus
  91. 19,191Evans' Cream Ale6 menus
  92. 19,192Gateau praline6 menus
  93. 19,193Jambon d'Ardenne6 menus
  94. 19,194Creme aux champignons6 menus
  95. 19,195Escalope de veau Hongroise6 menus
  96. 19,196Coupe Montmorency6 menus
  97. 19,197Souffle Grand Marnier6 menus
  98. 19,198Marchand de Vin6 menus
  99. 19,199Parfait aux liqueurs6 menus
  100. 19,200Gin Martini6 menus