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. 19,301Grant's (8 Years Old)6 menus
  2. 19,302Gilbey's6 menus
  3. 19,303Shrimp Creole with Rice6 menus
  4. 19,304Tomato and cucumber6 menus
  5. 19,305Belgian Carrots6 menus
  6. 19,306REMY MARTIN COGNAC6 menus
  7. 19,307Infusion6 menus
  8. 19,308Broiled deep sea scallops6 menus
  9. 19,309Shrimps au gratin6 menus
  10. 19,310RUFFINO CHIANTI6 menus
  11. 19,311Koniginpastetchen6 menus
  12. 19,312Highland Queen6 menus
  13. 19,313Les Glaces6 menus
  14. 19,314Les Fromages de France6 menus
  15. 19,315Hot & Sour soup6 menus
  16. 19,316Beef with Broccoli6 menus
  17. 19,317Sweet & Sour Pork6 menus
  18. 19,318Beef with Snow Peas6 menus
  19. 19,319Schwarzwalder Himbeergeist6 menus
  20. 19,320Melba6 menus
  21. 19,321Strudel6 menus
  22. 19,322Rotwein6 menus
  23. 19,323Langouste Thermidor6 menus
  24. 19,324Gemuse6 menus
  25. 19,325ALEXANDER No. 16 menus
  26. 19,326Smoked Brook Trout6 menus
  27. 19,327Gateau Suchard6 menus
  28. 19,328Charles Heidsieck brut6 menus
  29. 19,329Potage Minestrone6 menus
  30. 19,330Creamed Pearl Onions6 menus
  31. 19,331Chartreuse (yellow or green)6 menus
  32. 19,332Feine Erbsen6 menus
  33. 19,333Bamboo Cocktail6 menus
  34. 19,334Individual Baked Alaska6 menus
  35. 19,335Onion Soup au Gratin (10 minutes)6 menus
  36. 19,336Quinine Water6 menus
  37. 19,337Heineken's Holland6 menus
  38. 19,338Queen Anne6 menus
  39. 19,339Jumbo Shrimp6 menus
  40. 19,340Pikanter Ochsenfleischsalat6 menus
  41. 19,341Fish Sandwich6 menus
  42. 19,342French Ice Cream, chocolate6 menus
  43. 19,343Duff Gordon Cream Sherry6 menus
  44. 19,344Omelette surprise fur 2 Personen6 menus
  45. 19,345Shrimp Foo Young6 menus
  46. 19,346Chicken Foo Young6 menus
  47. 19,347Paradise6 menus
  48. 19,348Bamboo6 menus
  49. 19,349Port Wine Cobbler6 menus
  50. 19,350CAFE BRULOT6 menus
  51. 19,351Almaden Brut Champagne6 menus
  52. 19,352Almaden Sparkling Burgundy6 menus
  53. 19,353Pfannkuchensuppe6 menus
  54. 19,354Strammer Max6 menus
  55. 19,355Tilsiter mit Butter und Brot6 menus
  56. 19,356Zitrone natur6 menus
  57. 19,357Egg Plant Parmigiana6 menus
  58. 19,358Andouille de Vire6 menus
  59. 19,359Beaujolais Villages6 menus
  60. 19,360Remy Martin XO6 menus
  61. 19,361Schlemmerschnitte6 menus
  62. 19,362Obstsalat mit Kirsch6 menus
  63. 19,363Omelette mit frischen Champignons6 menus
  64. 19,3642 Stuck Regensburger mit Kraut6 menus
  65. 19,365G. H. Mumm, Cordon Rouge6 menus
  66. 19,366Chateauneuf Du Pape6 menus
  67. 19,367Sylvaner6 menus
  68. 19,368Bourbon Highball6 menus
  69. 19,369Johnnie Walker (Black)6 menus
  70. 19,370Christian Brothers Brandy6 menus
  71. 19,371Ragout fin in der Muschel überbacken6 menus
  72. 19,372Omelette en surprise6 menus
  73. 19,373Fried Onion Rings6 menus
  74. 19,374Poire Melba6 menus
  75. 19,375Pinot Noir6 menus
  76. 19,376Curried Shrimp6 menus
  77. 19,377Lobster Cantonese6 menus
  78. 19,378Korbel Brut6 menus
  79. 19,379Hummer-Cocktail6 menus
  80. 19,380Selters6 menus
  81. 19,381Clamato Juice6 menus
  82. 19,382Sliced Tomato and Onion6 menus
  83. 19,383Crevettes remoulade6 menus
  84. 19,384Pompano en papillote6 menus
  85. 19,385Fonds d'artichauts Bayard6 menus
  86. 19,386Glas Gluhwein6 menus
  87. 19,387Cliquot Club6 menus
  88. 19,388Prager Schinken6 menus
  89. 19,389Berliner Weisse mit Schuss6 menus
  90. 19,390Portion Schlagsahne6 menus
  91. 19,391Deviled Egg6 menus
  92. 19,392Fresh Strawberry pudding6 menus
  93. 19,393Lump Crab Meat Cocktail6 menus
  94. 19,394Half and Half (Half Ale and Half Porter)6 menus
  95. 19,395Moo Goo Guy Pan6 menus
  96. 19,396Chicken Chop Suey with Mushrooms6 menus
  97. 19,397Chicken Chow Mein with Mushrooms6 menus
  98. 19,398Vichy, Celestins6 menus
  99. 19,399Between the Sheets6 menus
  100. 19,400Baked Prunes with Cream6 menus