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. 19,501Half and Half, glass6 menus
  2. 19,502Small Breakfast Steak6 menus
  3. 19,503Half Squab Chicken6 menus
  4. 19,504HOLLAND HAM6 menus
  5. 19,505Liptauer6 menus
  6. 19,506Jellied Tomato Madrilene6 menus
  7. 19,507Fresh Garden Spinach6 menus
  8. 19,508Soup, cup6 menus
  9. 19,509Boiled Salt Mackerel, Butter Sauce6 menus
  10. 19,510Hot Rolls and Butter6 menus
  11. 19,511Chicken and Rice Soup6 menus
  12. 19,512Mushrooms, extra6 menus
  13. 19,513Crab Chop Suey6 menus
  14. 19,514Alka Seltzer6 menus
  15. 19,515Hamburger Steak, Onions6 menus
  16. 19,516Cold Boiled Tongue with Potato Salad6 menus
  17. 19,517Garden Fresh Peas6 menus
  18. 19,518Banana in Cream6 menus
  19. 19,519Rice Krispies with Cream6 menus
  20. 19,520Griddle Cakes with Sausage6 menus
  21. 19,521DRY SAUTERNE6 menus
  22. 19,522Avocado (half)6 menus
  23. 19,523Old Fashioned Navy Bean Soup6 menus
  24. 19,524Maple Sundae6 menus
  25. 19,525Chop Suey Soup6 menus
  26. 19,526Fried Squab6 menus
  27. 19,527Potato Salad Served with All Cold Meats6 menus
  28. 19,528Corn Sticks6 menus
  29. 19,529Grape Juice High Ball6 menus
  30. 19,530Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Cream6 menus
  31. 19,531Black Label6 menus
  32. 19,532Suissesse6 menus
  33. 19,533Ginger Ale, Imported, Cantrell & Cochrane6 menus
  34. 19,534Old Taylor bonded6 menus
  35. 19,535Liquore Galliano6 menus
  36. 19,536Toast and Butter6 menus
  37. 19,537Red Raven, Split6 menus
  38. 19,538Parisienne Salad6 menus
  39. 19,539Chalotten6 menus
  40. 19,540Chalots6 menus
  41. 19,541Kiel Bucklinge6 menus
  42. 19,542Chicken with Bacon6 menus
  43. 19,543Mandarinen6 menus
  44. 19,544Luncheon Sausage6 menus
  45. 19,545Puree of Carrots6 menus
  46. 19,546Cold Corned Ox tongue6 menus
  47. 19,547Gebrt. Yorkshire Schinken6 menus
  48. 19,548Potage Solferino6 menus
  49. 19,549Grape Fruits6 menus
  50. 19,550Cocao6 menus
  51. 19,551Cerealine Flakes6 menus
  52. 19,552Chocolate Ice Cream, Wafers6 menus
  53. 19,553Apple Jack Sour6 menus
  54. 19,554Schweizer Kase.6 menus
  55. 19,555From the Grill, Mutton Chops6 menus
  56. 19,556Natural Water 1/2 Bot.6 menus
  57. 19,557Cheese: Swiss6 menus
  58. 19,558Roast Pork Sandwich6 menus
  59. 19,559Cheese, Imported Swiss6 menus
  60. 19,560Champagne: Clicquot, Dry6 menus
  61. 19,561Burgundy: Volnay6 menus
  62. 19,562Brandy: Mounie, F.O.B.6 menus
  63. 19,563Mineral Water: Hunyadi Janos6 menus
  64. 19,564Whiskey: M. & S. Gibson Monogram6 menus
  65. 19,565Champagne: Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label6 menus
  66. 19,566V8 Juice6 menus
  67. 19,567Oatcakes6 menus
  68. 19,568Pickled Gherkins6 menus
  69. 19,569Ruhrei mit Schnittlauch6 menus
  70. 19,570Verschiedene frische Wurst6 menus
  71. 19,571Beefsteak vom Grill6 menus
  72. 19,572Omelette naturell6 menus
  73. 19,573Coffee, freed from Caffeine6 menus
  74. 19,574Ginger Ale: Split6 menus
  75. 19,575Consomme Mimosa6 menus
  76. 19,576Liver with Bacon6 menus
  77. 19,577Apple Pie with Whipped Cream6 menus
  78. 19,578Fresh Carrots6 menus
  79. 19,579Petits Fours Sec6 menus
  80. 19,580Omelette: Parsley6 menus
  81. 19,581Oysters: Boston Stew6 menus
  82. 19,582Tribuno SWEET VERMOUTH6 menus
  83. 19,583ROAST TOP SIRLOIN OF BEEF AU JUS6 menus
  84. 19,584Bols Apricot6 menus
  85. 19,585HAIG AND HAIG 5 STAR6 menus
  86. 19,586Rolls & Butter6 menus
  87. 19,587Braunschweiger Sandwich6 menus
  88. 19,588Hot garlic bread6 menus
  89. 19,589J. & B. Scotch6 menus
  90. 19,590Liederkranz Kase6 menus
  91. 19,591Edamer Cheese6 menus
  92. 19,592Sugar Melon6 menus
  93. 19,593Knackebrot6 menus
  94. 19,594Finnan Haddie, Drawn Butter6 menus
  95. 19,595Weissbrot6 menus
  96. 19,596Consomme Double in Cup6 menus
  97. 19,597Jus de Legumes6 menus
  98. 19,598Pina Colada6 menus
  99. 19,599Broiled Club Steak6 menus
  100. 19,600Compote de Mandarines6 menus