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. 20,001Frischer Spinat6 menus
  2. 20,002CARABANA6 menus
  3. 20,003Ambassabor Appetizers6 menus
  4. 20,004Lobster (in shell) Thermidor6 menus
  5. 20,005Evian Cachat6 menus
  6. 20,006Fresh Strawberry Chantilly6 menus
  7. 20,007Beef Goulash with spaetzle, Hungarian Style6 menus
  8. 20,008Assorted Cheese p.p.6 menus
  9. 20,009Commodore coffee with cream Served in percolator for one or two6 menus
  10. 20,010Vegetable Dinner Poached Egg6 menus
  11. 20,011New England6 menus
  12. 20,012Biarritz Salad6 menus
  13. 20,013Veal broth a la Cowley6 menus
  14. 20,014Omelete, Norvegienne, per person6 menus
  15. 20,015Vegetarian Lunch, Poached Egg6 menus
  16. 20,016Calavo Alligator Pear (1/2)6 menus
  17. 20,017New spring vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise6 menus
  18. 20,018Omelette with stewed veal kidney6 menus
  19. 20,019Chopped clam, scallop and celery stew6 menus
  20. 20,020Fruit cocktail, Lolla6 menus
  21. 20,021Baked vegetables, Matignon6 menus
  22. 20,022Mushrooms au Madere6 menus
  23. 20,023Small Sirloin Steak, Lyonnaise Potatoes6 menus
  24. 20,024Filet of Gaspe Salmon with tomato salad6 menus
  25. 20,025Milk-fed Chicken half6 menus
  26. 20,026Lobster (in chafing dish) Bonnefoy6 menus
  27. 20,027Almond Cream Puff6 menus
  28. 20,028Imported Bull Dog Bass Ale6 menus
  29. 20,029Mosard's Sparkling Moselle6 menus
  30. 20,030Coupe of Fruit Carmen6 menus
  31. 20,031Cream of lettuce soup, Bostonienne6 menus
  32. 20,032Shad roe, Newburgh6 menus
  33. 20,033Shirred eggs De Lessep6 menus
  34. 20,034Puree of Tomatoes Soup with rice6 menus
  35. 20,035Ripe Olives with or without Garlic6 menus
  36. 20,036French Pastry or Petits Fours6 menus
  37. 20,037Almond Whipped Cream Puff6 menus
  38. 20,038Hot McAlpin Club Sandwich6 menus
  39. 20,039Muscadine Punch6 menus
  40. 20,040Orange or Lemon Juice6 menus
  41. 20,041Roast Vermont Turkey, cranberry sauce, salade Moderne6 menus
  42. 20,042A.D. Mints6 menus
  43. 20,043Omelette Tosca with Raspberries (20 min)6 menus
  44. 20,044Cream with Guava paste6 menus
  45. 20,045Schwepp's Ginger Beer-Imported6 menus
  46. 20,046Brook Trout Saute Amandine6 menus
  47. 20,047Lemonade Plain with Fruit6 menus
  48. 20,048Orangeade Plain with Fruit6 menus
  49. 20,049Maywood Ripe Olives with Garlic6 menus
  50. 20,050Amabssador Appetizers6 menus
  51. 20,051Chocolat or Cocoa with Whipped Cream6 menus
  52. 20,052Varied relishes6 menus
  53. 20,053Apricot or Pineapple Water Ice6 menus
  54. 20,054Potatoes, Anna (for 2)6 menus
  55. 20,055Kaffee Hagg with Cream6 menus
  56. 20,056Cooked Compote Assorted6 menus
  57. 20,057Hot apple Charlotte with foamed sauce6 menus
  58. 20,058Baked Bluefish with Shallot Butter6 menus
  59. 20,059Garniture of Potato Salad Served with Cold Meats6 menus
  60. 20,060*Assorted Fresh Fruit6 menus
  61. 20,061Poached egg, lackme6 menus
  62. 20,062French cherry pie6 menus
  63. 20,063Sarsparilla, Domestic6 menus
  64. 20,064Fresh vegetable luncheon and stuffed green pepper6 menus
  65. 20,065Fried Scallops Tartare6 menus
  66. 20,066Cream Princesse Soup6 menus
  67. 20,067Tutti-Frutti Boston Cream Pie6 menus
  68. 20,068Chopped clam, lobster and celery stew6 menus
  69. 20,069with Lemon6 menus
  70. 20,070Boston Cream Pie, Melba Sauce6 menus
  71. 20,071Chocolate cream tart6 menus
  72. 20,072COLD Poached Egg in Jelly a l'Estragon6 menus
  73. 20,073Hors d'Oeuvre Parisienne6 menus
  74. 20,074Soup, Okra, Creole6 menus
  75. 20,075Cheese, Bel Paese6 menus
  76. 20,076Chicken Broth (cold)6 menus
  77. 20,077Cheese, Assorted on Tray, Served with Saltines and Crackers Individual Portion6 menus
  78. 20,078Cooked Fruit, Fresh Pears6 menus
  79. 20,079Cooked Fruit, Plums6 menus
  80. 20,080Cooked Fruit, Rhubarb6 menus
  81. 20,081Ice Cream, Fresh Strawberries Melba6 menus
  82. 20,082Cooked, Oregon Plums6 menus
  83. 20,083Stewed Fruit, Assorted Fruit6 menus
  84. 20,084Salad, My Fancy6 menus
  85. 20,085Coffee, Demi Tasse with Brandy Flavor6 menus
  86. 20,086Cheese, Swiss (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)6 menus
  87. 20,087Mutton Broth Ecossaise6 menus
  88. 20,088Soup, Puree of Tomatoes with rice6 menus
  89. 20,089Cocktail, Rose6 menus
  90. 20,090Cocktail, Orange6 menus
  91. 20,091Cocktail, McAlpin Bronx6 menus
  92. 20,092Cocktail, Grenadine6 menus
  93. 20,093Non-alcoholic, "Ruspitz" Sparkling Cider6 menus
  94. 20,094Non-alcoholic, St. Julian Claret Type6 menus
  95. 20,095Mineral Water, Rhens Water6 menus
  96. 20,096Loewer's Gambrinus, Light6 menus
  97. 20,097Loewer's Gambrinus, Dark6 menus
  98. 20,098Assorted Cold Cuts 1.25 with Chicken 1.506 menus
  99. 20,099Irish Stew with Dumplings6 menus
  100. 20,100Ruppert's Knickerbocker Bottle6 menus