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. 20,101Trommer's White Label Bottle6 menus
  2. 20,102Cantaloupe(half)6 menus
  3. 20,103Long Island Duckling(1/2)6 menus
  4. 20,104Sweet Potaotes Cubaine6 menus
  5. 20,105Raspberry, Lemon, Orange, Apricot or Pineapple Water Ice6 menus
  6. 20,106Anchovies Filet6 menus
  7. 20,107Compote of Assorted Cooked Fruit6 menus
  8. 20,108Meli-Melo6 menus
  9. 20,109Cold Prager Ham6 menus
  10. 20,110Glace de Chocolat6 menus
  11. 20,111Bombe Americaine6 menus
  12. 20,112Parfait Tosca6 menus
  13. 20,113Anti-Pasta, Italia6 menus
  14. 20,114Creamed Salt Codfish6 menus
  15. 20,115Stewed Prunes Compote6 menus
  16. 20,116Baked English Mutton Chop6 menus
  17. 20,117New Scallions6 menus
  18. 20,118Lettuce with Roquefort Dressing6 menus
  19. 20,119Nips6 menus
  20. 20,120Crushed Pineapple with Ice Cream6 menus
  21. 20,121Sweetbreads, Montebello Style6 menus
  22. 20,122Broiled fresh mackerel, maitre d'hotel, potatoes minute6 menus
  23. 20,123Tete de veau (calf's head) vinaigrette6 menus
  24. 20,124Venison steak, Cumberland fried sweet potatoes6 menus
  25. 20,125Signora salad6 menus
  26. 20,126Vichy Celestins water6 menus
  27. 20,127Galantine of capon with truffles6 menus
  28. 20,128Individual red Bar-le-Duc6 menus
  29. 20,129Clam Broth to Order6 menus
  30. 20,130Vermouth or Bronx Cocktail6 menus
  31. 20,131Chicken Fricassee, Boiled Rice6 menus
  32. 20,132Whole Roast Chicken to Take Home6 menus
  33. 20,133Cape Cod oysters, half doz.6 menus
  34. 20,134G.O.P. Red6 menus
  35. 20,135Carafon of White Grape (Colwax)6 menus
  36. 20,136Mouquin Cup6 menus
  37. 20,137Deep-dish apple pie6 menus
  38. 20,138Oysters a la poulette, Newburg or St. Jacques6 menus
  39. 20,139Ham or Bacon with Eggs6 menus
  40. 20,140Tenderloin Steak a la Royal6 menus
  41. 20,141Assorted meats (turkey, tongue, ham and lamb), potato salad6 menus
  42. 20,142Home-made head cheese or liver pate, potato salad6 menus
  43. 20,143Cold boned capon truffle and jelly6 menus
  44. 20,144Imp. Roquefort6 menus
  45. 20,145Imp. Gorgonzola6 menus
  46. 20,146Cape Cod oysters, doz.6 menus
  47. 20,147Cold lamb with string bean salad6 menus
  48. 20,148Iced coffee or tea, per glass6 menus
  49. 20,149Sheboygan Orangeade6 menus
  50. 20,150Fine herbs, extra6 menus
  51. 20,151Oysters or clams with cocktail sauce, extra6 menus
  52. 20,152Raisin or Plain Cake6 menus
  53. 20,153Panier aux fraises6 menus
  54. 20,154Ballotine de Volaille6 menus
  55. 20,155Half Spring Chicken a la gelee6 menus
  56. 20,156Hors d'Oeuvres varies, Parisienne6 menus
  57. 20,157Curacoa Sherbet6 menus
  58. 20,158Cold Boiled Rice with milk6 menus
  59. 20,159Homard en Cocktail6 menus
  60. 20,160Jersey Ham a la gelee6 menus
  61. 20,161York Ham en gelee6 menus
  62. 20,162Lamb with beet salad6 menus
  63. 20,163Half Shell, Blue Points6 menus
  64. 20,164Cold Consomme Armenonville6 menus
  65. 20,165Vatel Cheese6 menus
  66. 20,166Deviled Stuffed Lobster6 menus
  67. 20,167Cold Half Spring Chicken6 menus
  68. 20,168California Artichokes6 menus
  69. 20,169Salt mackerel, broiled or boiled6 menus
  70. 20,170Special-Coffee Parisienne in French Pot (for 2)6 menus
  71. 20,171Private Stock Sherry6 menus
  72. 20,172Pommes de Terre Sautees6 menus
  73. 20,173Short Cake aux fraises6 menus
  74. 20,174Hothouse Cucumber6 menus
  75. 20,175Veal Cutlet breaded with spaghetti6 menus
  76. 20,176Clam Cream Stew6 menus
  77. 20,177Spanish Mackerel, Finnoise6 menus
  78. 20,178Ejdam6 menus
  79. 20,179Fricassee of Lamb with Green Peas6 menus
  80. 20,180Freshly Made Potato Salad6 menus
  81. 20,181Orange Tart6 menus
  82. 20,182Cold Cornstarch Pudding6 menus
  83. 20,183Diana6 menus
  84. 20,184Danish sausage6 menus
  85. 20,185Salt meat6 menus
  86. 20,186Sviss sausage6 menus
  87. 20,187Halibut, Maximilien sauce6 menus
  88. 20,188D'Isigny6 menus
  89. 20,189Millefeuille Tart6 menus
  90. 20,190Waldorf-Astoria Coffee, One Pound Can6 menus
  91. 20,191Lamb Chop, Maison d'Or6 menus
  92. 20,192Pear Mousse6 menus
  93. 20,193Poussin, Maryland6 menus
  94. 20,194Squab en Crapeaudine6 menus
  95. 20,195Martell*** Brandy6 menus
  96. 20,196Potage Freneuse6 menus
  97. 20,197Kidney Stew on Toast with Mushrooms6 menus
  98. 20,198Lynnhaven Oyster in Pig's Blanket6 menus
  99. 20,199Shore Dinner, Fisherman Style6 menus
  100. 20,200Diable Coffee6 menus