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. 20,201Mallard Duck (Clove Valley Rod and Gun Club)6 menus
  2. 20,202Brook trout saute, Doria6 menus
  3. 20,203Home-made Fresh Pineapple Pie6 menus
  4. 20,204Meringue glace au cafe6 menus
  5. 20,205Pie a la Mode 15c. Extra6 menus
  6. 20,206Cold Virginia ham, sliced tomatoes6 menus
  7. 20,207Half milk-fed chicken planked6 menus
  8. 20,208Fried Phila. Chicken, Maryland6 menus
  9. 20,209Young Hyson Tea with Cream6 menus
  10. 20,210Roast baby lamb, mint sauce6 menus
  11. 20,211Spring lamb stew, dumpling, Irish style6 menus
  12. 20,212Bisque of crabs, Dieppoise6 menus
  13. 20,213Bread and raisin pudding, brandy sauce6 menus
  14. 20,214Apple, mince or pumpkin pie6 menus
  15. 20,215Box of Sardines6 menus
  16. 20,216Crab flakes, Mornay6 menus
  17. 20,217Deviled crabs (two)6 menus
  18. 20,218Virginia Corn Muffins with Honey or Syrup6 menus
  19. 20,219Half Shell, Buzzard Bays6 menus
  20. 20,220Grenouilles [frogs' legs] sautes a la provencale6 menus
  21. 20,221Beefsteak, minute, potatoes Brabant6 menus
  22. 20,222Virginia ham and eggs, Southern style6 menus
  23. 20,223Mushroom sauce, per person6 menus
  24. 20,224Fried Long Island Smelts, Tartar Sauce6 menus
  25. 20,225A la Mouquin6 menus
  26. 20,226Merle Blanc, 19116 menus
  27. 20,227Potato gaufrettes6 menus
  28. 20,228Half Shell Little Necks6 menus
  29. 20,229Extra Sirloin a la Bearnaise6 menus
  30. 20,230Top Sirloin Steak a la Bearnaise6 menus
  31. 20,231Chateau Giscours, 19096 menus
  32. 20,232Loin Lamb Chops grilled white Pot. (2)6 menus
  33. 20,233Zeltinger Wine6 menus
  34. 20,234Onion soup, Parisienne6 menus
  35. 20,235Imported Scotch kippered herring, scrambled eggs6 menus
  36. 20,236Little Necks, half dozen6 menus
  37. 20,237Tea or coffee, pot (1 portion)6 menus
  38. 20,238Hennessy*** brandy6 menus
  39. 20,239Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) beer6 menus
  40. 20,240Peter Doelger First Prize beer6 menus
  41. 20,241Piel Bros. Dortmunder beer6 menus
  42. 20,242Piel Bros. Kapuziner beer6 menus
  43. 20,243Pot Cheese, plain or garnished6 menus
  44. 20,244Sauterne Souvenir6 menus
  45. 20,245Crab flakes in chafing-dish, Newburg6 menus
  46. 20,246Whole spring turkey, broiled6 menus
  47. 20,247Iced tea or coffee with cream6 menus
  48. 20,248Sweet potatoes, grilled or fried6 menus
  49. 20,249Lamb with new string bean salad6 menus
  50. 20,250Ackerman Laurance Dry Royal6 menus
  51. 20,251Sauterne, Cresta Blanca wine6 menus
  52. 20,252Hot house cauliflower, au gratin or polonaise6 menus
  53. 20,253Morton Liqueur Scotch6 menus
  54. 20,254Sauce bordelaise, moelle with steaks, extra6 menus
  55. 20,255Sparkling Sun-Ray mineral water6 menus
  56. 20,256Napoleon Brandy. 18406 menus
  57. 20,257Hohenadel Philadelphia SALVATOR6 menus
  58. 20,258Moet & Chandon, Imperial Crown Brut champagne6 menus
  59. 20,259Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser beer6 menus
  60. 20,260Chow Chow Relish6 menus
  61. 20,261Bevo Near Beer6 menus
  62. 20,262Ham with Two Fried Eggs6 menus
  63. 20,263Breaded veal cutlet, spaghetti Italienne6 menus
  64. 20,264Squab chicken, en Casserole6 menus
  65. 20,265Grilled or fried Long Island Smelts, Tartar Sauce6 menus
  66. 20,266Cold Assorted Meats (for 1)6 menus
  67. 20,267Charlotte Glacee6 menus
  68. 20,268Cold Leave, Florentine6 menus
  69. 20,269Stuffed lobster, Boston style6 menus
  70. 20,270Potatoes Gratinee, Delmonicos6 menus
  71. 20,271Cazanove, 1906, Extra Dry champagne6 menus
  72. 20,272Steamed finnan haddie, Caledonia style6 menus
  73. 20,273Pot cheese, plain6 menus
  74. 20,274Pot cheese, garnished6 menus
  75. 20,275Virginia ham and chicken (cold)6 menus
  76. 20,276Broiled shad, hoteliere6 menus
  77. 20,277Mousse aux marrons, maraschino sauce6 menus
  78. 20,278Java tea, per pot (for 1)6 menus
  79. 20,279Chambertin Burgundy, 18986 menus
  80. 20,280Pommard burgundy wine6 menus
  81. 20,281Filet of Herring a la Russe (p.p.)6 menus
  82. 20,282Chicken or Beef Broth6 menus
  83. 20,283Tartelette aux Peches6 menus
  84. 20,284Consomme Boeuf6 menus
  85. 20,285Sea Tags oysters6 menus
  86. 20,286Scrambled eggs with cheese6 menus
  87. 20,287Puree of Split Green Peas6 menus
  88. 20,288Frankfurter sausages with sauerkraut6 menus
  89. 20,289Boston oyster stew in cream6 menus
  90. 20,290Broiled veal kidney, deviled6 menus
  91. 20,291Schlitz Milwaukee, Pale6 menus
  92. 20,292Anheuser Busch "Budweiser" beer6 menus
  93. 20,293Crackers with half and half6 menus
  94. 20,294Moscato6 menus
  95. 20,295Carafon of Sauterne6 menus
  96. 20,296Walker-Gordon Milk, pint6 menus
  97. 20,297Chateau Latour Blanche Sauterne6 menus
  98. 20,298Broiled Fresh or Spanish Mackeral6 menus
  99. 20,299Paul Ruinart, Brut, 19046 menus
  100. 20,300Bouche, Grand Vin des Goisses6 menus