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. 20,401Spaghetti or macaroni, a l'italienne6 menus
  2. 20,402Spaghetti or macaroni, milanaise6 menus
  3. 20,403California Orange Sliced6 menus
  4. 20,404Griddle Cakes with Syrup (Rye, Corn Meal, Old Fashioned Buckwheat or Wheat)6 menus
  5. 20,405Asparagus w Butter6 menus
  6. 20,406Single Porterhouse Steak, Mushroom Sauce6 menus
  7. 20,407Fried Egg Plant and Beech-Nut Bacon6 menus
  8. 20,408Fried Mush, Fried Egg, Beech-Nut Bacon6 menus
  9. 20,409Halibut Bearnaise sauce6 menus
  10. 20,410Rhubarb Pie with Cheese6 menus
  11. 20,411Parsnips saute6 menus
  12. 20,412Salmon, Hollandaise sauce6 menus
  13. 20,413Field, Son & Co., Sloe Gin6 menus
  14. 20,414Chocolat Blam'ge6 menus
  15. 20,415Lamb Chop, Champvallon6 menus
  16. 20,416Apricot, Raspberry, Lemon, Orange or Pineapple Water Ice6 menus
  17. 20,417Terrine of Strasbourg Goose Livers with truffles6 menus
  18. 20,418FRESH FRENCH LEMON ICE CREAM6 menus
  19. 20,419Crystal Spring Duckling half6 menus
  20. 20,420Broiled live cod6 menus
  21. 20,421Fromage Gervais6 menus
  22. 20,422Sauternes Premiere6 menus
  23. 20,423Salade Tropicale6 menus
  24. 20,424Broiled Salt Mackerel, Drawn Butter6 menus
  25. 20,425Broiled or Fried Fresh Mackerel6 menus
  26. 20,426Fresh Country Sausage with Mashed Potatoes6 menus
  27. 20,427Childs' Blend or English Breakfast Tea, per pot6 menus
  28. 20,428Concord or Niagara Grapes6 menus
  29. 20,429Frankfurter sausages with sauerkraut or potato salad, 10 minutes6 menus
  30. 20,430California Ripe Mammoth Olives6 menus
  31. 20,431Kennebec Salmon with cucumber salad6 menus
  32. 20,432Sliced Turkey, Moderne6 menus
  33. 20,433Beefsteak, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  34. 20,434Sirloin Steak, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  35. 20,435Tenderloin Steak, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  36. 20,436Ham and Eggs, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  37. 20,437Bacon and Eggs, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  38. 20,438Fried Ham, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  39. 20,439Broiled Ham, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  40. 20,440Bacon, Broiled, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  41. 20,441Two Eggs, Boiled, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  42. 20,442Two Eggs, Fried, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  43. 20,443Two Eggs, Scrambled, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  44. 20,444Two Eggs, Poached, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  45. 20,445Two Scrambled Eggs and Chipped Beef, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  46. 20,446Plain Omelet, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  47. 20,447Ham Omelet, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  48. 20,448Onion Omelet, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  49. 20,449Chicken Omelet, Butter Cakes or Toast6 menus
  50. 20,450Dinner jardiniere (mixed vegetables, poached egg)6 menus
  51. 20,451Phila ice cream6 menus
  52. 20,452Fish Cake Sandwich6 menus
  53. 20,453Creamed Oysters, Pimento6 menus
  54. 20,454Soft clams with green peppers6 menus
  55. 20,455Potatoes Yvette6 menus
  56. 20,456Potatoes a l'University6 menus
  57. 20,457Fresh vanilla ice cream6 menus
  58. 20,458Baked bluefish a la Creole en bordure6 menus
  59. 20,459Beef broth, Anglaise6 menus
  60. 20,460Soft clams steamed on paprika toast6 menus
  61. 20,461Cazanove, Vin Monarque, Extra Dry, 19046 menus
  62. 20,462Shredded salt cod with cream6 menus
  63. 20,463Butter und Käse6 menus
  64. 20,464Beer in Glass Pitcher, Anheuser-Bush6 menus
  65. 20,465Consomme in cup: Chicken6 menus
  66. 20,466Smoked Sliced Salmon Potato Salad6 menus
  67. 20,467Chicken Liver Omelette with Mushrooms6 menus
  68. 20,468Long Island Scallops Fried with Bacon6 menus
  69. 20,469Whitefish, Magenta sauce6 menus
  70. 20,470Whole sea bass saute in butter, Meuniere6 menus
  71. 20,471Steamed corned beef hash, green peppers6 menus
  72. 20,472PETIT POIS FRANCAIS6 menus
  73. 20,473Deviled pig's feet6 menus
  74. 20,474Grilled veal chop6 menus
  75. 20,475Cold lobster, Ravigote sauce6 menus
  76. 20,476Apricot jelly6 menus
  77. 20,477Pepper pot soup6 menus
  78. 20,478Boston oyster box stew6 menus
  79. 20,479Medium Little Neck Clams Cocktail6 menus
  80. 20,480Little Neck Clams a la Newberg with oyster crabs6 menus
  81. 20,481Whole chicken (2 p.)6 menus
  82. 20,482Onion gratine6 menus
  83. 20,483Half Guinea Hen with Grapes6 menus
  84. 20,484Terrapin Philadelphia6 menus
  85. 20,485Hard boiled egg sandwich6 menus
  86. 20,486Cold Squab with Watercress6 menus
  87. 20,487Cold strained okra soup6 menus
  88. 20,488Cold chicken soup6 menus
  89. 20,489Fried frog legs, Tartar6 menus
  90. 20,490Soft Clams Poulette6 menus
  91. 20,491Hamburger Steak - Onion Sauce6 menus
  92. 20,492Pot Boston baked beans with pork6 menus
  93. 20,493Sweetbread under glass, Eugenie6 menus
  94. 20,494VICHY "Celestins" mineral water6 menus
  95. 20,495Hot Roast Beef Sandwich with Mashed Potatoes6 menus
  96. 20,496Roast Sirloin of Beef, Spaghetti6 menus
  97. 20,497Torten6 menus
  98. 20,498Breaded Beef Cutlet, Potatoes6 menus
  99. 20,499Bulgarzoon (Scientifically Fermented Milk) with Vichy6 menus
  100. 20,500Sliced Banana, Shredded Wheat, Coffee6 menus