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. 20,501Sliced Orange, Fried Ham, One Egg, Potatoes, Toast, Coffee6 menus
  2. 20,502King William, V. O. P.6 menus
  3. 20,503Krug & Co, Private Cuvee6 menus
  4. 20,504Corned beef with poached egg6 menus
  5. 20,505Geneva De Kuyper6 menus
  6. 20,506Hamburger steak, potatoes with gravy6 menus
  7. 20,507War cake with ice cream6 menus
  8. 20,508Rockaways on half shell6 menus
  9. 20,509Port-du-Salut fromage6 menus
  10. 20,510Petit Gervais au Bar-le-Duc6 menus
  11. 20,511Sweetbread, Mirabeau6 menus
  12. 20,512Croute-au-pot, Spanish style6 menus
  13. 20,513Little Neck clam stew with cream6 menus
  14. 20,514Little Neck clams minced on toast with celery6 menus
  15. 20,515Whole coffee cake6 menus
  16. 20,516Potatoes sautées6 menus
  17. 20,517Corn cakes with honey6 menus
  18. 20,518Grape fruit Supreme maraschino6 menus
  19. 20,519Hockheimer Rhine wine6 menus
  20. 20,520Eggs, poached on toast [2]6 menus
  21. 20,521Coeur de Romaine6 menus
  22. 20,522Otard Dupuy cognac6 menus
  23. 20,523Cold Corned Beef Pressed6 menus
  24. 20,524G H Mumm & Co6 menus
  25. 20,525Salade de laitue et pamplemousse6 menus
  26. 20,526Soft Shell Crabs, Mariniere6 menus
  27. 20,527Sweetbread en Coquille, Vintimille6 menus
  28. 20,528Striped Bass, Polignac sauce6 menus
  29. 20,529Mackeral in Wine6 menus
  30. 20,530English Breakfast, Oolong or Ceylon Tea with cream6 menus
  31. 20,531Mumm's Ex Dry6 menus
  32. 20,532Gooseberry Tartlet6 menus
  33. 20,533Fillet of Sole, Chevaliere6 menus
  34. 20,534Fried or Broiled Bluefish6 menus
  35. 20,535Broiled bluefish (15 min.)6 menus
  36. 20,536Green Turtle Soup, thick6 menus
  37. 20,537Pol Roger (1900)6 menus
  38. 20,538Margaux, 18916 menus
  39. 20,539Chateau Yquem, 18996 menus
  40. 20,540Sorbet Richelieu6 menus
  41. 20,541Peach Turnover6 menus
  42. 20,542Chicken Hash, German style6 menus
  43. 20,543Hodge-Podge soup6 menus
  44. 20,544Broiled Marrow Bone on Toast6 menus
  45. 20,545Sliced Corned Beef with Potato Salad6 menus
  46. 20,546Sugar Cured Ham with Baked Beans6 menus
  47. 20,547Pot of Freshly-made Tea6 menus
  48. 20,548Frances salad6 menus
  49. 20,549Imported Frankfurters with Potato Salad or Sauerkraut6 menus
  50. 20,550Chicken Pie with Tea Biscuits6 menus
  51. 20,551Corned Beef with Boston Style Baked Beans6 menus
  52. 20,552Creamed Chicken Pattie with Peas and Mashed Potatoes6 menus
  53. 20,553Sliced Ham with New York Style Baked Beans and Hot Corn Muffins6 menus
  54. 20,554Cod Fish Cakes with Poached Egg6 menus
  55. 20,555Corned Beef with New York Style Baked Beans6 menus
  56. 20,556Smoked Salmon with Pickled Onions6 menus
  57. 20,557Cold Sliced Turkey with Lettuce Salad6 menus
  58. 20,558Fruit Salad, Special6 menus
  59. 20,559Vienna Style Rolls6 menus
  60. 20,560Corn Muffins with Bowl of Milk6 menus
  61. 20,561Plain Omelet with Bacon6 menus
  62. 20,562New Sweet Peas6 menus
  63. 20,563Mustard Sardine Sandwich on Toast6 menus
  64. 20,564Nut and Fruit Sundae6 menus
  65. 20,565Hot Corn Muffins with Fresh Apple Sauce6 menus
  66. 20,566Home Made Bread Pudding6 menus
  67. 20,567Tapioca Pudding with Vanilla Sauce6 menus
  68. 20,568Tapioca Pudding with Pure Whipped Cream6 menus
  69. 20,569Coeurs de laitue a la Russe6 menus
  70. 20,570G. H. Mumm & Co.'s Cordon Rouge6 menus
  71. 20,571Egg, Smithfield6 menus
  72. 20,572Hearts of Lettuce, Russian Style6 menus
  73. 20,573Tutti-Frutti Ice6 menus
  74. 20,574Bulgarzoon with Vichy6 menus
  75. 20,575Cup with Cream6 menus
  76. 20,576Poussin (broiled)6 menus
  77. 20,577New String Bean Salad6 menus
  78. 20,578Spring Duckling (half) (broiled)6 menus
  79. 20,579Squab with Peas and Carrots6 menus
  80. 20,580Roast Beef with Horseradish6 menus
  81. 20,581Blackberry Tartlet6 menus
  82. 20,582Mutton [roast]6 menus
  83. 20,583Salome Salad6 menus
  84. 20,584Banana Blancmanger6 menus
  85. 20,585Raspberry Cream Pie6 menus
  86. 20,586Eggs a la tripe or a la chipolata6 menus
  87. 20,587Cliquot, Yellow Label champagne6 menus
  88. 20,588Salmon, Ravigotte sauce6 menus
  89. 20,589Soft clams creamed with green peppers6 menus
  90. 20,590Sweetbread, Tzarine6 menus
  91. 20,591Potatoes, Macaire6 menus
  92. 20,592Sweet Apples each6 menus
  93. 20,593Baked Apple Dumpling, Hard and Fruit Sauce6 menus
  94. 20,594Special ice cream with crushed Peaches6 menus
  95. 20,595Ragout of Beef with Peas6 menus
  96. 20,596Pot of Boston Beans with Pork, Brown Bread6 menus
  97. 20,597Bananas a la Mode6 menus
  98. 20,598Fruit Corn Starch6 menus
  99. 20,599Bread Custard Pudding, Raisins6 menus
  100. 20,600Side Order of New Cabbage6 menus