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. 20,601Roast Prime Ribs of Beef with Pickled Beets6 menus
  2. 20,602Combination Boston Baked Beans with Macaroni, Sweet Potatoes6 menus
  3. 20,603Nuvida Water6 menus
  4. 20,604G H Mumm & Co Cordon Rouge6 menus
  5. 20,605Toasted Bread, any kind6 menus
  6. 20,606Spanish Pudding, Whipped Cream6 menus
  7. 20,607Cold Custard with Ice Cream6 menus
  8. 20,608Special Made Apple Pie6 menus
  9. 20,609Fried Oysters, One Lamb Chop and Broiled Ham6 menus
  10. 20,610Romeo & Julietta Conchas6 menus
  11. 20,611Romeo & Julietta Perfectionados6 menus
  12. 20,612La Carolina Perfectos6 menus
  13. 20,613Cold Cocoa6 menus
  14. 20,614Cocoa, ready, cup6 menus
  15. 20,615"STEERO" The Best Beef Tea, cup6 menus
  16. 20,616Stewed Fancy Prunes6 menus
  17. 20,617Two Baked Apples, plain6 menus
  18. 20,618Sliced Banana with Jug of Cream6 menus
  19. 20,619Okolona Private Stock Rye6 menus
  20. 20,620Schultz's Syphons6 menus
  21. 20,621Ginger Ale, Imported, C. & C.6 menus
  22. 20,622Morlein's Barbarossa6 menus
  23. 20,623Imported Munich6 menus
  24. 20,624Maiden's Dream6 menus
  25. 20,625Cascade Bourbon6 menus
  26. 20,626Omelette, oyster6 menus
  27. 20,627Cream cheese, plain6 menus
  28. 20,628Milk and crackers, bowl6 menus
  29. 20,629Potatoes au gratin, 10 min.6 menus
  30. 20,630Sardellen, per portion6 menus
  31. 20,631Smoked beef tongue, mixed salad6 menus
  32. 20,632Broiled lamb kidney on toast, bacon6 menus
  33. 20,633Salisbury steak with onions6 menus
  34. 20,634Cold sliced chicken, mixed salad6 menus
  35. 20,635Cold Home-made Rice Pudding6 menus
  36. 20,636Large queen olives6 menus
  37. 20,637Sweetbreads glaces, champignons6 menus
  38. 20,638Bermuda onions, fried6 menus
  39. 20,639Cold imported Westphalian ham, asparagus, vinaigrette6 menus
  40. 20,640Chocolate crescents6 menus
  41. 20,641Oatmeal and Milk, Breakfast Only6 menus
  42. 20,642Chicken, casserole, Garret6 menus
  43. 20,643Minced Chicken with Green Peppers on Toast and Peas6 menus
  44. 20,644Small sirloin a la Stanley6 menus
  45. 20,645Omelette, chives6 menus
  46. 20,646French Vichy, pint6 menus
  47. 20,647Spring lamb chops, broiled6 menus
  48. 20,648Sauterne, Macy & Jenkins6 menus
  49. 20,649Club Steak, Special6 menus
  50. 20,650Manhattan Club Steak6 menus
  51. 20,651Old Sevilla6 menus
  52. 20,652Broiled live lobster a la diable6 menus
  53. 20,653Lamb chops, broiled6 menus
  54. 20,654Chicken patties [two pieces]6 menus
  55. 20,655Sandwich, Bombay6 menus
  56. 20,656Antipasto sole6 menus
  57. 20,657Garret Club sandwich6 menus
  58. 20,658Spanish sweet peppers sautes6 menus
  59. 20,659Salad Waldorf with mayonnaise6 menus
  60. 20,660Burnett Dry Gin6 menus
  61. 20,661Pure Java Coffee with Cream6 menus
  62. 20,662Veal Cutlet Breaded, Cream Gravy6 menus
  63. 20,663Lamb's Fries Breaded, Tomato Sauce and Peas6 menus
  64. 20,664Roast Loin of Jersey Pork with Apple Sauce6 menus
  65. 20,665Roast Prime Rib of Beef, Relish6 menus
  66. 20,666OUR SPECIAL FRUIT SALAD6 menus
  67. 20,667Asparagus on Toast, Cream Sauce6 menus
  68. 20,668Codfish in Cream on Toast6 menus
  69. 20,669Pork Tenderloin, Broiled6 menus
  70. 20,670Side Order of Bacon with Meat Order6 menus
  71. 20,671Bacon and Eggs, Both Fried6 menus
  72. 20,672Ham and Eggs, Both Fried6 menus
  73. 20,673Side Order New Spinach6 menus
  74. 20,674Bread Custard Pudding, Fruit and Hard Sauce6 menus
  75. 20,675Cucumbers and Tomatoes, Mixed6 menus
  76. 20,676Our Special Mixed Salad6 menus
  77. 20,677New Beets Saute6 menus
  78. 20,678Special French Coffee, Cup6 menus
  79. 20,679Garret Cocktail6 menus
  80. 20,680Chicken en casserole, parisienne6 menus
  81. 20,681Cherry Brandy, Copenhagen6 menus
  82. 20,682Creme de Cassis, Rouviere, Dijou6 menus
  83. 20,683Culmbacher Muenchner6 menus
  84. 20,684Cross & Blackwell's pickles, onions, chow chow, walnuts6 menus
  85. 20,685Gin, Gordon6 menus
  86. 20,686Gin, High and Dry6 menus
  87. 20,687Gin, Booth's Tom6 menus
  88. 20,688Gin, Wynand Fockink Schiedam6 menus
  89. 20,689Whisky, Rye, Spilker's Old Stock6 menus
  90. 20,690Trabener, 19066 menus
  91. 20,691Zeltinger, 19096 menus
  92. 20,692Berncastler Doctor, Wachstum, Crescenz der frau Wwe. Dr. Hugo Thanish6 menus
  93. 20,693Hochheimer, 1909, aus der Koenigl. Preussischen Domainen Kellerei6 menus
  94. 20,694Brandy, Apple Jack6 menus
  95. 20,695Cervelatwurst sandwich6 menus
  96. 20,696Montrachet, 18996 menus
  97. 20,697Erdener Treppchen, 19046 menus
  98. 20,698Berncastler Doctor, 1900, Feinste Auslese6 menus
  99. 20,699Melachrino Cigarettes6 menus
  100. 20,700G. H. Mumm & Co's. Extra Dry6 menus