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. 20,801Striped Bass au plat6 menus
  2. 20,802Yankee Pot Roast en Casserole6 menus
  3. 20,803Salmon, Galipoli sauce6 menus
  4. 20,804Boiled Jersey ham sandwich6 menus
  5. 20,805Lamb's fries a la Cardinale6 menus
  6. 20,806Home-made Peach Cake6 menus
  7. 20,807Cold Roast Beef, Mixed Salad6 menus
  8. 20,808Omelette, au kirsch6 menus
  9. 20,809Home-made Tapioca Pudding6 menus
  10. 20,810Bismarck herring, potato salad6 menus
  11. 20,811Roast Rhode Island Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing6 menus
  12. 20,812Cherry Jubilée6 menus
  13. 20,813Cucumber Salad, French Dressing6 menus
  14. 20,814Porgies saute, Fines herbes6 menus
  15. 20,815Pâté de foie gras6 menus
  16. 20,816Broiled Halibut, Rasher of Bacon and Sweet Potatoes6 menus
  17. 20,817Apple Turnover with Hard and Brandy Sauce6 menus
  18. 20,818Codfish, Norvegienne6 menus
  19. 20,819Baked apples & cream, each6 menus
  20. 20,820Astor House Cognac6 menus
  21. 20,821URBANA WINE CO. St. Ives6 menus
  22. 20,822Steinwein, Cab't, Henkell & Co.6 menus
  23. 20,823Guinness's Stout, E. & J. Burke's Bottling6 menus
  24. 20,824Evans' Porter6 menus
  25. 20,825Vichy, Seltzer and Carbonic Siphons6 menus
  26. 20,826Huckleberry Tartlets6 menus
  27. 20,827Braunschweiger Cervelat6 menus
  28. 20,828Chestnuts in Brandy6 menus
  29. 20,829Pecanisques6 menus
  30. 20,830Westfälischer Schinken6 menus
  31. 20,831Echte Schildkrötensuppe6 menus
  32. 20,832Chicken salad, large6 menus
  33. 20,833Side order of bacon with fish or steak orders6 menus
  34. 20,834Asparagus on toast, drawn butter or cream sauce6 menus
  35. 20,835Shredded wheat biscuit, bottle of milk, ice packed6 menus
  36. 20,836Corn flakes, bottle of milk, ice packed6 menus
  37. 20,837Bottle of cream and milk, half and half6 menus
  38. 20,838Small tenderloin steak with mushroom sauce6 menus
  39. 20,839Extra tenderloin steak with mushroom sauce6 menus
  40. 20,840Tomato omelet, two eggs6 menus
  41. 20,841Tomato omelet, three eggs6 menus
  42. 20,842Parsley omelet, two eggs6 menus
  43. 20,843Spanish omelet, three eggs6 menus
  44. 20,844Mushroom omelet, two eggs6 menus
  45. 20,845Mushroom omelet, three eggs6 menus
  46. 20,846Lettuce, German style6 menus
  47. 20,847Spring chicken sliced, potato salad6 menus
  48. 20,848Leg of spring lamb, potato salad6 menus
  49. 20,849Combination cuts, our special6 menus
  50. 20,850Fried Steak Codfish, Tomato Sauce6 menus
  51. 20,851Cup Chocolate with Cream6 menus
  52. 20,852ARMAGNAC MARQUIS DE PUYSEGUR 20 ans d'âge6 menus
  53. 20,853Boston Baked Beans (Individual Pot) with Home-made Brown Bread and Mixed Salad6 menus
  54. 20,854Fruit and wheat cakes with meat orders6 menus
  55. 20,855Astor Claret6 menus
  56. 20,856Brown Bread and Boston Baked Beans6 menus
  57. 20,857Home=made Grape Preserve6 menus
  58. 20,858Fruit or Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Egg Orders6 menus
  59. 20,859Side Order of Wheat or Buckwheat Cakes6 menus
  60. 20,860Baked Spaghetti au Gratin6 menus
  61. 20,861Fruit and Cereal with Meat Orders6 menus
  62. 20,862Fruit and cereal with egg orders6 menus
  63. 20,863Roast Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce, Dressing6 menus
  64. 20,864Minced chicken a la King in chafing dish6 menus
  65. 20,865Graham wafers & milk (bowl)6 menus
  66. 20,866Mutton chops (2), plain or breaded6 menus
  67. 20,867Mutton chops (2), a la provencale6 menus
  68. 20,868Veal chops, plain or breaded (2)6 menus
  69. 20,869Monongahela Monogram6 menus
  70. 20,870Vegetable, Home Style6 menus
  71. 20,871Rasher of bacon with steak orders6 menus
  72. 20,872Hennessy, three star6 menus
  73. 20,873Chicken Fricassee, Home Style6 menus
  74. 20,874Petits Pois Français6 menus
  75. 20,875Côte de Veau6 menus
  76. 20,876Pont-l'Evêque Cheese6 menus
  77. 20,877Infusion Verveine6 menus
  78. 20,878Carré de Porc au Raifort6 menus
  79. 20,879Hors d'oeuvres variés6 menus
  80. 20,880Salade Niçoise6 menus
  81. 20,881Pêches6 menus
  82. 20,882Macédoine de fruits6 menus
  83. 20,883Cold Roast Leg of Lamb, Potato Salad with Sliced Tomatoes6 menus
  84. 20,884Lettuce and Hard Boiled Egg6 menus
  85. 20,885Truite Meunière6 menus
  86. 20,886Consommé Froid6 menus
  87. 20,887Consommé Royale6 menus
  88. 20,888Pommes de Terre Purée6 menus
  89. 20,889Longe de Veau à la Gelée Printanière6 menus
  90. 20,890Carré de Porc froid6 menus
  91. 20,891infusion Menthe6 menus
  92. 20,892infusion Camomille6 menus
  93. 20,893Pâtisserie6 menus
  94. 20,894Roast Loin of Jersey Pork with Dressing6 menus
  95. 20,895Sliced Fresh Peaches and Cream6 menus
  96. 20,896Longe de Veau à la Gelée6 menus
  97. 20,897Truite fumée6 menus
  98. 20,898Potage a la Victoria5 menus
  99. 20,899BROILED SHAD, A LA MAITRE D'HOTEL5 menus
  100. 20,900Large pot of coffee5 menus