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. 21,001Mutton Cutlets, Tomato Sauce5 menus
  2. 21,002Scrambled Eggs, with smoked beef5 menus
  3. 21,003Carstair's Rye Whiskey5 menus
  4. 21,004Peas, Early June5 menus
  5. 21,005Beef, Roast5 menus
  6. 21,006Tongue, Beef5 menus
  7. 21,007Savarin au rhum5 menus
  8. 21,008Plovers5 menus
  9. 21,009Niersteiner Riesling5 menus
  10. 21,010Essence of Chicken5 menus
  11. 21,011Sweet Breads, Plain5 menus
  12. 21,012Consomme Desclignac5 menus
  13. 21,013Bread, Corn5 menus
  14. 21,014Salade de tomate5 menus
  15. 21,015Philadelphia White Squab5 menus
  16. 21,016Preserved Jinger5 menus
  17. 21,017Beurre Noir5 menus
  18. 21,018Extra Sirloin Steak, Bordelaise5 menus
  19. 21,019Short Ribs of Beef, brown potatoes5 menus
  20. 21,020Pot for two5 menus
  21. 21,021Curry of lobster5 menus
  22. 21,022Fried soft shell clams5 menus
  23. 21,023Chateaubriand, Parisienne5 menus
  24. 21,024with parsley5 menus
  25. 21,025with cheese5 menus
  26. 21,026Baked Sweet Apples5 menus
  27. 21,027Chicken Livers, Brochette5 menus
  28. 21,028Cold Consomme, per cup5 menus
  29. 21,029Broiled Mallard Duck5 menus
  30. 21,030roast turkey - cranberry sauce5 menus
  31. 21,031Hashed in Cream au Gratin5 menus
  32. 21,032Corn Mush5 menus
  33. 21,033Soft Ginger Bread5 menus
  34. 21,034Onion Sauce5 menus
  35. 21,035Pies of the Season5 menus
  36. 21,036Sprig5 menus
  37. 21,037Longchamps5 menus
  38. 21,038Ling Fish, Egg Sauce5 menus
  39. 21,039Escalopes of sweetbreads, Macedoine5 menus
  40. 21,040Fried Hominy Cakes, Honey, Maple Syrup5 menus
  41. 21,041Buck Wheat Cakes5 menus
  42. 21,042Broiled or Fried Codfish5 menus
  43. 21,043Blue5 menus
  44. 21,044Schrod5 menus
  45. 21,045Gateaux Assorti5 menus
  46. 21,046Pillsbury's Vitos with Cream5 menus
  47. 21,047Cocktail des huitres5 menus
  48. 21,048Boiled and Fried Potatoes5 menus
  49. 21,049Escalopes de ris-de-veau Macedoine5 menus
  50. 21,050Turkey Stuffed with Chestnuts, Cranberry Sauce5 menus
  51. 21,051Pommes de terre des Bermudes5 menus
  52. 21,052two5 menus
  53. 21,053Chicken, Spring, fried (half)5 menus
  54. 21,054Bombe Romaine5 menus
  55. 21,055Mutton Chops Breaded, with Tomato Sauce5 menus
  56. 21,056Hash Browned5 menus
  57. 21,057Sauced Mackerel5 menus
  58. 21,058Loin of Veal with Dressing5 menus
  59. 21,059Oolong and Gunpowder in pots5 menus
  60. 21,060Stewed tripe, Creole5 menus
  61. 21,061Pork Tenderloins, Currant Jelly5 menus
  62. 21,062Broiled Anchovies on toast5 menus
  63. 21,063Tomato Omelet, With Bacon5 menus
  64. 21,064Boiled striped bass, anchovy sauce5 menus
  65. 21,065Lettuce and Tomatoes...French Dressing5 menus
  66. 21,066Chicken Croquettes, Cream sauce, Green Peas5 menus
  67. 21,067Laubenheimer, Henkel & Co5 menus
  68. 21,068Home Made Crullers5 menus
  69. 21,069DAIRY DISHES5 menus
  70. 21,070Celestin Vichy5 menus
  71. 21,071Horton's Vanilla Ice Cream5 menus
  72. 21,072Printanier5 menus
  73. 21,073Indian chutney sauce5 menus
  74. 21,074Tea, English Breakfast, pot5 menus
  75. 21,075Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis Beer5 menus
  76. 21,076Claret or Sauterne cup5 menus
  77. 21,077Bermuda Potatoes in cream5 menus
  78. 21,078Short Ribs of Beef, browned potatoes5 menus
  79. 21,079Dropped Eggs on Toast5 menus
  80. 21,080Broiled Haddock5 menus
  81. 21,081Peach Flambe5 menus
  82. 21,082Half Fried Chicken, Maryland5 menus
  83. 21,083Rinderbrust5 menus
  84. 21,084Green5 menus
  85. 21,085Lacrima Cristi5 menus
  86. 21,086Peach, Melba (1)5 menus
  87. 21,087Pilsner (Imported)5 menus
  88. 21,088Old Holland5 menus
  89. 21,089Anheuser-Busch Budweiser, B'y Btg.5 menus
  90. 21,090Omelette, fines herbes5 menus
  91. 21,091steak tenderloin5 menus
  92. 21,092White Rock, pints5 menus
  93. 21,093Potatoes, boiled or mashed5 menus
  94. 21,094Canned mushrooms5 menus
  95. 21,095Eggs fried (2)5 menus
  96. 21,096Zwetschenwasser5 menus
  97. 21,097Creme de Cocao5 menus
  98. 21,098Leibfraumilch5 menus
  99. 21,099Boneless Herring5 menus
  100. 21,100Pommes, Chateau5 menus