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. 21,201Calves Liver5 menus
  2. 21,202Tomato, with Rice5 menus
  3. 21,203Escolloped Oysters5 menus
  4. 21,204Broiled Chicken To Order5 menus
  5. 21,205Mutton Chops To Order5 menus
  6. 21,206Bass's Ale, Burke's5 menus
  7. 21,207Oat Meal Fritters5 menus
  8. 21,208Codfish Steaks5 menus
  9. 21,209Shad Roe, with Bacon5 menus
  10. 21,210New Rhubarb Pie5 menus
  11. 21,211Roast Lamb, Green peas5 menus
  12. 21,212Roast veal, stuffed5 menus
  13. 21,213Bents Water Crackers5 menus
  14. 21,214Dip Toast5 menus
  15. 21,215Tomatoes, mayonnaise5 menus
  16. 21,216Consomme, Princess5 menus
  17. 21,217Carl Acker's Niersteiner5 menus
  18. 21,218Broiled or fried ham or bacon5 menus
  19. 21,219Cruse & Fils Frere Sauterne5 menus
  20. 21,220Cold - Roast Beef5 menus
  21. 21,221Broiled fresh salmon5 menus
  22. 21,222Spaghetti, Neapolitan5 menus
  23. 21,223Vienna Steak to order5 menus
  24. 21,224HOT WAFFLES WITH MAPLE SYRUP5 menus
  25. 21,225Grilled Mutton Chops, to order5 menus
  26. 21,226Upland Plover5 menus
  27. 21,227Old Tom, Booth5 menus
  28. 21,228Old Tom, Burnett5 menus
  29. 21,229Gilbey's Plymouth5 menus
  30. 21,230Old Coronet5 menus
  31. 21,231Roxbury Rye5 menus
  32. 21,232Old Cutter5 menus
  33. 21,233Two mutton chops5 menus
  34. 21,234Otard, Dupuy & Co.5 menus
  35. 21,235Marcobrunner, Henkell & Co.5 menus
  36. 21,236Oppenheimer, Henkell & Winkler5 menus
  37. 21,237Mashed New Potatoes5 menus
  38. 21,238Fronsac, J. Calvet and Co.5 menus
  39. 21,239St. Julien, Barton and Guestier5 menus
  40. 21,240Hamburg Steak with Mushrooms5 menus
  41. 21,241Chateau Yquem, Barton and Guestier5 menus
  42. 21,242Sarsaparilla Standard, Domestic5 menus
  43. 21,243Cream Stew Oysters5 menus
  44. 21,244Riso in brodo5 menus
  45. 21,245Halibut, Sauce Hollandaise5 menus
  46. 21,246Sirloin & Rib of Beef, Horse Radish Sauce5 menus
  47. 21,247Clarets - Good Bordeaux5 menus
  48. 21,248Clarets - Light5 menus
  49. 21,249Small Pastry, Assorted5 menus
  50. 21,250Fritto Misto5 menus
  51. 21,251Fricassee of Chicken with Mushrooms5 menus
  52. 21,252Cold Tongue, potato salad5 menus
  53. 21,253Potatoes, Mashed browned5 menus
  54. 21,254California Wines5 menus
  55. 21,255Beers5 menus
  56. 21,256SUGAR WAFERS5 menus
  57. 21,257Blue Points, stewed5 menus
  58. 21,258English Plum Pudding, Hard or Brandy Sauce5 menus
  59. 21,259EGGS IN EVERY STYLE5 menus
  60. 21,260Bloater Toast5 menus
  61. 21,261Papas fritas5 menus
  62. 21,262Chateau Beycheville5 menus
  63. 21,263Caramel Pudding5 menus
  64. 21,264Charged Water Lemonade5 menus
  65. 21,265Three Star Brandy5 menus
  66. 21,266SLICED HOT HOUSE TOMATOES5 menus
  67. 21,267Port, Old Cockburn5 menus
  68. 21,268Fancy Mixed Drinks5 menus
  69. 21,269Richmond Straight cut5 menus
  70. 21,270Saute-Kartoffeln5 menus
  71. 21,271FRICASSE OF CHICKEN5 menus
  72. 21,272Small Tenderloin, for one5 menus
  73. 21,273Puree de pommes5 menus
  74. 21,274Minced Curry Rice5 menus
  75. 21,275Cutter5 menus
  76. 21,276Wiener Schnitzel, breaded5 menus
  77. 21,277Chicken Hash with egg5 menus
  78. 21,278Punch, Romaine5 menus
  79. 21,279Monopole, Extra Dry5 menus
  80. 21,280Guiness' Dublin Stout5 menus
  81. 21,281Pork tenderloins5 menus
  82. 21,282Claret, (Medoc)5 menus
  83. 21,283French fried [potatoes]5 menus
  84. 21,284Shredded wheat biscuit with milk5 menus
  85. 21,285Chocolate, single pot5 menus
  86. 21,286Tea, (all kinds) double pot5 menus
  87. 21,287Omelet, Spanish Style5 menus
  88. 21,288Celestins Vichy, Imported5 menus
  89. 21,289Old Port, The Doctor5 menus
  90. 21,290Ice Cream, Napolitaine5 menus
  91. 21,291Eggs, with tomatoes5 menus
  92. 21,292Eggs, with truffles5 menus
  93. 21,293Eggs, Scrambled with parsley5 menus
  94. 21,294Chablis, R. Brüninghaus5 menus
  95. 21,295Potatoes Sarah5 menus
  96. 21,296Caviar Russe5 menus
  97. 21,297Omelette with chives5 menus
  98. 21,298Hamburg Steak, plain5 menus
  99. 21,299French plover5 menus
  100. 21,300Corned beef hash with green peppers5 menus