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. 21,601Rumpfstuck5 menus
  2. 21,602Planat & Co. Cognac, 18505 menus
  3. 21,6031 Glas Glühwein5 menus
  4. 21,604Amber5 menus
  5. 21,605Roast french poularde5 menus
  6. 21,606Transparent ice-cream5 menus
  7. 21,607Cafe melange5 menus
  8. 21,608Special Zinfandel (Pontet Canet)5 menus
  9. 21,609Calf's head, financiere5 menus
  10. 21,610Aubergines sautees5 menus
  11. 21,611Tomatoe Salad5 menus
  12. 21,612Roher Schinken5 menus
  13. 21,613Wheatlets5 menus
  14. 21,614Urbana Wine Co. Gold Seal Brut5 menus
  15. 21,615Graham's London Dock5 menus
  16. 21,616Eggs, poached (2)5 menus
  17. 21,617STUFFED CRABS, DIABLE5 menus
  18. 21,618Roquefort Cheese, with Crackers5 menus
  19. 21,619Chocolate ice-cream5 menus
  20. 21,620Sweet potato glace5 menus
  21. 21,621Souffle of strawberries5 menus
  22. 21,622Rhine salmon5 menus
  23. 21,623Jam Tart5 menus
  24. 21,624Wheat Flakes5 menus
  25. 21,625Victoria Cake5 menus
  26. 21,626Sirloin Bordelaise5 menus
  27. 21,627Spring Chicken, casserole5 menus
  28. 21,628Consumme Julienne5 menus
  29. 21,629WELSH RAREBIT ON TOAST5 menus
  30. 21,630Thickened rice soup5 menus
  31. 21,631Roast Suckling Pig5 menus
  32. 21,632Blumenkohl a la Polonaise5 menus
  33. 21,633Afternoon Tea5 menus
  34. 21,634Steak and Kidney Pie5 menus
  35. 21,635Bacon Garniture with Fish, extra5 menus
  36. 21,636Cucumbers, sliced5 menus
  37. 21,637Poached on Toast, two5 menus
  38. 21,638Fried Eggs (two)5 menus
  39. 21,639"Rienzi"5 menus
  40. 21,640White Bread and Milk5 menus
  41. 21,641Cheese, per plate5 menus
  42. 21,642Eidamer5 menus
  43. 21,643CHAMPAGNE, Moet & Chandon, Brut Imperial5 menus
  44. 21,644Potatoes, Delmonico5 menus
  45. 21,645SCOTCH OATCAKES5 menus
  46. 21,646Strawberry Cream5 menus
  47. 21,647Veal and Ham patties5 menus
  48. 21,648Tangerine Oranges5 menus
  49. 21,649Mandarin Oranges5 menus
  50. 21,650Anheuser-Busch Lager5 menus
  51. 21,651Flounder, Fried5 menus
  52. 21,652Seckel Pears5 menus
  53. 21,653Backpflaumen5 menus
  54. 21,654Fischsalat5 menus
  55. 21,655Amontillado and Oloroso Sherry5 menus
  56. 21,656Teplitz water (from Bohemia)5 menus
  57. 21,657Carte postale5 menus
  58. 21,658salmon cutlets5 menus
  59. 21,659Schlagsahne5 menus
  60. 21,660Leg of Southdown Mutton, Caper Sauce5 menus
  61. 21,661Omelet with spinach5 menus
  62. 21,662Corned beef hash poached egg5 menus
  63. 21,663Fried sirloin5 menus
  64. 21,664Roast Leg of Mutton, Jelly5 menus
  65. 21,665Salad Surprise5 menus
  66. 21,666Broiled Blue Fish, Maitre D'Hotel5 menus
  67. 21,667Alaska souffle5 menus
  68. 21,668Coeurs de laitue5 menus
  69. 21,669Sherry, glass5 menus
  70. 21,670Port, glass5 menus
  71. 21,671Cerealine Cake5 menus
  72. 21,672Veal and Ham Pot Pie5 menus
  73. 21,673Filet de sole, au gratin5 menus
  74. 21,674Creme Gervais5 menus
  75. 21,675Broma, pot5 menus
  76. 21,676Blue Points, doz.5 menus
  77. 21,677Veal chops à la milanaise5 menus
  78. 21,678Potato, hashed with cream5 menus
  79. 21,679New Telephone Peas5 menus
  80. 21,680Tripe stewed5 menus
  81. 21,681Lamb Chops to Order5 menus
  82. 21,682Eggs Shirred a la Turque5 menus
  83. 21,683Roast Mutton with Jelly5 menus
  84. 21,684Sliced pineapple with cream5 menus
  85. 21,685Coffee, cup, with cream5 menus
  86. 21,686Pigs Feet, Fried5 menus
  87. 21,687Wurzburger Beer5 menus
  88. 21,688Vienna flutes5 menus
  89. 21,689Omelettes with Tomatoes5 menus
  90. 21,690Sirloin steak, with olives5 menus
  91. 21,691Beefsteak onion5 menus
  92. 21,692Poland Sparkling5 menus
  93. 21,693Rochester5 menus
  94. 21,694ANHEUSER-BUSCH BUDWEISER BEER5 menus
  95. 21,695Burnett's Old Tom5 menus
  96. 21,696croutons5 menus
  97. 21,697Ernest Irroy, Vin Brut5 menus
  98. 21,698ICE CREAM, ALL FLAVORS5 menus
  99. 21,699Shad, Fried5 menus
  100. 21,700White Mountain5 menus