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. 22,101Brown gravy soup5 menus
  2. 22,102Ham Croquettes5 menus
  3. 22,103Small steak, Spanish5 menus
  4. 22,104Calf's liver and fried onions5 menus
  5. 22,105ALMOND BREAD5 menus
  6. 22,106plat de legumes5 menus
  7. 22,107Homard a la Newberg5 menus
  8. 22,108Veal and Dressing5 menus
  9. 22,109Cocoanut Meringue Pie5 menus
  10. 22,110almond pastry5 menus
  11. 22,111Corned Beef Cabbage5 menus
  12. 22,112Fried lamb's tongue, tomato sauce5 menus
  13. 22,113New Celery5 menus
  14. 22,114Roast Black Duck5 menus
  15. 22,115Chocolate jelly5 menus
  16. 22,116Cold Corned [Beef]5 menus
  17. 22,117Saratoga Chips Potatoes5 menus
  18. 22,118Cold Roast goose5 menus
  19. 22,119Domestic duck with jelly5 menus
  20. 22,120Gefullte Kalbsbrust5 menus
  21. 22,121Erbsen & Carotten5 menus
  22. 22,122Haut Sauterne White Bordeaux5 menus
  23. 22,123Codfish, family style5 menus
  24. 22,124Boiled Carrots5 menus
  25. 22,125Whiskies - Irish5 menus
  26. 22,126Veal Cutlets Breaded with Tomato sauce5 menus
  27. 22,127Strawberry Bavarian Cream5 menus
  28. 22,128Apfeltorte5 menus
  29. 22,129Birds Nest Pudding5 menus
  30. 22,130Salade Mayonnaise5 menus
  31. 22,131Sorbet Surprise5 menus
  32. 22,132Macronentorte5 menus
  33. 22,133Biskuits5 menus
  34. 22,134Gebratene Hammelkeule5 menus
  35. 22,135Patisserie Suisse5 menus
  36. 22,136Nostiz Kartoffeln5 menus
  37. 22,137Havana, No. 2 Cigar5 menus
  38. 22,138Cut Do.5 menus
  39. 22,139Punch cakes5 menus
  40. 22,140Bananen-Pfannkuchen5 menus
  41. 22,141Maccaroni au gratin5 menus
  42. 22,142Pork and Beans Boston Style5 menus
  43. 22,143Veal-steak5 menus
  44. 22,144Kalbs-Schnitzel5 menus
  45. 22,145Pommes de terre a la Hollandaise5 menus
  46. 22,146Aprikosen-Auflauf5 menus
  47. 22,147Hummersalat5 menus
  48. 22,148Salades de Saison5 menus
  49. 22,149Calf's head au gratin5 menus
  50. 22,150Heringsalat5 menus
  51. 22,151Crevettes5 menus
  52. 22,152Stuffed pigeons5 menus
  53. 22,153Gedunstete Apfel5 menus
  54. 22,154Eierkuchen mit Marmelade5 menus
  55. 22,155Stilton Wiltshire Cheese5 menus
  56. 22,156Pigeons en compote5 menus
  57. 22,157Hammelkoteletten nach Soubise5 menus
  58. 22,158Krauter Kase5 menus
  59. 22,159Zeltinger Moselle5 menus
  60. 22,160Cocktails, Whiskey5 menus
  61. 22,161Creme au Chocolat5 menus
  62. 22,162Corn Cake5 menus
  63. 22,163Tapioca Custard Pudding5 menus
  64. 22,164Cold Raised Pie5 menus
  65. 22,165OYSTERS: Pan Roast5 menus
  66. 22,166Potage a la Windsor5 menus
  67. 22,167Roast Chicken Apple Sauce5 menus
  68. 22,168Cold Ox-tongue5 menus
  69. 22,169Potatoes Long Branch5 menus
  70. 22,170Spirits5 menus
  71. 22,171Windsor-Suppe5 menus
  72. 22,172Frische Champignons5 menus
  73. 22,173Pumpkin Custard Pie5 menus
  74. 22,174Cocoanut Jumbles5 menus
  75. 22,175Holland Punch5 menus
  76. 22,176Fried Fillet of Flounder5 menus
  77. 22,177Gekochte Mettwurst5 menus
  78. 22,178Kokosnuss-Makronen5 menus
  79. 22,179Apple-cake5 menus
  80. 22,180Blueberries with Cream5 menus
  81. 22,181Calf's Liver & Bacon5 menus
  82. 22,182Kafee5 menus
  83. 22,183Langue de Boeuf a l'ecarlate5 menus
  84. 22,184Jambon de York5 menus
  85. 22,185Illuminirtes Eis-Crème5 menus
  86. 22,186Coupe, Jack5 menus
  87. 22,187Gesalzene Mandeln5 menus
  88. 22,188Tea with Cream, per pot5 menus
  89. 22,189Milk oyster stew5 menus
  90. 22,190Brandy - - - Very Old5 menus
  91. 22,191Little Neck Clams a la Newburg5 menus
  92. 22,192Liver Sausages5 menus
  93. 22,193Pressed Corn Beef5 menus
  94. 22,194Broiled Salmon, Butter Sauce5 menus
  95. 22,195Brown Hashed Potatoes5 menus
  96. 22,196Breast of veal5 menus
  97. 22,197Champagne Sauce5 menus
  98. 22,198Cigarettes - American, packages of 105 menus
  99. 22,199Cigarettes - Egyptian, Large Packages5 menus
  100. 22,200Cigarettes - Egyptian, Small Packages5 menus