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. 22,401Cold diplomate pudding5 menus
  2. 22,402Pear custard pie5 menus
  3. 22,403Mashed Apples5 menus
  4. 22,404Tournedos, Rossini5 menus
  5. 22,405Corned beef Hash, with egg5 menus
  6. 22,406Fruits Secs5 menus
  7. 22,407Saxon pudding5 menus
  8. 22,408Supreme5 menus
  9. 22,409Waldorf (salad)5 menus
  10. 22,410White asparagus5 menus
  11. 22,411Celery, Spanish style5 menus
  12. 22,412Spiced artichoke hearts5 menus
  13. 22,413Mousseline of ham, Florentine5 menus
  14. 22,414Sweet potatoes, Cendrillon5 menus
  15. 22,415Pflaumen & Brunellen Kompott5 menus
  16. 22,416Biscuits Tortoni5 menus
  17. 22,417Coupe, Wladimir5 menus
  18. 22,418Veloutine of crabs5 menus
  19. 22,419Cucumber-salad5 menus
  20. 22,420Omelets with Jelly5 menus
  21. 22,421Fruits de serre - Peches5 menus
  22. 22,422Chocolate Glace5 menus
  23. 22,423Oranges (each)5 menus
  24. 22,424Ernest Irroy, Gr'd Ext. Dry5 menus
  25. 22,425Boiled White Onions in cream5 menus
  26. 22,426Champagne Pommery5 menus
  27. 22,427Consomme Franklyn5 menus
  28. 22,428Filet de boeuf a la Matignon5 menus
  29. 22,429Swiss Sandwich5 menus
  30. 22,430Baked Apple (large) in Bowl with Cream5 menus
  31. 22,431Steamed Hash5 menus
  32. 22,432Marcobrunner Riesling5 menus
  33. 22,433Burke's Guinness' Stout, splits5 menus
  34. 22,434Wheatena and milk5 menus
  35. 22,435Turk. Erbsen5 menus
  36. 22,436Imported Preisselbeeren5 menus
  37. 22,437Corned Beef Hash browned in the pan5 menus
  38. 22,438Scrambled Eggs and Chipped Beef5 menus
  39. 22,439Alma5 menus
  40. 22,440Pheasants5 menus
  41. 22,441POMMES DE TERRE SAUTEES EN QUARTIERS5 menus
  42. 22,442Cold Rhine Wine Soup5 menus
  43. 22,443Spaghetti a l'Italiana5 menus
  44. 22,444Frijoles Negros5 menus
  45. 22,445Arroz, blanco5 menus
  46. 22,446Hamburgh Steak5 menus
  47. 22,447MASHED RUSSIAN TURNIPS5 menus
  48. 22,448Petits Pois Nouveaux au Beurre5 menus
  49. 22,449Sandwiches varies5 menus
  50. 22,450Beef, Dish Gravy5 menus
  51. 22,451Broiled Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms5 menus
  52. 22,452Salade de Laitue aux Tomates5 menus
  53. 22,453Apple Dumpling, Baked5 menus
  54. 22,454New String Beans in cream5 menus
  55. 22,455Potatoes Pont-Neuf5 menus
  56. 22,456Chocolate profiteroles5 menus
  57. 22,457Greenway's India Pale Ale5 menus
  58. 22,458Hathorn Water, Saratoga5 menus
  59. 22,459Sprats on toast5 menus
  60. 22,460Sweet mango chutney5 menus
  61. 22,461Pin-money sweet pickles5 menus
  62. 22,462Pin-money melon mango5 menus
  63. 22,463Roast Beef Hash with Fried Egg5 menus
  64. 22,464St. Julien, own importation5 menus
  65. 22,465Spanish mackerel, Colmans5 menus
  66. 22,466Manitou Table Water5 menus
  67. 22,467Macon Superieur5 menus
  68. 22,468Chablis Vieux5 menus
  69. 22,469OYSTER, Pan roast5 menus
  70. 22,470Celeris braises demi-glace5 menus
  71. 22,471SADDLE ROCKS, FANCY ROAST5 menus
  72. 22,472SADDLE ROCKS, BROIL5 menus
  73. 22,473Coupe Mirette5 menus
  74. 22,474Lettuce au jus5 menus
  75. 22,475Artichoke hearts sautes5 menus
  76. 22,476Entrecote Chez-soi5 menus
  77. 22,477Sorbet Parfait Amour5 menus
  78. 22,478Valdepenas5 menus
  79. 22,479Laubenheimer, own importation5 menus
  80. 22,480Cabinet Rye5 menus
  81. 22,481Watson, Scotch5 menus
  82. 22,482Zwerg-Salat5 menus
  83. 22,483Coffee, Large Pot with Cream5 menus
  84. 22,484Sorbet, Kirsch5 menus
  85. 22,485Champagne Cider, per bottle5 menus
  86. 22,486John Jameson's Irish Whiskey5 menus
  87. 22,487Binger Rulander5 menus
  88. 22,488Apricot Marmalade5 menus
  89. 22,489Florida Guava jelly5 menus
  90. 22,490Gelee de coings5 menus
  91. 22,491Jambon sandwich5 menus
  92. 22,492Champignons frais grilles5 menus
  93. 22,493Homard grille5 menus
  94. 22,494Cornichons aigre doux5 menus
  95. 22,495Cornichons mixte5 menus
  96. 22,496Mango chutney doux5 menus
  97. 22,497Sprats sur toste5 menus
  98. 22,498Filet de Boeuf Piqué aux Champignons5 menus
  99. 22,499Timbales Perigordine5 menus
  100. 22,500Salade de celeri mayonnaise5 menus