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. 22,601Nusstorte5 menus
  2. 22,602Calf's Head, Tortue5 menus
  3. 22,603Ris de veau, Montebello5 menus
  4. 22,604Dark Fruit Cake5 menus
  5. 22,605Imported French Partridge5 menus
  6. 22,606Imported French Grouse5 menus
  7. 22,607Croquettes de dinde sauce tomate5 menus
  8. 22,608Broiled Spring-Chicken5 menus
  9. 22,609Consomme Rivoli5 menus
  10. 22,610Florida shad5 menus
  11. 22,611Petis Fours5 menus
  12. 22,612Wheat Cakes, Maple Syrup and Coffee5 menus
  13. 22,613All Fruits in Season5 menus
  14. 22,614Assmanshauser, Red5 menus
  15. 22,615Brunoise aux quenelles5 menus
  16. 22,616Huitres frites5 menus
  17. 22,617Browned Hashed Potatoes5 menus
  18. 22,618Port wine sherbet5 menus
  19. 22,619Biscuit glace a l'orange5 menus
  20. 22,620Canape rex5 menus
  21. 22,621Banana Sherbet5 menus
  22. 22,622Whipped Cream Pie5 menus
  23. 22,623Cream of Terrapin Soup5 menus
  24. 22,624Fig Preserve5 menus
  25. 22,625Robert Burns5 menus
  26. 22,626Sanderson Scotch5 menus
  27. 22,627Prime Ribs of Roast Beef au Jus5 menus
  28. 22,628Quails5 menus
  29. 22,629Redhead Ducks5 menus
  30. 22,630Saumon, sauce Homard5 menus
  31. 22,631Sweetbread Cutlets with Peas5 menus
  32. 22,632Creme de Vanila5 menus
  33. 22,633Vermouth, Noilly Prat & Co.5 menus
  34. 22,634Gold Seal (Urbana Wine Co.)5 menus
  35. 22,635Spring lamb stew5 menus
  36. 22,636Laitues braisees au jus5 menus
  37. 22,637Bavarois rubane5 menus
  38. 22,638Chicken Broth a la Reine5 menus
  39. 22,639Petits pains Francais5 menus
  40. 22,640Foie de veau au petit sale5 menus
  41. 22,641Petit sale grille5 menus
  42. 22,642Bluefish grille5 menus
  43. 22,643Oeufs Poches sur toast5 menus
  44. 22,644Gruau5 menus
  45. 22,645Blended Tea5 menus
  46. 22,646Country style eggs5 menus
  47. 22,647Hors d'oeuvre varie5 menus
  48. 22,648Oeufs brouilles aux tomates5 menus
  49. 22,649Fresh Shrimps5 menus
  50. 22,650Grape Fruit with Maraschino Cherries5 menus
  51. 22,651Bismarck-Hering5 menus
  52. 22,652Buckwheat Cakes, Maple Syrup and Coffee5 menus
  53. 22,653Entrecote double5 menus
  54. 22,654Poached eggs, three5 menus
  55. 22,655Calf's Feet Soup, English style5 menus
  56. 22,656risotto, milanaise5 menus
  57. 22,657Cold Lamb's tongues5 menus
  58. 22,658Roast Red Head Duck5 menus
  59. 22,659Escalloped Potatoes5 menus
  60. 22,660Chocolate Torte5 menus
  61. 22,661Chicken Tamale5 menus
  62. 22,662Sherry Sangaree5 menus
  63. 22,663Puree of Turnips5 menus
  64. 22,664Veloutine de homard5 menus
  65. 22,665Griddled Sweet Potatoes5 menus
  66. 22,666Roast Philadelphia Squab on Toast5 menus
  67. 22,667Riz a la Creole5 menus
  68. 22,668St. Marceaux Brut5 menus
  69. 22,669Pepper hash5 menus
  70. 22,670Newport Sausage5 menus
  71. 22,671Chambertin, Clos de Beze, 18955 menus
  72. 22,672Half Milk and Half Cream5 menus
  73. 22,673Lafayette Cake5 menus
  74. 22,674English Beef Soup with Vegetables5 menus
  75. 22,675White Bread with Milk5 menus
  76. 22,676Carottes a la Vichy5 menus
  77. 22,677Anglais5 menus
  78. 22,678Chicken Broth Soup5 menus
  79. 22,679New laid eggs5 menus
  80. 22,680Special Coffee, cup5 menus
  81. 22,681Peas with Lettuce5 menus
  82. 22,682Burr Gherkins5 menus
  83. 22,683Mutton Chop, broiled5 menus
  84. 22,684pommes de terre julienne5 menus
  85. 22,685Frankfurter sausages with potato salad5 menus
  86. 22,686fleur de russie, caravan the5 menus
  87. 22,687Veal cutlet, fried5 menus
  88. 22,688Bass' Ale Dog's Head5 menus
  89. 22,689with fried potatoes5 menus
  90. 22,690Chocolate cream puffs5 menus
  91. 22,691Geraucherte Ochsenzunge5 menus
  92. 22,692French Peas, English Style5 menus
  93. 22,693Tomato- & potato-salad5 menus
  94. 22,694Yorkshire Schinken, gekocht5 menus
  95. 22,695Tarte de cerises a l'Anglaise5 menus
  96. 22,696Ruhreier mit Schnittlauch5 menus
  97. 22,697Brookfield Rye5 menus
  98. 22,698Omelette al Prosciutto5 menus
  99. 22,699Large pot tea5 menus
  100. 22,700Roast Turkey with Dressing5 menus