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. 22,801Cream oyster stew5 menus
  2. 22,802String beans sautes in butter5 menus
  3. 22,803Nicholson's Dry Gin5 menus
  4. 22,804Potage Bonne Femme5 menus
  5. 22,805Crabes d'Huitres5 menus
  6. 22,806Clear Green Turtle au Madere5 menus
  7. 22,807Tartelette5 menus
  8. 22,808Breakfast Tea5 menus
  9. 22,809Wurtzburger5 menus
  10. 22,810Full Cream Cheese5 menus
  11. 22,811BOMBE DAME BLANCHE5 menus
  12. 22,812Boiled Pork5 menus
  13. 22,813Haig & Haig XXXXX5 menus
  14. 22,814George Goulet, Extra Dry Champagne5 menus
  15. 22,815Pot of Coffee, for Two5 menus
  16. 22,816CREME DE MENTHE Liqueur5 menus
  17. 22,817Duchesse potato5 menus
  18. 22,818Chicken broth with barley5 menus
  19. 22,819Apfel-Beignets5 menus
  20. 22,820Laitues braisees5 menus
  21. 22,821Shredded wheat biscuits with milk5 menus
  22. 22,822Fried Porgies, Tartare sauce5 menus
  23. 22,823Pommes Lorette5 menus
  24. 22,824Oysters Baked in Shell5 menus
  25. 22,825Chocolates5 menus
  26. 22,826Bombe Victoria5 menus
  27. 22,827Glace au Chocolat5 menus
  28. 22,828Moxie5 menus
  29. 22,829Corned Beef and Cabbage or Spinach5 menus
  30. 22,830Little Neck Clams Poulette5 menus
  31. 22,831Chicken Broth, Cold5 menus
  32. 22,832Blue Points, stew5 menus
  33. 22,833Carstairs Rye5 menus
  34. 22,834Asparagus Argenteuil5 menus
  35. 22,835Apenta Mineral Waters5 menus
  36. 22,836Sarasparilla5 menus
  37. 22,837CHAMPAGNE, G.H. Mumm's Ex. Dry English Market5 menus
  38. 22,838Cold Smoked Beef Tongue with potato salad5 menus
  39. 22,839Homard Mayonnaise5 menus
  40. 22,840Heidsieck & Co. Dry Monopole5 menus
  41. 22,841Marachino5 menus
  42. 22,842Sirloin steak, planked5 menus
  43. 22,843Saratoga Vichy water5 menus
  44. 22,844Cotelettes d'agneau grillees5 menus
  45. 22,845Tournedos grille5 menus
  46. 22,846Cote d'Agneau5 menus
  47. 22,847Suisse5 menus
  48. 22,848Pate de foie gras Maison5 menus
  49. 22,849Escalope de Veau5 menus
  50. 22,850Sole Normande5 menus
  51. 22,851Champagne Brut5 menus
  52. 22,852Sabayon Marsala5 menus
  53. 22,853Riz Pilaw5 menus
  54. 22,854Petits Pains5 menus
  55. 22,855Plat du Jour5 menus
  56. 22,856Schildkrotensuppe Lady Curzon5 menus
  57. 22,857Champignons auf Toast5 menus
  58. 22,858Zitronenlimonade5 menus
  59. 22,859Apfelwein5 menus
  60. 22,860Lambrusco5 menus
  61. 22,861Martini Rosso5 menus
  62. 22,862NASI GORENG5 menus
  63. 22,863Jambon d'Ardennes5 menus
  64. 22,864Turbot Poche5 menus
  65. 22,865pomme au four5 menus
  66. 22,866La Truite au bleu5 menus
  67. 22,867Kangaroo Tail Soup5 menus
  68. 22,868Filet Steak5 menus
  69. 22,869Cafe Expresso5 menus
  70. 22,870Pfefferminz5 menus
  71. 22,871Canadian Pea Soup5 menus
  72. 22,872Orangina5 menus
  73. 22,873Vin Rose d'Anjou5 menus
  74. 22,874Heidsieck Monopole Red Top5 menus
  75. 22,875Lanson Black Label5 menus
  76. 22,876Mozzarella5 menus
  77. 22,877Le Saumon Fume d'Ecosse5 menus
  78. 22,878Clear Turtle with Sherry5 menus
  79. 22,879chilled fruit juices5 menus
  80. 22,880Mashed Muslin Potatoes5 menus
  81. 22,881Trenette al pesto5 menus
  82. 22,882Spiedino di scampi5 menus
  83. 22,883Ananas Frais5 menus
  84. 22,884martini vermouth5 menus
  85. 22,885peperoni5 menus
  86. 22,886Loin of Veal Printaniere5 menus
  87. 22,887Les fruits de saison5 menus
  88. 22,888Roastbeef sandwich5 menus
  89. 22,889Succo di pomodoro5 menus
  90. 22,890Fiuggi5 menus
  91. 22,891Marc de Champagne5 menus
  92. 22,892Viande sechee des Grisons5 menus
  93. 22,893Crema di pollo5 menus
  94. 22,894Sogliola alla mugnaia5 menus
  95. 22,895glace vanille ou fraise5 menus
  96. 22,896Entrecote Maitre d'Hotel5 menus
  97. 22,897paillard di vitello5 menus
  98. 22,898Haddock Monte Carlo5 menus
  99. 22,899Sashimi5 menus
  100. 22,900Shrimp Tempura5 menus