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. 23,301Chicken Noodle5 menus
  2. 23,302Mushroom Soup5 menus
  3. 23,303Fried Bacon Sandwich5 menus
  4. 23,304V-85 menus
  5. 23,305Bouillon (Cup)5 menus
  6. 23,306Prune Bread and Butter5 menus
  7. 23,307Omelet with Orange Marmalade5 menus
  8. 23,308Coca Cola, Bottle5 menus
  9. 23,309Deep Dish Peach Pie5 menus
  10. 23,310Cigarettes, Assorted Brands5 menus
  11. 23,311PLAIN OR BUTTERED TOAST5 menus
  12. 23,312Whole Wheat Toast5 menus
  13. 23,313Mushroom Chow Mein5 menus
  14. 23,314Pork Noodles5 menus
  15. 23,315Tea (Pot for One)5 menus
  16. 23,316CALIFORNIA CHAMPAGNE5 menus
  17. 23,317Grape Juice Cup5 menus
  18. 23,318Cold Artichoke5 menus
  19. 23,319Assorted Meats With Chicken5 menus
  20. 23,320Cream of New Peas soup5 menus
  21. 23,321ROCK SPRING5 menus
  22. 23,322Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potato Salad5 menus
  23. 23,323Boston Baked Beans, Cold5 menus
  24. 23,324liqueur, Curacao5 menus
  25. 23,325Haig and Haig Pinch Bottle5 menus
  26. 23,326Fried Noodles5 menus
  27. 23,327Kieler Bucklinge5 menus
  28. 23,328Omelette mit Austern5 menus
  29. 23,329Mutton Chops from the Grill5 menus
  30. 23,330Oysters on 1/2 Shell with Cocktail sauce5 menus
  31. 23,331Geback. Susse Kartoffeln5 menus
  32. 23,332Gefullte Taube5 menus
  33. 23,333German Pan-cake5 menus
  34. 23,334Scrambled Eggs Magda5 menus
  35. 23,335Kuken auf Toast5 menus
  36. 23,336To Order: Coffee5 menus
  37. 23,337Cigarettes, Three Castles5 menus
  38. 23,338Fresh Eggs5 menus
  39. 23,339Bananen Pfannkuchen5 menus
  40. 23,340Stracchino di Milano Cheese5 menus
  41. 23,341Marguerite Salad5 menus
  42. 23,342Oatmeal porridge and Milk5 menus
  43. 23,343Schokoladen-Rahmeis5 menus
  44. 23,344Gerauch englische Heringe5 menus
  45. 23,345Roastbeef, Remoulade5 menus
  46. 23,346Chinese Sausage5 menus
  47. 23,347Bordeaux, Larose, Red5 menus
  48. 23,348Bouillon Kartoffeln5 menus
  49. 23,349Seagram 7 Crown5 menus
  50. 23,350Fried Rice with Shrimps5 menus
  51. 23,351Beef Consomme, hot5 menus
  52. 23,352Vom Grill: Beefsteaks5 menus
  53. 23,353From the Grill: Beef Steaks5 menus
  54. 23,354Rhine Wine: Niersteiner5 menus
  55. 23,355Rhine Wine: Hochheimer5 menus
  56. 23,356Soup: Clear green turtle5 menus
  57. 23,357Champagne: George Goulet, Extra Dry5 menus
  58. 23,358Champagne: Perrier, Jouet & Co., Ex. Dry Special5 menus
  59. 23,359Burgundy: Chambertin5 menus
  60. 23,360Claret: Medoc5 menus
  61. 23,361Claret: Pontet Canet5 menus
  62. 23,362Cold: Roast Pork5 menus
  63. 23,363Cold: Virginia Ham5 menus
  64. 23,364Champagne: George Goulet, Extra Brut5 menus
  65. 23,365Champagne: St. Marceaux, Extra Quality, Vin Brut5 menus
  66. 23,366Cider: Paulding's5 menus
  67. 23,367Soup: Julienne5 menus
  68. 23,368Champagne: Cook's Imperial5 menus
  69. 23,369Soup: Macaroni5 menus
  70. 23,370Champagne: G. H. Mumm & Co. Ex. Dry English Market5 menus
  71. 23,371Triscuit Toast5 menus
  72. 23,372Gries in Milch5 menus
  73. 23,373Fresh Bread5 menus
  74. 23,374Mortadella Sausage5 menus
  75. 23,375Red Cabbage with Apples5 menus
  76. 23,376Semolina in Milk5 menus
  77. 23,377Stout: Guinness's Extra5 menus
  78. 23,378Chanterelles Saute5 menus
  79. 23,379Jam or Marmalade5 menus
  80. 23,380Deutsche Brat Kartoffeln5 menus
  81. 23,381Bratwurst au Jus5 menus
  82. 23,382Frankfurters5 menus
  83. 23,383Buttermilk, Individual Bottle5 menus
  84. 23,384Liqueur, Kummel5 menus
  85. 23,385Kiel Sprats5 menus
  86. 23,386Scrambled Eggs with Sardines5 menus
  87. 23,387Cold: Pork5 menus
  88. 23,388Potato Dumplings5 menus
  89. 23,389Salad Diplomate5 menus
  90. 23,390Ochsenmaul-Salat5 menus
  91. 23,391Halibut, Lobster Sauce5 menus
  92. 23,392Lager: Pilsener5 menus
  93. 23,393Cold: Pickled lamb's tongue5 menus
  94. 23,394Peking duck5 menus
  95. 23,395Rotkraut5 menus
  96. 23,396Omelette: Cheese5 menus
  97. 23,397AALBORG AKVAVIT5 menus
  98. 23,398Rumaki5 menus
  99. 23,399Rainwater Madeira5 menus
  100. 23,400TRIBUNO DRY Vermouth5 menus