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. 24,001sandwich5 menus
  2. 24,002Half Chicken, Broiled5 menus
  3. 24,003Fried Fresh Mushrooms5 menus
  4. 24,004Belegte Schnittchen5 menus
  5. 24,005Veal Cutlet Breaded, with Spaghetti5 menus
  6. 24,006Medically Certified Milk, bottle5 menus
  7. 24,007Brambleberry Jelly5 menus
  8. 24,008Veal Kidney, Vert Pre5 menus
  9. 24,009Sausage and Bacon5 menus
  10. 24,010Stuffed Peppers (2)5 menus
  11. 24,011Bread or Rolls with Butter5 menus
  12. 24,012Canadian Apple5 menus
  13. 24,013Cafe Parfait Ice Cream5 menus
  14. 24,014Assorted Fancy Sandwiches5 menus
  15. 24,015Old Dutch Cheese5 menus
  16. 24,016Compote & Salad5 menus
  17. 24,017H-O Oats5 menus
  18. 24,018Grilled Yorkshire Ham5 menus
  19. 24,019Museau de Boeuf Ravigote5 menus
  20. 24,020Consomme Florida5 menus
  21. 24,021Kraft's Knacke Bread, Brand H-D-K5 menus
  22. 24,022Coupe Favorite5 menus
  23. 24,023Pommes de Terre en Robe5 menus
  24. 24,024Arista di maiale5 menus
  25. 24,025Madeleines5 menus
  26. 24,026Radisor5 menus
  27. 24,027Alligator Paron5 menus
  28. 24,028Sliced Bananas a la Mode5 menus
  29. 24,029Bismarck Herring with Potato Salad5 menus
  30. 24,030Poached Egg Benedict (1)5 menus
  31. 24,031Fresh Crab Flake Salad5 menus
  32. 24,032Plain Lettuce Salad5 menus
  33. 24,033Glace Caramel5 menus
  34. 24,034Bakad Idaho5 menus
  35. 24,035Salad Louise5 menus
  36. 24,036Salade Alma5 menus
  37. 24,037Coupe de Melon au Porto5 menus
  38. 24,038Trarbacher Schlossberg5 menus
  39. 24,039Fresh Vegetable Luncheon and Deerfoot Sausage5 menus
  40. 24,040Baby Lamb, rack5 menus
  41. 24,041Baby Lamb, Saddle5 menus
  42. 24,042Baby Lamb, Leg5 menus
  43. 24,043Baby Lamb, Shoulder5 menus
  44. 24,044Deep Dish Rhubarb Pie5 menus
  45. 24,045Fresh rhubarb deep-dish pie5 menus
  46. 24,046Fried half squab chicken, Maryland5 menus
  47. 24,047Minced sweetbread a la King on toast with waffle potatoes5 menus
  48. 24,048Coeur a la Creme with Bar-le-Duc5 menus
  49. 24,049Macedoine of Fresh Vegetable5 menus
  50. 24,050Pierre Salad5 menus
  51. 24,051Leg of CHicken a l'Anglaise5 menus
  52. 24,052Royal Sweetbread5 menus
  53. 24,053Lamb Kidneys, Potatoes Julienne5 menus
  54. 24,054Brochette of Chicken Liver5 menus
  55. 24,055Salami, Italien5 menus
  56. 24,056Stuffed Lobster a la Ravigotte5 menus
  57. 24,057Beef consomme, cold5 menus
  58. 24,058Jellied Madrilene soup, cup5 menus
  59. 24,059Baked sea bass, Italian style, paprika potato5 menus
  60. 24,060Frozen pave, Nesselrode5 menus
  61. 24,061Slice of Beef Tenderloin, Bordelaise Sauce5 menus
  62. 24,062Brochette or Chicken Livers Vert Pre5 menus
  63. 24,063Supreme of Halibut with fresh vegetables, Parisienne5 menus
  64. 24,064Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potatoes Macaire5 menus
  65. 24,065Farinacious Fresh Noodles Polonaise5 menus
  66. 24,066Roast Milk-fed Chicken with fruit salad, Astor5 menus
  67. 24,067Omelette with veal kidney5 menus
  68. 24,068Loin of lamb chop mixed grill5 menus
  69. 24,069Home-made Vegetable5 menus
  70. 24,070Jellied Okra Broth5 menus
  71. 24,071Saddle of Baby Lamb5 menus
  72. 24,072Fresh Fruit Salad and Toasted Nut Bread5 menus
  73. 24,073FRENCH STEWED PEACHES5 menus
  74. 24,074Peas Rodel5 menus
  75. 24,075Liebmann, Rheingold (Light)5 menus
  76. 24,076Roast Ribs of Beef with Fried Sweet Potatoes, Extra Cut5 menus
  77. 24,077Mandalay Custard Pie5 menus
  78. 24,078Roast prime rib of beef with boiled or mashed potato5 menus
  79. 24,079Boiled Gaspe Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce5 menus
  80. 24,080King's5 menus
  81. 24,081Kingsbury5 menus
  82. 24,082Imported Munich Durn Brau5 menus
  83. 24,083Mosard's Sparkling Burgundy5 menus
  84. 24,084Chicken Americaine5 menus
  85. 24,085Ragout fin, Perigourdine5 menus
  86. 24,086Prime Ribs of Beef with Potatoes Saute5 menus
  87. 24,087Alexandra Salad5 menus
  88. 24,088Vanilla Ice Cream, Crushed Strawberries5 menus
  89. 24,089Beef Broth (Hot or Jellied)5 menus
  90. 24,090Chicken Broth (Hot or Jellied)5 menus
  91. 24,091Okra Broth (Hot or Jellied)5 menus
  92. 24,092Filet of Gaspe Salmon, cucumber salad, tartar sauce5 menus
  93. 24,093Fresh Pears5 menus
  94. 24,094Hazelnut Horn5 menus
  95. 24,095Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Mustard Butter5 menus
  96. 24,096Lemonade Soda5 menus
  97. 24,097Filet of halibut with fresh vegetable salad, tartar sauce5 menus
  98. 24,098Boiled Boston Codfish, Hollandaise Sauce5 menus
  99. 24,099Breaded Veal Cutlet a la Holstein5 menus
  100. 24,100Omelette Tosca with Raspberries5 menus