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. 24,201Round Bone Veal Cutlet Breaded5 menus
  2. 24,202Baked Sea Trout5 menus
  3. 24,203omelet with clams5 menus
  4. 24,204Filet of Sea Bass, Lobster Sauce5 menus
  5. 24,205Chocolate, coffee or vanilla eclairs5 menus
  6. 24,206A.M. & C. Sparkling Russet5 menus
  7. 24,207Oyster Fry with Cold Slaw5 menus
  8. 24,208Clam Fritters to Order5 menus
  9. 24,209Fruit Orangeade or Lemonade5 menus
  10. 24,210Stuffed Green Peppers with Bacon5 menus
  11. 24,211Spaghetti Italian Style with Cheese5 menus
  12. 24,212Bermuda Potatoes Persillade5 menus
  13. 24,213Mayflower Sarsaparilla, large5 menus
  14. 24,214Sarsaparilla, C&C5 menus
  15. 24,215Vanilla in glass or cafe5 menus
  16. 24,216Fried or Broiled Premium Bacon5 menus
  17. 24,217Fried or Broiled Premium Ham5 menus
  18. 24,218Planked Tenderloin, for two5 menus
  19. 24,219Planked Porterhouse Steak, Family5 menus
  20. 24,220Sirloin Steak ala Bernaise5 menus
  21. 24,221Grape Juice, per Bottle5 menus
  22. 24,222Briarcliff Water5 menus
  23. 24,223Sea bass saute, meuniere, potatoes parisienne5 menus
  24. 24,224French pastry, one5 menus
  25. 24,225Venison steak, Cumberland, fried sweet potatoes5 menus
  26. 24,226French ice cream and cake5 menus
  27. 24,227Gruyere, Swiss, imp.5 menus
  28. 24,228Creamed au gratin potatoes5 menus
  29. 24,229Cold half chicken with salad in season5 menus
  30. 24,230Mouquin salad5 menus
  31. 24,231Sheboygen water5 menus
  32. 24,232Club Soda, C & C5 menus
  33. 24,233Cigarettes, Caporal or Maryland5 menus
  34. 24,234Egyptian Deities cigarettes5 menus
  35. 24,235Little-Neck clams, doz.5 menus
  36. 24,236Rumsteak5 menus
  37. 24,237Bock y Ca., Obsequios5 menus
  38. 24,238EGGS, au beurre noir (2)5 menus
  39. 24,239Filet mignon, fresh mushrooms5 menus
  40. 24,240OMELET, with ham or bacon5 menus
  41. 24,241Manhattan Club Sandwich5 menus
  42. 24,242Double sirloin, planked, bourgeoise5 menus
  43. 24,243Fried Egg Plant with Bacon and Brown Gravy5 menus
  44. 24,244Poulet du printemps (1919) en casserole, Parisienne5 menus
  45. 24,245Jus de Lucines5 menus
  46. 24,246Oeufs d'Alose grilles5 menus
  47. 24,247Steak ou Carre d'Agneau de Lait5 menus
  48. 24,248Oeuf poche (1), Astor5 menus
  49. 24,249Chair de Crabes en salade5 menus
  50. 24,250Olives mures farcies5 menus
  51. 24,251Virginia Ham with Eggs5 menus
  52. 24,252Tenderloin Steak a la Royal En Casserole5 menus
  53. 24,253French Lamb Chops (three)5 menus
  54. 24,254Half Fried Chicken with Spanish Sauce5 menus
  55. 24,255Whole Fried Chicken with Spanish Sauce5 menus
  56. 24,256Boiled Fresh Salmon5 menus
  57. 24,257Prunelle Sherbert5 menus
  58. 24,258Vegetable Sandwich5 menus
  59. 24,259Filet de Bass raye saute, Meuniere5 menus
  60. 24,260Petit Fletan bouilli, sauce Hollandaise5 menus
  61. 24,261Chouxfleurs, sauce Hollandaise5 menus
  62. 24,262(1919) Poussin5 menus
  63. 24,263Filet of Striped Bass saute, Meuniere5 menus
  64. 24,264with Bar-le-Duc5 menus
  65. 24,265Canape Danoise5 menus
  66. 24,266Ribs of Prime Beef, jacket potato5 menus
  67. 24,267Cold Candied Ham5 menus
  68. 24,268Individual peach pie5 menus
  69. 24,269Fry, Blue Points5 menus
  70. 24,270Oysters, Celery Cream Broil5 menus
  71. 24,271Broiled Shad and Roe, Astor5 menus
  72. 24,272Boiled Young Halibut, sauce Hollandaise5 menus
  73. 24,273H. C. Tripe Fricassee with Oysters and Small Onions in Chafing Dish5 menus
  74. 24,274Crab Flakes a l'Astor5 menus
  75. 24,275Club [sandwich]5 menus
  76. 24,276Pot of Fresh Coffee with Cream5 menus
  77. 24,277Moka, Astor5 menus
  78. 24,278Chicken halibut fried or broiled5 menus
  79. 24,279Veal Chops, Breaded, Tomato S'ce5 menus
  80. 24,280Deep Spring5 menus
  81. 24,281Haig & Haig***5 menus
  82. 24,282Sanderson5 menus
  83. 24,283White Chablis Burgundy5 menus
  84. 24,284Cheese with Bar-le-Duc5 menus
  85. 24,285Hothouse Tomato5 menus
  86. 24,286Gervais Vendome5 menus
  87. 24,287Asperges vertes nouvelles, Hollandaise5 menus
  88. 24,288Epinards frais a la creme5 menus
  89. 24,289Cerises de Californie5 menus
  90. 24,290Turkish [coffee]5 menus
  91. 24,291Canape, Panache5 menus
  92. 24,292Biscuit glace, Bellevue5 menus
  93. 24,293Minced Ham & Scrambled Eggs5 menus
  94. 24,294Clam Broil5 menus
  95. 24,295Domestic D'Isigny Cheese5 menus
  96. 24,296Holstensk5 menus
  97. 24,297Glaces Rosadelle5 menus
  98. 24,298Marcaile Rolls5 menus
  99. 24,299Cream Soup, St. Germain5 menus
  100. 24,300D. Swiss cheese5 menus