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. 24,301Holstein cheese5 menus
  2. 24,302Hodge-Podge5 menus
  3. 24,303Escarole and Beets5 menus
  4. 24,304Sheepshead a la Russe5 menus
  5. 24,305Sea Bass with Oysters5 menus
  6. 24,306Soft Clam Fry with Bacon5 menus
  7. 24,307Buck Shad, Maitre d'Hotel5 menus
  8. 24,308Fried Perch, Remoulade sauce5 menus
  9. 24,309Smelts, Figaro sauce5 menus
  10. 24,310Chicken Okra (soup)5 menus
  11. 24,311Christmas Lamb5 menus
  12. 24,312Imported Irish Bacon5 menus
  13. 24,313Sheepshead, Regnault5 menus
  14. 24,314Squab with Peas5 menus
  15. 24,315Julienne [soup]5 menus
  16. 24,316Half Planked Whitefish5 menus
  17. 24,317Meringue glacé5 menus
  18. 24,318Port Salut, per person5 menus
  19. 24,319Stilton, per person5 menus
  20. 24,320Camembert, per person5 menus
  21. 24,321Tart a la Reine5 menus
  22. 24,322Green River Whiskey5 menus
  23. 24,323Lobster a la Newburgh5 menus
  24. 24,324French coffee, demi-tasse, with cream5 menus
  25. 24,325Coffee or tea with cream5 menus
  26. 24,326Laubenheimer Wine5 menus
  27. 24,327Niersteiner Wine5 menus
  28. 24,328Roast lamb with mint sauce5 menus
  29. 24,329Large Oyster Fry5 menus
  30. 24,330French Fried (to-order) potatoes5 menus
  31. 24,331Rice Maltaise, maraschino sauce5 menus
  32. 24,332Lynnhavens Baked a la Casino5 menus
  33. 24,333Lynnhaven Oysters, Flat Shell5 menus
  34. 24,334Fried chicken a la Maryland, half5 menus
  35. 24,335Fried chicken a la Maryland, whole5 menus
  36. 24,336Whole milk-fed chicken planked5 menus
  37. 24,337Orange and Romaine salad, French dressing5 menus
  38. 24,338Filet of sole poached au vin blanc5 menus
  39. 24,339Coupe Astor5 menus
  40. 24,340Puree of yellow peas aux croutons5 menus
  41. 24,341Charlotte glace panachee5 menus
  42. 24,342Astor5 menus
  43. 24,343Custard a la Reine, sauce Framboise5 menus
  44. 24,344Offley Forester Ltd., Oporto, Extra Port wine5 menus
  45. 24,345Cold Pickled Lamb's Tongue with Potato Salad5 menus
  46. 24,346Fried Maine scallops, sauce tartare5 menus
  47. 24,347Chateaubriand Garni5 menus
  48. 24,348Veal kidney with bacon5 menus
  49. 24,349Chicken patty (1)5 menus
  50. 24,350Bacon, per person5 menus
  51. 24,351Grilled Long Island Smelts, Tartar Sauce5 menus
  52. 24,352Planked Fresh Mackerel5 menus
  53. 24,353Endive (salad)5 menus
  54. 24,354Fresh mushrooms broiled or saute sous cloche5 menus
  55. 24,355Mutton chops, (2)5 menus
  56. 24,356Tripe saute a la lyonnaise5 menus
  57. 24,357Poached eggs a l'aurore5 menus
  58. 24,358Charles Heidsieck Champagne, Extra Dry5 menus
  59. 24,359Queen Cocktail5 menus
  60. 24,360Chateau Lagrange, 19075 menus
  61. 24,361Graves Bordeaux5 menus
  62. 24,362Haut Sauternes Bordeaux5 menus
  63. 24,363Chablis Burgundy5 menus
  64. 24,364Louis Roederer Champagne, Brut, 19065 menus
  65. 24,365Clicquot Champagne, Yellow Label5 menus
  66. 24,366Paul Masson Champagne, Extra Dry, 19085 menus
  67. 24,367Puree of white beans soup aux croutons5 menus
  68. 24,368Special Cream5 menus
  69. 24,369Cape cods, small, half dozen5 menus
  70. 24,370Stuffed Deviled crab (one)5 menus
  71. 24,371Sirloin, minute steak5 menus
  72. 24,372Stuffed brook trout, Veronique5 menus
  73. 24,373Ham with one fried egg5 menus
  74. 24,374Excelsior consomme5 menus
  75. 24,375Chicken, whole, casserole (30 min.)5 menus
  76. 24,376Beef consommé5 menus
  77. 24,377Ox-tail soup a l'Anglaise5 menus
  78. 24,378Ceylon or India Tea, per cup5 menus
  79. 24,379Schlitz beer in Brown Bottles5 menus
  80. 24,380Barma, Non-Alcoholic5 menus
  81. 24,381Sparkling Sun-Ray Ginger Ale5 menus
  82. 24,382Domestic Lemon Soda5 menus
  83. 24,383Amontillado, Dry5 menus
  84. 24,384Stuffed Lobster, Herald Square5 menus
  85. 24,385Field, Son & Co., Sloe5 menus
  86. 24,386Evans India Pale Ale5 menus
  87. 24,387Clam broth with egg5 menus
  88. 24,388Plum pudding, hard and rum sauce5 menus
  89. 24,389*Long Island duckling5 menus
  90. 24,390*Roast chicken5 menus
  91. 24,391Sparkling Medoc, White5 menus
  92. 24,392Great Western, Sparkling Burgundy5 menus
  93. 24,393"Calwa" Red Burgundy5 menus
  94. 24,394"Calwa" White Moselle5 menus
  95. 24,395Bass' Ale, McMullen's White Label5 menus
  96. 24,396Planat & Co *** brandy5 menus
  97. 24,397Fine Champagne B. Vert & Co. brandy5 menus
  98. 24,398Authier, Fils & Co. brandy5 menus
  99. 24,399Old Planat & Co. brandy5 menus
  100. 24,400SPECIAL - Rib steak a la Mouquin5 menus