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. 24,601Vienna brioches5 menus
  2. 24,602Parisienne brioches5 menus
  3. 24,603Apple tapioca pudding, cream sauce5 menus
  4. 24,604Oysters, a la Louise5 menus
  5. 24,605Walker-Gordon milk, 1/2 pint5 menus
  6. 24,606Roast beef (cold) with potato salad5 menus
  7. 24,607Rolls and Butter, 10 cents extra5 menus
  8. 24,608Puffovers5 menus
  9. 24,609Zweibak5 menus
  10. 24,610Tomato [soup] with rice5 menus
  11. 24,611Pol Roger, dry5 menus
  12. 24,612Trout Sauté5 menus
  13. 24,613Alligator Pear, half5 menus
  14. 24,614Fried Ham, One Egg, Potatoes5 menus
  15. 24,615Purée of Peas5 menus
  16. 24,616Mackeral in Oil5 menus
  17. 24,617Lobster (half), mayonnaise sauce5 menus
  18. 24,618Minced Ham Sandwich, White or Graham Bread5 menus
  19. 24,619Corned Beef Sandwich, White or Graham Bread5 menus
  20. 24,620Ham Sandwich, White or Graham Bread5 menus
  21. 24,621Cold Roast Beef Sandwich, White or Graham Bread5 menus
  22. 24,622Oyster Sandwich, White or Graham Bread5 menus
  23. 24,623Fried Egg Sandwich, White or Graham Bread5 menus
  24. 24,624Sliced Chicken Sandwich, White or Graham Bread5 menus
  25. 24,625Club Sandwich, White or Graham Bread5 menus
  26. 24,626Russian and Roquefort dressing5 menus
  27. 24,627Liver and Bacon, Butter Cakes or Toast5 menus
  28. 24,628Imp. kippered herring, fried egg and boiled potatoes5 menus
  29. 24,629Corn fritters with syrup5 menus
  30. 24,630Fried Scallops and Bacon, Sauce Tartare5 menus
  31. 24,631Tea (All Kinds)5 menus
  32. 24,632Half broiled Philadelphia spring chicken, fried sweet potatoes5 menus
  33. 24,633SPECIAL MARLBOROUGH IMPORTATION SPARKLING BURGUNDY COCKTAIL5 menus
  34. 24,634Terrapin a la Newberg5 menus
  35. 24,635Terrapin St. Augustin5 menus
  36. 24,636Baked spaghetti, Genoise5 menus
  37. 24,637Mashed baked potatoes5 menus
  38. 24,638Rice croquettes with orange marmalade5 menus
  39. 24,639Special-made frankfurters, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes5 menus
  40. 24,640Du Barry*** brandy5 menus
  41. 24,641James Hennessey*** brandy5 menus
  42. 24,642Blackberry, Old Style brandy5 menus
  43. 24,643Special Minute steak, sautee potatoes5 menus
  44. 24,644Roast stuffed Vermont turkey, cranberry sauce5 menus
  45. 24,645Yvette sorbet5 menus
  46. 24,646Stuffed Green Pepper (1)5 menus
  47. 24,647Clam Chowder ala Manhattan5 menus
  48. 24,648Calves Liver & Onions5 menus
  49. 24,649Calves Brains & Scrambled Eggs5 menus
  50. 24,650Strawberry Jam Omelette5 menus
  51. 24,651Calves Brains Breaded & Tomato Sauce5 menus
  52. 24,652Roast Beef Hash with Green Peppers & fried Egg5 menus
  53. 24,653Shad Roe & Scrambled Eggs5 menus
  54. 24,654Green Blue Fish Fried5 menus
  55. 24,655Cherry Stone Half Shell5 menus
  56. 24,656Shredded Wheat, One Biscuit, small pitcher of cream5 menus
  57. 24,657Egg custard pie5 menus
  58. 24,658Oyster Bay asparagus with cream sauce5 menus
  59. 24,659Grilled veal kidney, deviled5 menus
  60. 24,660Lamb kidneys, Madeira sauce5 menus
  61. 24,661Little sausages5 menus
  62. 24,662Finnan haddie Bombay5 menus
  63. 24,663Breast of chicken a la Washington5 menus
  64. 24,664Sweetbread glace with asparagus tips5 menus
  65. 24,665Clam omelet5 menus
  66. 24,666Breast of guinea hen Holbrook5 menus
  67. 24,667Frog legs a la Newberg5 menus
  68. 24,668Egg sandwich, Jim Parker5 menus
  69. 24,669French colossal asparagus5 menus
  70. 24,670Chicken Broth, family style5 menus
  71. 24,671Double Porterhouse Steak, Mushroom Sauce5 menus
  72. 24,672Fricassee of turkey wings with rice5 menus
  73. 24,673Puree of Ham with Poached Egg5 menus
  74. 24,674Mignons of lamb5 menus
  75. 24,675Whole large chicken (3 p.)5 menus
  76. 24,676Jersey ham5 menus
  77. 24,677Steamed Finnan haddie, butter sauce, boiled potatoes5 menus
  78. 24,678Cocktail, extra5 menus
  79. 24,679Puree of Hubbard Squash5 menus
  80. 24,680Spring Chicken a la Maryland5 menus
  81. 24,681Sherry Flip or Cobbler5 menus
  82. 24,682String Beans, Lyonnaise5 menus
  83. 24,683Stewed Potatoes, French style5 menus
  84. 24,684Sugar-cured ham and salad5 menus
  85. 24,685Mushrooms broiled on toast5 menus
  86. 24,686Bowl of milk and rice5 menus
  87. 24,687Cold Stuffed Crab, Ravigotte5 menus
  88. 24,688Coney Island roast little neck clams5 menus
  89. 24,689Soft clams fried with salt pork5 menus
  90. 24,690Broiled brook trout, Meuniere5 menus
  91. 24,691Mignon of filet of beef5 menus
  92. 24,692Little Neck Clams Medium5 menus
  93. 24,693Soft Clams Fricassee5 menus
  94. 24,694Roast Top Round of Beef5 menus
  95. 24,695Fresh Artichokes, Hollandaise5 menus
  96. 24,696Hump Back Sea Bass Fried5 menus
  97. 24,697Creamed spinach on toast with poached egg5 menus
  98. 24,698Egg fried sandwich5 menus
  99. 24,699Rhens Mineral Water5 menus
  100. 24,700Eperlans [smelts], sauce tartare5 menus