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. 24,801Green River whisky5 menus
  2. 24,802Egg, Marseillaise5 menus
  3. 24,803Squab Duckling, broiled5 menus
  4. 24,804Corned Beef Plate5 menus
  5. 24,805Breaded Veal Chop, Tomato sauce5 menus
  6. 24,806Soft Shell Crabs Saute on Toast5 menus
  7. 24,807Egg, Fedora5 menus
  8. 24,808Veal Kidney, Creole5 menus
  9. 24,809Sweetbread, Tournon5 menus
  10. 24,810Poussin, Cettoise5 menus
  11. 24,811Spanish Mackerel, Guibert5 menus
  12. 24,812Fresh Mackerel, Gooseberry sauce5 menus
  13. 24,813Cream of Carrots Soup5 menus
  14. 24,814Little Neck Clams Creamed, Pimento5 menus
  15. 24,815Bombe a l'Astor5 menus
  16. 24,816Clam Chowder with Wafers or Home Made Bread (Friday)5 menus
  17. 24,817Fragrant Tea Made Special to Order, Pot5 menus
  18. 24,818Tutti Fruitti Layer Cake5 menus
  19. 24,819Table Sherry, "The Waldorf," Imp.5 menus
  20. 24,820Salade de coeurs de laitue5 menus
  21. 24,821Baked Apple with Pitcher of Cream5 menus
  22. 24,822Boiled Rice and Milk, Hot or Cold5 menus
  23. 24,823French Lamb Chops with Peas5 menus
  24. 24,824Combination Lamb Chop, Fried Oysters and Broiled Ham5 menus
  25. 24,825Huitres de Smith Island5 menus
  26. 24,826Tortue verte claire a l'Anglaise5 menus
  27. 24,827Whitebait, Tartare sauce5 menus
  28. 24,828Veal Cutlet Breaded, Tomato Sauce or Cream Gravy5 menus
  29. 24,829Broiled or Steamed Finnan Haddie, Butter Sauce5 menus
  30. 24,830Potato Salad (to order)5 menus
  31. 24,831Side Order of Boston Beans5 menus
  32. 24,832Extra Cut Prime Ribs of Beef with Pickled Beets5 menus
  33. 24,833Orchard Water Sparkling5 menus
  34. 24,834Preserved stewed fruit5 menus
  35. 24,835Tenderloin Steak, for one5 menus
  36. 24,836New Pickles5 menus
  37. 24,837Andrew Usher5 menus
  38. 24,838Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic, Bottle5 menus
  39. 24,839Banana short cake, whipped cream5 menus
  40. 24,840Home-made apple pie a la mode5 menus
  41. 24,841G. H. Mumm & Co's. Selected Brut5 menus
  42. 24,842Man-a-Cea Water5 menus
  43. 24,843Boston Beans in Pot, Home-made Brown Bread, Choice of Pickles5 menus
  44. 24,844Graham Queen Roll5 menus
  45. 24,845Egg and Milk with Crackers5 menus
  46. 24,846Rice a la Mode5 menus
  47. 24,847Henry of Navarre Puritanos5 menus
  48. 24,848Henry of Navarre Brevas5 menus
  49. 24,849Henry of Navarre Sublimes5 menus
  50. 24,850Henry of Navarre Reinas5 menus
  51. 24,851Henry of Navarre Perfectos5 menus
  52. 24,852Sardines and potato salad5 menus
  53. 24,853Vienna Iced Coffee5 menus
  54. 24,854Heated Milk, glass5 menus
  55. 24,855Oolong Tea, cup5 menus
  56. 24,856Zaza5 menus
  57. 24,857Sherry Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream5 menus
  58. 24,858Premium bacon and fried eggs5 menus
  59. 24,859Shredded wheat biscuit and cream5 menus
  60. 24,860French toast with pure maple syrup5 menus
  61. 24,861Soda crackers, half cream and milk5 menus
  62. 24,862Graham crackers, half cream and milk5 menus
  63. 24,863Uneeda crackers, half cream and milk5 menus
  64. 24,864Cream and milk with crackers, bowl5 menus
  65. 24,865Pies, assorted, in season5 menus
  66. 24,866Oyster Bay asparagus au beurre noir5 menus
  67. 24,867Home-made nudel5 menus
  68. 24,868Salad a l'Annex5 menus
  69. 24,869Fresh salmon salad5 menus
  70. 24,870Fried Philadelphia chicken, Maryland5 menus
  71. 24,871Individual Bismarck herring, boiled new potatoes5 menus
  72. 24,872Individual Bismarck herring, boiled potatoes5 menus
  73. 24,873Two Loin Mutton Chops5 menus
  74. 24,874Canapes caviar5 menus
  75. 24,875Caviar, portion5 menus
  76. 24,876Clams en casserole5 menus
  77. 24,877Cabinet Pudding with Currants5 menus
  78. 24,878Blackwell's pickled walnuts5 menus
  79. 24,879Cold chicken broth, cup5 menus
  80. 24,880Fine peas5 menus
  81. 24,881Cucumber with lettuce5 menus
  82. 24,882Milk Crackers or Bread and Milk5 menus
  83. 24,883Haut Barsac J. Calvet & Co.5 menus
  84. 24,884Clam broth, to order5 menus
  85. 24,885Lynnhaven or Saddle Rock oysters Fried5 menus
  86. 24,886Lynnhaven or Saddle Rock oysters Broiled5 menus
  87. 24,887Lynnhaven or Saddle Rock oysters Steamed5 menus
  88. 24,888Blue Points or Rockaways Raw on shell5 menus
  89. 24,889Blue Points or Rockaways Raw, plate5 menus
  90. 24,890Blue Points or Rockaways Raw, dozen5 menus
  91. 24,891Blue Points or Rockaways Stewed5 menus
  92. 24,892Blue Points or Rockaways Milk stew5 menus
  93. 24,893Blue Points or Rockaways Seasoned broil5 menus
  94. 24,894Blue Points or Rockaways Shell roast5 menus
  95. 24,895Blue Points or Rockaways Pan roast5 menus
  96. 24,896Blue Points or Rockaways Broiled, cream5 menus
  97. 24,897Blue Points or Rockaways Fried5 menus
  98. 24,898Blue Points or Rockaways Fried in butter5 menus
  99. 24,899Lamb chops, broiled [3]5 menus
  100. 24,900Broiled cold roast beef a la diable5 menus