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. 24,901Omelette, with confiture5 menus
  2. 24,902Tripe, Country Style, Boiled Potatoes5 menus
  3. 24,903Spaghetti with mushrooms5 menus
  4. 24,904Broiled Finnan Haddie, Butter Sauce5 menus
  5. 24,905Hot Chicken Sandwich with Giblet Gravy5 menus
  6. 24,906Boston Baked Pork and Beans, Individual Jar, with Brown Bread5 menus
  7. 24,907PABST DOPPELBRAU5 menus
  8. 24,908Lemonade with Claret5 menus
  9. 24,909Broiled white squab on toast, julienne potatoes5 menus
  10. 24,910Imported frankfurter and potato salad5 menus
  11. 24,911Creamed Spinach with Boiled Egg5 menus
  12. 24,912Fried Green Bluefish5 menus
  13. 24,913Frankfurter and Spinach5 menus
  14. 24,914Braised Beef and Corn Fritter5 menus
  15. 24,915SIDE DISH OF BAKED MACARONI WITH CHEESE5 menus
  16. 24,916Pork Tenderloin, Fried5 menus
  17. 24,917Old-fashioned Southern Waffles5 menus
  18. 24,918Cup Rice Custard with Cream5 menus
  19. 24,919Side Dish Boston Beans5 menus
  20. 24,920Tomato, Stuffed a la Meyer (1)5 menus
  21. 24,921Lemon Ice with Fresh Mint5 menus
  22. 24,922Roast lamb, macedoine5 menus
  23. 24,923Pot of cold pork and beans5 menus
  24. 24,924Coffee demi-tasse (French)5 menus
  25. 24,925Crackers, milk and half cream5 menus
  26. 24,926Beer, Lemp's Falstaff5 menus
  27. 24,927Gutierrez Hermanos Invalid Sherry5 menus
  28. 24,928Durkheimer Feuerberg Traminer, 1905, Naturwein5 menus
  29. 24,929Assmannshaeuser Hinterkirch (Red)5 menus
  30. 24,930G. H. Mumm & Co.'s Selected Brut Vintage 18955 menus
  31. 24,931Henry of Navarre Conchas5 menus
  32. 24,932Side Dish of Spaghetti, Italienne5 menus
  33. 24,933Ale, Bass's "White Label"5 menus
  34. 24,934Ale, Beadleston & Woerz5 menus
  35. 24,935Beer, Schaefer's Wiener5 menus
  36. 24,936Beer, Moerlein, Cincinnati5 menus
  37. 24,937Beer, Anheuser Budweiser5 menus
  38. 24,938Beer, Beadleston & Woerz Imperial5 menus
  39. 24,939Beer, Muenchenen Loewenbraeu5 menus
  40. 24,940Cider, Rayner's Golden Russet5 menus
  41. 24,941Cider, Jericho5 menus
  42. 24,942Pitcher of cold imported beer5 menus
  43. 24,943Fine Claret Cup5 menus
  44. 24,944French sardines, boneless5 menus
  45. 24,945Burke's Irish XXX5 menus
  46. 24,946Chianti, Brolio Barone Ricasoli5 menus
  47. 24,947Splendid Rose, Burgundy, V. & Co.5 menus
  48. 24,948Chateau Latour Blanche, 19005 menus
  49. 24,949Chateau Yquem, 19005 menus
  50. 24,950Beaune, 18995 menus
  51. 24,951Romanee Conti, 18985 menus
  52. 24,952Assmannshauser, Red, 18975 menus
  53. 24,953Ginger Beer, J. Russel & Co., London5 menus
  54. 24,954Piel's Kapuziner [Dark]5 menus
  55. 24,955Chopped Tenderloin5 menus
  56. 24,956Shore Dinner a la Dutch Tavern5 menus
  57. 24,957Veal Chop, Naturel, Dutch Tavern5 menus
  58. 24,958Peerless Club Cheese5 menus
  59. 24,959Hand Cheese5 menus
  60. 24,960Kalten Aufschnitt (Assorted Cuts), Potato Salad5 menus
  61. 24,961Imported Bismarck Herring, Boiled Potatoes5 menus
  62. 24,962Bouillon with egg en tasse5 menus
  63. 24,963Deutsche Kraftbruehe5 menus
  64. 24,964Marinierte Herring, Boiled Potatoes5 menus
  65. 24,965Teltower Rueben5 menus
  66. 24,966German Pot Roast and Potato Pancakes5 menus
  67. 24,967Gedaempfte Rinderbrust mit Gemuesen und Nudeln5 menus
  68. 24,968HOME-MADE SAND CAKE5 menus
  69. 24,969Royal Fachingen Water5 menus
  70. 24,970A. Luchow's Imported Wurzburger5 menus
  71. 24,971Schultz's Syphon5 menus
  72. 24,972Half roast Philadelphia chicken5 menus
  73. 24,973Jessie Moore5 menus
  74. 24,974Steamed clams and cup of clam broth5 menus
  75. 24,975English walnuts, pickled5 menus
  76. 24,976Bombay chutney5 menus
  77. 24,977Boiled codfish, clam sauce5 menus
  78. 24,978Fried chicken-halibut5 menus
  79. 24,979After Dinner5 menus
  80. 24,980Bismarck herring and boiled potatoes5 menus
  81. 24,981Gallagher & Burton, Black Label5 menus
  82. 24,982Home-made huckleberry pie5 menus
  83. 24,983Rhine Wine, Niersteiner with mineral water5 menus
  84. 24,984Ackerman Laurance Brut Royal5 menus
  85. 24,985St Johnsbury Crackers5 menus
  86. 24,986Champignons frais a l'Eugenie5 menus
  87. 24,987St Emilion5 menus
  88. 24,988Crab Meat with Lettuce Salad, Special Dressing5 menus
  89. 24,989Shrimps with Lettuce salad, Special Dressing5 menus
  90. 24,9901911 Chat. Rosemont5 menus
  91. 24,991French Plum Tart5 menus
  92. 24,992Fried Vegetable Marrow5 menus
  93. 24,993Pont l' Eveque5 menus
  94. 24,994Kingfish, Norwegian5 menus
  95. 24,995"Frash Special"5 menus
  96. 24,996Sun-Ray Sparkling5 menus
  97. 24,997Walnut tart5 menus
  98. 24,998Scrambled eggs, plain (for one)5 menus
  99. 24,999Scrambled eggs with asparagus tips (for one)5 menus
  100. 25,000Scrambled eggs with asparagus tips (for two)5 menus