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. 25,101Cold roast prime rib of beef, potato salad5 menus
  2. 25,102Heart's Delight Sausage5 menus
  3. 25,103Lobster en mayonnaise5 menus
  4. 25,104Lamb's Tongue, Marine5 menus
  5. 25,105Maurice soup5 menus
  6. 25,106Harengs de Fécamp5 menus
  7. 25,107Francillon5 menus
  8. 25,108Muenchner, glass5 menus
  9. 25,109Steinwein Boxbeutel, Original5 menus
  10. 25,110Pig's Feet, Marine5 menus
  11. 25,111Sagou Soup5 menus
  12. 25,112Cold Apricot Pudding5 menus
  13. 25,113Raspberries or Blueberries5 menus
  14. 25,114Fillet of Sole, Rejane5 menus
  15. 25,115Smelts, Mexicaine5 menus
  16. 25,116Boiled beef, horseradish sauce, bouillon potatoes and dill pickle5 menus
  17. 25,117Childs Blend or English Breakfast Tea, per pot5 menus
  18. 25,118Boiled Ham and Baked Beans5 menus
  19. 25,119Baked (1) Potato5 menus
  20. 25,120Stewed fresh strawberries5 menus
  21. 25,121Home-made lemon meringue pie5 menus
  22. 25,122Stewed fresh rhubarb with cream5 menus
  23. 25,123Russian Astrachan caviar sandwich5 menus
  24. 25,124New tomato5 menus
  25. 25,125Minced chicken in cream5 menus
  26. 25,126Beef a la Mode with Macaroni au Gratin5 menus
  27. 25,127Roast Young Turkey, Boiled Onions, Cranberry Sauce5 menus
  28. 25,128Morning Glory5 menus
  29. 25,129Chopped Chicken in Scrambled Eggs5 menus
  30. 25,130Sliced Banana with Ice Cream5 menus
  31. 25,131roi tan cigars5 menus
  32. 25,132Ice cream with strawberries5 menus
  33. 25,133Stewed new rhubarb5 menus
  34. 25,134Flageolets Nouveaux5 menus
  35. 25,135Tomate Potage5 menus
  36. 25,136Cheese Fondu5 menus
  37. 25,137Gombo Froid5 menus
  38. 25,138Gumbo Froid5 menus
  39. 25,139Clams, Little Neck5 menus
  40. 25,140Gondole a la Duss5 menus
  41. 25,141Dry Martini Cocktails5 menus
  42. 25,142Coffee, pot, served for two5 menus
  43. 25,143Bread and Butter Pudding, Wine Sauce5 menus
  44. 25,144Celery salad, French Dressing5 menus
  45. 25,145COGNAC OTARD X.O.5 menus
  46. 25,146Cold sugar=cured ham and salad5 menus
  47. 25,147Buffet à la Russe5 menus
  48. 25,148Frog Legs, Lilloise5 menus
  49. 25,149Ices in Souvenier5 menus
  50. 25,150Chateau Bouliac red Bordeaux5 menus
  51. 25,151Pontet Canet red Bordeaux5 menus
  52. 25,152peach 'au feu d'enfer'5 menus
  53. 25,153Lamb Tongue, Marine5 menus
  54. 25,154Soft Rock Crabs5 menus
  55. 25,155Little-Neck clams roasted5 menus
  56. 25,156Squab guinea-hen, half5 menus
  57. 25,157Gold Seal Brandy5 menus
  58. 25,158Poland Aerated5 menus
  59. 25,159Cream Ale, Glass5 menus
  60. 25,160Hot house lamb5 menus
  61. 25,161Salade de concombres a la Francaise5 menus
  62. 25,162Little Neck Clam Chowder, Manhattan5 menus
  63. 25,163Little Necks clam cocktail5 menus
  64. 25,164Sliced bananas with pure cream5 menus
  65. 25,165Parsley omelet, three eggs5 menus
  66. 25,166Ham omelet, two eggs5 menus
  67. 25,167Ham omelet, three eggs5 menus
  68. 25,168Sliced chicken and ham, sliced tomatoes5 menus
  69. 25,169Consommé Royal5 menus
  70. 25,170Roast Sirloin of Beef, Mushroom Sauce5 menus
  71. 25,171Indian Puff Balls5 menus
  72. 25,172Lobster à la Newburg5 menus
  73. 25,173Side Dish of Potato Salad5 menus
  74. 25,174Broiled Green Bluefish, Grilled White Potatoes5 menus
  75. 25,175Broiled North River Shad, Fried Sweet Potatoes5 menus
  76. 25,176Sherry Custard5 menus
  77. 25,177Wheat cakes with meat orders5 menus
  78. 25,178Wheat cakes with egg orders5 menus
  79. 25,179Fruit and wheat cakes with egg orders5 menus
  80. 25,180Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef Extra Cut5 menus
  81. 25,181Grilled Sweet Potato and Beechnut Bacon5 menus
  82. 25,182Onion Omelette, Coffee and Rolls5 menus
  83. 25,183Tomato Omelette, Coffee and Rolls5 menus
  84. 25,184Extra Cut, String Beans5 menus
  85. 25,185Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef, Extra Cut5 menus
  86. 25,186Potatoes, German Fried, To Order5 menus
  87. 25,187Small filet of beef, Beaver5 menus
  88. 25,188Fried or Broiled North River Shad with Bacon5 menus
  89. 25,189Strawberry Roll5 menus
  90. 25,190Side Order of Wheat Cakes5 menus
  91. 25,191Apples, bananas, each5 menus
  92. 25,192mushrooms extra5 menus
  93. 25,193Single Porterhouse, Mushroom Sauce5 menus
  94. 25,194Roast Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce, New Sauerkraut5 menus
  95. 25,195with Small Order of Cereal5 menus
  96. 25,196Pot of Tea, Coffee, Cocoa or Glass of Milk5 menus
  97. 25,197Astor Special5 menus
  98. 25,198Sliced Florida Peaches and Cream5 menus
  99. 25,199Graham wafers & half & half (bowl)5 menus
  100. 25,200Long Island brook trout, meuniere5 menus