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. 25,201Swiss Cheese [Sandwich]5 menus
  2. 25,202Marrons glacés5 menus
  3. 25,203Café liégeois5 menus
  4. 25,204Jus de Légumes5 menus
  5. 25,205Pommes Purée à la Crème5 menus
  6. 25,206Melon glacé5 menus
  7. 25,207Punch à la romaine5 menus
  8. 25,208Dragées5 menus
  9. 25,209Sole grillée5 menus
  10. 25,210Thé Menthe5 menus
  11. 25,211Foie Gras à la Gelée au Porto5 menus
  12. 25,212Pommes Rissolées5 menus
  13. 25,213Aiguillette de Bœuf Mode en Gelée5 menus
  14. 25,214Glace à la Vanille5 menus
  15. 25,215Pommes de terre soufflées5 menus
  16. 25,216Huîtres en coquilles5 menus
  17. 25,217Canapé de caviar5 menus
  18. 25,218Anguille fumée5 menus
  19. 25,219Champignons Sautés5 menus
  20. 25,220Madère5 menus
  21. 25,221Ris de veau à la Toulouse5 menus
  22. 25,222Riz Créole5 menus
  23. 25,223Poularde Nantaise à la Gelée5 menus
  24. 25,224Consommé Madrilène5 menus
  25. 25,225Turbot Poché Sauce Hollandaise5 menus
  26. 25,226Poire Belle Hélène5 menus
  27. 25,227Blackberries and pitcher of cream5 menus
  28. 25,228Fruit Jelly with ice cream or whipped cream5 menus
  29. 25,229Creamed rice pudding, cold5 menus
  30. 25,230Cold Corned Beef or Ham with Potato Salad5 menus
  31. 25,231Puffed rice, bottle of milk, ice paked5 menus
  32. 25,232Roast spring chicken, apple sauce5 menus
  33. 25,233California nectarines5 menus
  34. 25,234Little Necks, clam cocktail5 menus
  35. 25,235Consommé de Volaille5 menus
  36. 25,236Fried chicken halibut5 menus
  37. 25,237Beefsteak, geröstet5 menus
  38. 25,238CONSOMME ANGLAISE4 menus
  39. 25,239Doucette salad4 menus
  40. 25,240Mashed Hominy4 menus
  41. 25,241Oxford Sausage4 menus
  42. 25,242Marrow on toast, Bordelaise4 menus
  43. 25,243Blackberry tarts4 menus
  44. 25,244Minced Veal a la Zingari4 menus
  45. 25,245Paysanne4 menus
  46. 25,246Consomme San Remo4 menus
  47. 25,247Puree Mongol4 menus
  48. 25,248Shad, Maitre d'Hotel4 menus
  49. 25,249Frizzled Beef, in Cream4 menus
  50. 25,250Bread Pudding, Hard Sauce4 menus
  51. 25,251Mutton Chops & Potato Chips4 menus
  52. 25,252Tripe a la Bordelaise4 menus
  53. 25,253Fried and broiled Ham4 menus
  54. 25,254New Asparagus, Cream Sauce4 menus
  55. 25,255Tea & Coffee4 menus
  56. 25,2561/4 chicken4 menus
  57. 25,257Sally Lunn Buns4 menus
  58. 25,258Chicken Liver on Toast4 menus
  59. 25,259Prünellen- & Pflaumen-Kompott4 menus
  60. 25,260Lambs' Liver with Eastern Bacon4 menus
  61. 25,261Grilled York Ham4 menus
  62. 25,262SADDLE ROCKS4 menus
  63. 25,263Chicken Pot-Pie4 menus
  64. 25,264Eier au jus4 menus
  65. 25,265Sirloin steak aux cepes4 menus
  66. 25,266Eggs au jus4 menus
  67. 25,267Creole figs4 menus
  68. 25,268Clausen's Champagne Lager Beer4 menus
  69. 25,269Imported Culmbacher4 menus
  70. 25,270Cockburn4 menus
  71. 25,271St. Julien (Barton & Guestier)4 menus
  72. 25,272Cabinet Riesling (white wine)4 menus
  73. 25,273WINE LIST4 menus
  74. 25,274Macaroni croquettes4 menus
  75. 25,275Cup consomme, hot or cold4 menus
  76. 25,276Macaroni, Calabraise4 menus
  77. 25,277Stuffed Sweet Peppers4 menus
  78. 25,278G.H. Mumm & Co., Ex. Dry4 menus
  79. 25,279Sparkling Muscatel4 menus
  80. 25,280Deviled4 menus
  81. 25,281Eggs scrambled with mushrooms4 menus
  82. 25,282Fried Cod's Head and Pork4 menus
  83. 25,283Scallops en Coquille4 menus
  84. 25,284Hip steak4 menus
  85. 25,285Extra sirloin with truffles4 menus
  86. 25,286Escalloped4 menus
  87. 25,287MacLaren's Imperial4 menus
  88. 25,288Deviled Kidneys on Toast4 menus
  89. 25,289Catawba, Sweet4 menus
  90. 25,290with kidneys4 menus
  91. 25,291Sardines per box4 menus
  92. 25,292Fruit pudding, wine sauce4 menus
  93. 25,293BROWNED4 menus
  94. 25,294Brace of English Mutton Chops4 menus
  95. 25,295Rump Steak with Onions4 menus
  96. 25,296scalloped4 menus
  97. 25,297Piña4 menus
  98. 25,298RESTAURANT4 menus
  99. 25,299with peas4 menus
  100. 25,300Veal cutlet, breaded, Milanaise4 menus