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. 25,301quart4 menus
  2. 25,302Delmonico steak with mushrooms4 menus
  3. 25,303Trimble Rye4 menus
  4. 25,304King William V.O.P. Scotch4 menus
  5. 25,305Stewart's Finest Scotch4 menus
  6. 25,306Hostetters Bitters4 menus
  7. 25,307Whiskey High Ball4 menus
  8. 25,308Hashed au gratin4 menus
  9. 25,309Marquise4 menus
  10. 25,310Monopole Dry4 menus
  11. 25,311St. Emilion, Boshamer, Leon & Co4 menus
  12. 25,312Red Raven, Splits4 menus
  13. 25,313Pig's feet breaded4 menus
  14. 25,314Eggs Buckingham4 menus
  15. 25,315Lamb kidneys broiled with bacon4 menus
  16. 25,316Calf's liver broiled or fried4 menus
  17. 25,317Scotch Whiskies4 menus
  18. 25,318Salt Cod Fish Cakes4 menus
  19. 25,319Broiled Sausage & Mashed Potatoes4 menus
  20. 25,320Coffee & Tea4 menus
  21. 25,321Braised celery with gravy4 menus
  22. 25,322Peaches, Cardinal4 menus
  23. 25,323Consomme, Poached Egg4 menus
  24. 25,324Irish Stew with Dumpling4 menus
  25. 25,325Young Chicken4 menus
  26. 25,326Stuffed Lobster, a la Diable4 menus
  27. 25,327Mashed and boiled potatoes4 menus
  28. 25,328Macaroni au tomate4 menus
  29. 25,329Fresh Butter Beans4 menus
  30. 25,330Cold Oatmeal and Milk4 menus
  31. 25,331Neapolitaine4 menus
  32. 25,332Little Necks, stew4 menus
  33. 25,333Smelts, with tartar sauce4 menus
  34. 25,334Veal cutlet breaded a la milanaise4 menus
  35. 25,335Boiled or baked apple dumpling4 menus
  36. 25,336Calf's Head, Brain Sauce4 menus
  37. 25,337Boiled Bermuda4 menus
  38. 25,338Windsor Suppe4 menus
  39. 25,339Scrambled Eggs with Virginia Ham4 menus
  40. 25,340Shell Fish4 menus
  41. 25,341Boiled striped bass, caper sauce4 menus
  42. 25,342Boiled Cod, Oyster Sauce4 menus
  43. 25,343Beef, Corned4 menus
  44. 25,344Biloxi Fresh Figs with cream4 menus
  45. 25,345Fried Clams in Crumbs4 menus
  46. 25,346Wahl's Vegetable Bouillon4 menus
  47. 25,347Smoked Beef, in cream4 menus
  48. 25,348Rock Candy Drip4 menus
  49. 25,349Terrine of Foie Gras4 menus
  50. 25,350Pepper Roast4 menus
  51. 25,351Steak, Sirloin, extra4 menus
  52. 25,352Chicken Hash, on Toast4 menus
  53. 25,353Steak, Porterhouse4 menus
  54. 25,354Turkey Croquettes, asparagus tips4 menus
  55. 25,355Young Turkey Stuffed, cranberry sauce4 menus
  56. 25,356Veau4 menus
  57. 25,357Broiled Kidneys with Bacon4 menus
  58. 25,358Lobster a la Francaise4 menus
  59. 25,359Lettuce, with Mayonnaise or French Dressing4 menus
  60. 25,360Sheepshead4 menus
  61. 25,361Tenderloin of beef, Duchesse4 menus
  62. 25,362deviled bones4 menus
  63. 25,363Half plain lobster, mayonnaise4 menus
  64. 25,364Sweetbreads stewed in cream4 menus
  65. 25,365cafe brule4 menus
  66. 25,366Red Cherries4 menus
  67. 25,367Chicken au cresson4 menus
  68. 25,368Fresh mushrooms sautes4 menus
  69. 25,369Potatoes, fried or mashed4 menus
  70. 25,370Half Broiled Live Lobster, Chili Sauce4 menus
  71. 25,371pommersche gansebrust4 menus
  72. 25,372Lamb Chops, Victor Hugo4 menus
  73. 25,373sweet potato pie4 menus
  74. 25,374Pineapple Preserve4 menus
  75. 25,375Smelts, English style4 menus
  76. 25,376Bluefish, Bercy4 menus
  77. 25,377Crab meat, Florentine4 menus
  78. 25,378Queen patties4 menus
  79. 25,379Clams fried in butter4 menus
  80. 25,380White & Graham Rolls4 menus
  81. 25,381Prime celery4 menus
  82. 25,382Cod4 menus
  83. 25,383Picalilli4 menus
  84. 25,384TENDERLOIN OF BEEF, Mushrooms4 menus
  85. 25,385Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuits4 menus
  86. 25,386COLD-HAM4 menus
  87. 25,387Snowflake Crackers4 menus
  88. 25,388Milk Biscuits4 menus
  89. 25,389Manilla4 menus
  90. 25,390Eperlans a l'Anglaise4 menus
  91. 25,391Griddle Cake4 menus
  92. 25,392Schinken in Burgunder4 menus
  93. 25,393Bluefish Bercy4 menus
  94. 25,394Ox Tail, Anglaise4 menus
  95. 25,395Broiled Savannah Shad4 menus
  96. 25,396Lamb Fries on Toast4 menus
  97. 25,397Asperges primeurs4 menus
  98. 25,398Bonbons en Surprise4 menus
  99. 25,399Boned Capon au Pistache4 menus
  100. 25,400Gateau Marquis4 menus