The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

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. 26,001Marble Jelly4 menus
  2. 26,002Eclairs, chocolate4 menus
  3. 26,003Chateau Lafite, 18744 menus
  4. 26,004Three Lamb Chops4 menus
  5. 26,005Sparkling Mosel4 menus
  6. 26,006Royal Pale4 menus
  7. 26,007Marshall's Tomato Herring4 menus
  8. 26,008Rice Pudding, Apricot Sauce4 menus
  9. 26,009Chateau Haut Bages, 1875, Everett House Private Stock4 menus
  10. 26,010Chocolate or vanilla eclairs4 menus
  11. 26,011Johannesberger Cabinet, Everett House Private Stock4 menus
  12. 26,012Smoked Shoulder and kale4 menus
  13. 26,013Nuits, Everett House Private Stock4 menus
  14. 26,014Chambertin, Everett House Private Stock4 menus
  15. 26,015Clos de Vougeot, Everett House Private Stock4 menus
  16. 26,016CHICKEN GUMBO STRAINED4 menus
  17. 26,017Martillac, Imported4 menus
  18. 26,018Latour Blanche, Everett House Private Stock4 menus
  19. 26,019Scharzberg Muscatell, Leiden & Co4 menus
  20. 26,020Sparkling Moselle, Extra Dry4 menus
  21. 26,021Pound cake glace4 menus
  22. 26,022Geneva Gin, "Extra"4 menus
  23. 26,023Chatham Gin4 menus
  24. 26,024Jamaica Rum, Royalty London Dock4 menus
  25. 26,025Doucette4 menus
  26. 26,026Stewed Tripe and Onions4 menus
  27. 26,027Herring Roe on Toast4 menus
  28. 26,028Whiskies, Scotch4 menus
  29. 26,029Chateau d'Arsac Salzet4 menus
  30. 26,030VERMICELLI AU GRATIN4 menus
  31. 26,031Imported Kaiser4 menus
  32. 26,032Sea Bass au gratin4 menus
  33. 26,033Munchener, Imported4 menus
  34. 26,034Milwaukee Beer, Schlitz4 menus
  35. 26,035Ballantine & Co's Pale Ale4 menus
  36. 26,036Huhnerbruhe mit Reis4 menus
  37. 26,037Louis Roederer Brut, 18934 menus
  38. 26,038Bone Sirloin with Mushrooms4 menus
  39. 26,039Omelet, Mushroom4 menus
  40. 26,040Poulet de grain grille4 menus
  41. 26,041Toasted Bents4 menus
  42. 26,042Lynn Haven Bays4 menus
  43. 26,043Puree of Turnips with Sago4 menus
  44. 26,044Roast Young Pig, Apple Sauce4 menus
  45. 26,045Parfait aux fraises4 menus
  46. 26,046Fresh rhubarb4 menus
  47. 26,047Sirloin of Beef and Yorkshire Pudding4 menus
  48. 26,048London Layer Raisins4 menus
  49. 26,049Broiled Lake Superior Whitefish4 menus
  50. 26,050Young Hyson Tea, per pot4 menus
  51. 26,051Small Black4 menus
  52. 26,052Poulet de grain au cresson4 menus
  53. 26,053Plum pudding a l'Anglaise4 menus
  54. 26,054Apricot Tartlets4 menus
  55. 26,055Vartray Sarsaparilla4 menus
  56. 26,056Charlotte Victoria4 menus
  57. 26,057Consomme Pates d'Italie4 menus
  58. 26,058Old Scotch Whiskey4 menus
  59. 26,059Bromo Soda4 menus
  60. 26,060Shirred egg4 menus
  61. 26,061Scrambled egg4 menus
  62. 26,062Mutton Chops Plain4 menus
  63. 26,063Fillets of Soles4 menus
  64. 26,064Boston Gosling, Apple Sauce4 menus
  65. 26,065Mock Turtle, a l'Anglaise4 menus
  66. 26,066Turkey with Dressing, Cranberry Sauce4 menus
  67. 26,067Canadian Cheese with Bent's Water Crackers4 menus
  68. 26,068Jelly Doughnuts4 menus
  69. 26,069Codfish Fried with Pork4 menus
  70. 26,070Sirloin Beefsteak4 menus
  71. 26,071English Plum Pudding, Rum Sauce4 menus
  72. 26,072Mutton Kidneys with Mushrooms4 menus
  73. 26,073Apple & Mince Pies4 menus
  74. 26,074Consomme de Poulet a la Duchesse4 menus
  75. 26,075Fried Soles, Sauce Hollandaise4 menus
  76. 26,076Prime Ribs of Beef, Roast Kidney Potatoes4 menus
  77. 26,077Minced Turkey in Cream4 menus
  78. 26,078Chicory or Escarole4 menus
  79. 26,079Tabasco Sauce4 menus
  80. 26,080Dipped4 menus
  81. 26,081Veal Chop, breaded4 menus
  82. 26,082Potatoes a la Lyonaise4 menus
  83. 26,083Canned Bartlett Pears4 menus
  84. 26,084Consomme Dubourg4 menus
  85. 26,085Hard Crackers4 menus
  86. 26,086Macon, vieux4 menus
  87. 26,087Maraschino, Per Glass4 menus
  88. 26,088Finch's Golden Wedding4 menus
  89. 26,089Imported C. & C. Ginger Ale4 menus
  90. 26,090Bacon and spinach4 menus
  91. 26,091Eierkuchen mit Morcheln4 menus
  92. 26,092Cold Salmon mayonnaise4 menus
  93. 26,093Bluefish, Creole4 menus
  94. 26,094Cheese--American4 menus
  95. 26,095Chicken saute, Bordelaise4 menus
  96. 26,096Sliced Florida Pineapple4 menus
  97. 26,097Small Palm Leaves4 menus
  98. 26,098Lobster Deviled4 menus
  99. 26,099Lobster Stewed4 menus
  100. 26,100Pommes Nouvelle4 menus