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. 26,101Salt fish with cream4 menus
  2. 26,102Rhine Wine, Schoppen4 menus
  3. 26,103Ginger Ale, Vartray4 menus
  4. 26,104Ham Omlette4 menus
  5. 26,105Curaco4 menus
  6. 26,106Philadelphia Squabs on Toast4 menus
  7. 26,107Sirloin steak with French peas4 menus
  8. 26,108Preserved Red Cherries4 menus
  9. 26,109Guiness' Dublin Porter4 menus
  10. 26,110Bowl of half and half with crackers4 menus
  11. 26,111Piments doux sautes4 menus
  12. 26,112CHICKEN SANDWICH WITH LETTUCE4 menus
  13. 26,113Salt Pickles4 menus
  14. 26,114Empire4 menus
  15. 26,115Rotis4 menus
  16. 26,116Petit Pois, Francaise4 menus
  17. 26,117Cabinet Pudding, Sabayon4 menus
  18. 26,118Blue-points, dozen4 menus
  19. 26,119Cranberry Tartlets4 menus
  20. 26,120Philadelphia Turkey, Cranberry Sauce4 menus
  21. 26,121Potage a l'oseille4 menus
  22. 26,122Mousse de Volaille a la Venitienne4 menus
  23. 26,123Petits Pois nouveaux sautes4 menus
  24. 26,124Uneeda Bisquit4 menus
  25. 26,125Petites bouchées à la Reine4 menus
  26. 26,126Tournedos a la Rossini4 menus
  27. 26,127Fried Smelts with Bacon4 menus
  28. 26,128Baked Potatoe4 menus
  29. 26,129Hors d' Oeuvre4 menus
  30. 26,130Spiegel-Eier mit Schinken4 menus
  31. 26,131Gedünstete Pflaumen & Äpfel4 menus
  32. 26,132Milchbrötchen4 menus
  33. 26,133Consomme Neapolitan4 menus
  34. 26,134Pigeonneaux rotis4 menus
  35. 26,135Hattenheimer Mannberg4 menus
  36. 26,136Rauenthaler Nonnenberg I. Auslese4 menus
  37. 26,137Makronen-Backwerk.4 menus
  38. 26,138Potatoes, Persillees4 menus
  39. 26,139Johannisberg Schlossberg4 menus
  40. 26,140Kiedricher Thurmberg Auslese4 menus
  41. 26,141Horn Harbor Oysters4 menus
  42. 26,142Lobster, Newburgh4 menus
  43. 26,143Josephshofer Auslese4 menus
  44. 26,144Roast Lamb with Jelly4 menus
  45. 26,145Chapon roti4 menus
  46. 26,146Athletic Club4 menus
  47. 26,147Mittelrippenstuck4 menus
  48. 26,148Pates4 menus
  49. 26,149Tame duck, apple sauce4 menus
  50. 26,150Oysters, Escaloped in shell4 menus
  51. 26,151BREADS4 menus
  52. 26,152Little-Neck clams on shell4 menus
  53. 26,153Kidneys saute au madere4 menus
  54. 26,154Roast Young Chicken, Dressing4 menus
  55. 26,155Soft Crabs4 menus
  56. 26,156White beans4 menus
  57. 26,157Gebratene Schweinskeule4 menus
  58. 26,158Potage Velour4 menus
  59. 26,159Osters4 menus
  60. 26,160Canned string beans4 menus
  61. 26,161Leg of Spring Lamb4 menus
  62. 26,162Ice Cream Vanilla4 menus
  63. 26,163Ice Cream Chocolate4 menus
  64. 26,164BRANDY, Mounié, Very Old,4 menus
  65. 26,165Candied Fruits4 menus
  66. 26,166American Champagne Cocktail4 menus
  67. 26,167Mutton Chops & Fried Potatoes4 menus
  68. 26,168Saddle of Mutton with Jelly4 menus
  69. 26,169BIFTECKS AUX POMMES4 menus
  70. 26,170Codfish, fried, tomato sauce4 menus
  71. 26,171Baumkuchen4 menus
  72. 26,172Coffee glacee4 menus
  73. 26,173Sorbet Delices4 menus
  74. 26,174Cafe, demi-tasse4 menus
  75. 26,175Little Neck Clams (6)4 menus
  76. 26,176Brat- & Salz Kartoffeln4 menus
  77. 26,177Guinness's Extra Stout, per bottle4 menus
  78. 26,178Bass's Ale, White Label, per bottle4 menus
  79. 26,179Bass's Ale, Dog's Head, per bottle4 menus
  80. 26,180Bouillon mit Nudeln4 menus
  81. 26,181with green peppers4 menus
  82. 26,182Casseler Braten4 menus
  83. 26,183Milan Cakes4 menus
  84. 26,184Eggs Aurore4 menus
  85. 26,185Mackerel, Spanish4 menus
  86. 26,186Pineapple Fritters, Wine Sauce4 menus
  87. 26,187Bread Pudding, Wine Sauce4 menus
  88. 26,188PLANKED WHITEFISH, MAITRE D'HOTEL4 menus
  89. 26,189Oysters Scolloped4 menus
  90. 26,190HOT BAKED BEANS4 menus
  91. 26,191Maraschino or Benedictine4 menus
  92. 26,192Escalopes de veau Viennoise4 menus
  93. 26,193Soup a la reine Margot4 menus
  94. 26,194Punch, Lalla Rookh4 menus
  95. 26,195Midget Gherkins4 menus
  96. 26,196Cherry Punch4 menus
  97. 26,197Blanc-mange4 menus
  98. 26,198Otard, Dupuy & Co. Gold Seal Brandy, 18204 menus
  99. 26,199Monongahela Monogram Whiskey, 18694 menus
  100. 26,200Bordeaux, Cos d'Estournel, 1881 Vintage, Red4 menus