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. 26,401Hasenbraten4 menus
  2. 26,402Chicken Saute, Financiere4 menus
  3. 26,403Fresh Mushroom4 menus
  4. 26,404Celery Braise au Jus4 menus
  5. 26,405Geraucherter Lachs und Stor4 menus
  6. 26,406Kartoffel-Salate4 menus
  7. 26,407Sandemann's Old Port4 menus
  8. 26,408Bouillon with Egg4 menus
  9. 26,409Robin Hood Ale4 menus
  10. 26,410Robin Hood Stout4 menus
  11. 26,411Roastbeef hash4 menus
  12. 26,412Eels en Gelee4 menus
  13. 26,413Scallops à la Newburgh4 menus
  14. 26,414Frog Legs, fried4 menus
  15. 26,415Fillets of duckling a la Macedoine4 menus
  16. 26,416Porterhouse of beef, brown gravy4 menus
  17. 26,417Berlin Pancake4 menus
  18. 26,418Dried Apple Sauce4 menus
  19. 26,419Cream de Cacao4 menus
  20. 26,420Beef a la Mode, Potato Balls4 menus
  21. 26,421Little-Neck Clams, half dozen4 menus
  22. 26,422Veuve Clicquot, Sec4 menus
  23. 26,423Gerauch. Lachs4 menus
  24. 26,424Stuffed shoulder of lamb4 menus
  25. 26,425Boiled mutton with caper sauce4 menus
  26. 26,426Roast chicken with apple sauce4 menus
  27. 26,427Olives Farcie4 menus
  28. 26,428Curried Oysters and Rice4 menus
  29. 26,429Breast of Beef4 menus
  30. 26,430Horseradishsauce4 menus
  31. 26,431Legierte Reis-Suppe4 menus
  32. 26,432Oysters: roast on toast4 menus
  33. 26,433Vanilla-Cake4 menus
  34. 26,434English Quail4 menus
  35. 26,435Omelet, with Bacon4 menus
  36. 26,436Omelet, Au Confiture4 menus
  37. 26,437Gerauch. Lachs und Aal4 menus
  38. 26,438Boiled or Fried Eggs4 menus
  39. 26,439Codfish Balls with Bacon4 menus
  40. 26,440Omelette sucree4 menus
  41. 26,441sauce piquante4 menus
  42. 26,442American Ham4 menus
  43. 26,443Oysters en Coquille4 menus
  44. 26,444String bean4 menus
  45. 26,445Delmonico 1/2 pts.4 menus
  46. 26,446Graves, Calvet4 menus
  47. 26,447Philadelphia Squab en casserole4 menus
  48. 26,448Omelette Confitures4 menus
  49. 26,449Chicken, Saute Marengo4 menus
  50. 26,450Szamorodni4 menus
  51. 26,451Steinwein (Bocksbeutel)4 menus
  52. 26,452Rauenthaler Berg Auslese4 menus
  53. 26,453Broiled Beefsteaks4 menus
  54. 26,454Potato, a la maitre d'hotel4 menus
  55. 26,455Tokayer Imperial, 18454 menus
  56. 26,456Tokayer Ausbruch Cabinet, 18604 menus
  57. 26,457Tokayer Maslas, Vintage 18744 menus
  58. 26,458Tokaji Bor4 menus
  59. 26,459Szomorodni4 menus
  60. 26,460Pesti4 menus
  61. 26,461Budai Cabinet4 menus
  62. 26,462CHATEAU EGRI CABINET, 18844 menus
  63. 26,463Pommes Roti4 menus
  64. 26,464Calf's head fried4 menus
  65. 26,465Gelee au Champagne4 menus
  66. 26,466Haut Barsac, 18884 menus
  67. 26,467Sauternes, Superior, 18884 menus
  68. 26,468Piquante Sauce4 menus
  69. 26,469Spring chicken, Maryland style, half4 menus
  70. 26,470Ruinart, Vin Brut, 1/2 pt.4 menus
  71. 26,471Perrier-Jouet & Co., Special4 menus
  72. 26,472Young chicken en casserole4 menus
  73. 26,473Frischer englischer Hummer, Mayonnaise4 menus
  74. 26,474Coffee, large pot (fresh made)4 menus
  75. 26,475Madeira, Malaga4 menus
  76. 26,476Madeira, Leacock4 menus
  77. 26,477Brandy, John Latour Reserve4 menus
  78. 26,478Buchweizen4 menus
  79. 26,479Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 18804 menus
  80. 26,480Chateau Lafite Grand Vin4 menus
  81. 26,481Guinness' Stout, splits4 menus
  82. 26,482Framboise Syrup4 menus
  83. 26,483Perrier Jouet, Reserve4 menus
  84. 26,484Winninger4 menus
  85. 26,485Saure Nieren4 menus
  86. 26,486Schlitz Export4 menus
  87. 26,487Niersteiner, Lauteren & Son4 menus
  88. 26,488F. & M. Schaefer's Wiener Beer4 menus
  89. 26,489Vichy Water in syphons4 menus
  90. 26,490Salad, Mouquin4 menus
  91. 26,491Salad, Beet4 menus
  92. 26,492Zeltinger, 18954 menus
  93. 26,493Brauneberger, 18954 menus
  94. 26,494Sandeman's Best4 menus
  95. 26,495Bass's Ale, own bottling4 menus
  96. 26,496Half spring chicken saute, mushrooms4 menus
  97. 26,497Vals Water4 menus
  98. 26,498Kummel Eckau4 menus
  99. 26,499Cordial, Medoc4 menus
  100. 26,500Kirschwasser Zug4 menus