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. 26,601Bass & Co's Pale Ale4 menus
  2. 26,602Soup, Ox Tail4 menus
  3. 26,603Bubble & Squeak4 menus
  4. 26,604Pepper Relish4 menus
  5. 26,605Cognac ***4 menus
  6. 26,606Clams, raw4 menus
  7. 26,607Oysters, fricassee4 menus
  8. 26,608Meringe Glace4 menus
  9. 26,609Sorbet Hollandaise4 menus
  10. 26,610Maisgrieskuchen4 menus
  11. 26,611Becassines sur canapes4 menus
  12. 26,612Blueberry Pies4 menus
  13. 26,613Consomme, Vegetables4 menus
  14. 26,614Lettuce-Tomato Salad4 menus
  15. 26,615Kraftbruhe mit Sternnudeln4 menus
  16. 26,616Veal Cutlet, Cream Sauce4 menus
  17. 26,617Sirloin Steak, Spanish4 menus
  18. 26,618Tenderloin Steak, Spanish4 menus
  19. 26,619Cutlets of calves' brains, wine sauce4 menus
  20. 26,620Junge Erbsen, englische Art4 menus
  21. 26,621Corn Fritters with Maple Syrup4 menus
  22. 26,622Gestreifter Barsch4 menus
  23. 26,623Biskuit-Roulade4 menus
  24. 26,624Frischer Hummer4 menus
  25. 26,625Kartoffelpuffer mit Kronsbeeren4 menus
  26. 26,626Backobst4 menus
  27. 26,627French Peas, whole can4 menus
  28. 26,628Canned Stewed tomatoes4 menus
  29. 26,629Fricassee of rabbit aux fine herbs4 menus
  30. 26,630Gedunstete Aepfel4 menus
  31. 26,631Grape Fruit with Sherry4 menus
  32. 26,632Calf's Liver and Breakfast Bacon4 menus
  33. 26,633Curry Lamb Rice4 menus
  34. 26,634Baked macaroni a l'Espagnole4 menus
  35. 26,635Mutton Chops, With French Peas4 menus
  36. 26,636Fried Hominy Cakes4 menus
  37. 26,637Curried Eggs4 menus
  38. 26,638Braunschweiger Stangenspargel, zerlassene Butter4 menus
  39. 26,639Consomme a l'Orleans4 menus
  40. 26,640Brunswick asparagus, Melted butter4 menus
  41. 26,641Potatoes, Sweet4 menus
  42. 26,642Linz cake4 menus
  43. 26,643Partridge on Toast4 menus
  44. 26,644Soft clam broil4 menus
  45. 26,645Shoulder of veal, oyster sauce4 menus
  46. 26,646Leg of mutton, brown onion sauce4 menus
  47. 26,647Pear Pies4 menus
  48. 26,648Rice pudding Lemon sauce4 menus
  49. 26,649Roast Leg of Mutton with Jelly4 menus
  50. 26,650Lambs' kidneys4 menus
  51. 26,651Guavas4 menus
  52. 26,652Malt and milk4 menus
  53. 26,653Oatmeal fritters4 menus
  54. 26,654Fried Herrings4 menus
  55. 26,655Green Turtle Soup aux Quenelles4 menus
  56. 26,656Strawberries preserves4 menus
  57. 26,657Broiled Split Cambridge Sausages4 menus
  58. 26,658Whiskey, Scotch, (Glenlivet)4 menus
  59. 26,659Mineral Waters, Soda4 menus
  60. 26,660Mineral Waters, Soda, Split4 menus
  61. 26,661with fresh mushrooms4 menus
  62. 26,662Hock Wine4 menus
  63. 26,663Broiled Bloaters4 menus
  64. 26,664Old Tom Gin, Best4 menus
  65. 26,665Congress Spring Water, per bottle4 menus
  66. 26,666Ris de veau braise4 menus
  67. 26,667Chambertin, J. Calvet & Co.4 menus
  68. 26,668Graves, Calvet and Co.4 menus
  69. 26,669Salad, Italienne4 menus
  70. 26,670Potato, julienne4 menus
  71. 26,671Eggs, Rossini4 menus
  72. 26,672Veuve Clicquot Sec4 menus
  73. 26,673Yorkshire Speck4 menus
  74. 26,674Cracked Wheat cereal4 menus
  75. 26,675Other Aerated Waters4 menus
  76. 26,676Abenakis Water4 menus
  77. 26,677Apolinaris Water4 menus
  78. 26,678Rost beef & Poultry4 menus
  79. 26,679Pommery, Extra Sec4 menus
  80. 26,680Barton & Guestier Batailley4 menus
  81. 26,681Barton & Guestier Haut-Sauterne4 menus
  82. 26,682Hochheimer, P. J. Valckenberg4 menus
  83. 26,683Nath. Johnston's Haut-Sauterne4 menus
  84. 26,684Rye rolls4 menus
  85. 26,685Eggs, shirred, three4 menus
  86. 26,686Partridge, whole4 menus
  87. 26,687Minced Curry & Rice4 menus
  88. 26,688Eggs, with frizzled beef4 menus
  89. 26,689Potatoes Rosette4 menus
  90. 26,690Roasted Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce4 menus
  91. 26,691Buscuit Tortoni4 menus
  92. 26,692Prime Roast Beef au jus4 menus
  93. 26,693Coffe4 menus
  94. 26,694Chicken a la Casserole4 menus
  95. 26,695Charlotte a la vanille4 menus
  96. 26,696Roast Quail, Currant Jelly4 menus
  97. 26,697Boiled (2)4 menus
  98. 26,698Potatoes hashed, browned4 menus
  99. 26,699Poland Water, Natural4 menus
  100. 26,700Anheuser Busch Lager4 menus