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. 26,901Pluviers au cresson4 menus
  2. 26,902Cold Caviar4 menus
  3. 26,903Lychee4 menus
  4. 26,904German Noodle Soup4 menus
  5. 26,905Fried Cauliflower4 menus
  6. 26,906Grilled quail, aux croutons4 menus
  7. 26,907Paprikafleisch mit Nocken4 menus
  8. 26,908Cucumber and Lettuce salad4 menus
  9. 26,909Oysters: Steamed4 menus
  10. 26,910Corned pork and sauerkraut4 menus
  11. 26,911Fresh ox-tongue, sauce piquante4 menus
  12. 26,912Cold Roast-beef4 menus
  13. 26,913Shoulder of veal, egg sauce4 menus
  14. 26,914Potatoe boiled4 menus
  15. 26,915Beefsteak mit Ei4 menus
  16. 26,916Chicken Rice4 menus
  17. 26,917Stewed Melon4 menus
  18. 26,918Chicken Sea Pie4 menus
  19. 26,919Cerealine Cakes with Maple Syrup4 menus
  20. 26,920Hohlhippchen4 menus
  21. 26,921Stewed Peas4 menus
  22. 26,922Remoladen Sauce4 menus
  23. 26,923Hammelkoteletten nach Nelson4 menus
  24. 26,924Fricadellen4 menus
  25. 26,925Veal steak with mushrooms4 menus
  26. 26,926Oysters, Roast4 menus
  27. 26,927Black Cap Pudding, Sherry Wine Sauce4 menus
  28. 26,928Iced Pears4 menus
  29. 26,929Young Pork, Baked Apples4 menus
  30. 26,930Jam Rolly Pudding, Custard Sauce4 menus
  31. 26,931Lemon Custard4 menus
  32. 26,932Cakes Asst4 menus
  33. 26,933Truite de Riviere, Meuniere4 menus
  34. 26,934English Plum Pudding, Hard & Brandy Sauce4 menus
  35. 26,935Boiled salmon, shrimp sauce4 menus
  36. 26,936Brawn vinaigrette4 menus
  37. 26,937Sandwich pastry4 menus
  38. 26,938Stewed Squash4 menus
  39. 26,939Potatoes, Roast4 menus
  40. 26,940Ham Omelettes4 menus
  41. 26,941Prawn Salad4 menus
  42. 26,942Creme Chantilly4 menus
  43. 26,943Cranberry Pies4 menus
  44. 26,944Salade de celeri, mayonnaise4 menus
  45. 26,945Asparagus, Dutch sauce4 menus
  46. 26,946Broiled Ham to Order4 menus
  47. 26,947BOILED RED SNAPPER, SAUCE HOLLANDAISE4 menus
  48. 26,948Sliced Tomatos4 menus
  49. 26,949Asperges, Hollandaise4 menus
  50. 26,950Pigeonneau roti4 menus
  51. 26,951Preserved Egg Plums4 menus
  52. 26,952Saucission de Lyon4 menus
  53. 26,953Apfel Kompott4 menus
  54. 26,954Sirloin for two4 menus
  55. 26,955Hash4 menus
  56. 26,956Roastbeef - Morel sauce4 menus
  57. 26,957Pilau of Chicken4 menus
  58. 26,958Granat Salat4 menus
  59. 26,959Hollandische Suppe4 menus
  60. 26,960Herrings in pickled sauce4 menus
  61. 26,961Punsch-Kranze4 menus
  62. 26,962Gebratener Butterfisch4 menus
  63. 26,963Heringe in Weinsauce4 menus
  64. 26,964Gerauch. Schinken4 menus
  65. 26,965Cold Tongue sausage4 menus
  66. 26,966Olorosa4 menus
  67. 26,967Tomaten- und Kopf Salat4 menus
  68. 26,968Farced cutlets4 menus
  69. 26,969Mashed celery4 menus
  70. 26,970Seezunge4 menus
  71. 26,971Macaroon-Tart4 menus
  72. 26,972AIGUILLETTES DE BASS AU GRATIN4 menus
  73. 26,973ASPERGES SAUCE CREME4 menus
  74. 26,974Kartoffeln zur guten Hausfrau4 menus
  75. 26,975Gansebraten, Apfelsauce4 menus
  76. 26,976Columbia-Ice-Cream4 menus
  77. 26,977Roastbeef mit Bratensaft4 menus
  78. 26,978Pommes bonne femme4 menus
  79. 26,979Engl. hochrippe au jus4 menus
  80. 26,980Linsen-Suppe mit Frankfurter Wurst4 menus
  81. 26,981Pigs Head and Cabbage4 menus
  82. 26,982Niersteiner Rhine4 menus
  83. 26,983Cocktails, Gin4 menus
  84. 26,984Smoked Hamburg beef4 menus
  85. 26,985Chicken okra soup a la creole4 menus
  86. 26,986Erdbeer Eis-Creme4 menus
  87. 26,987Clams en Coquille4 menus
  88. 26,988Cammenbert4 menus
  89. 26,989Marasquin sorbet4 menus
  90. 26,990Rauenthaler '934 menus
  91. 26,991Chateau Kirwan4 menus
  92. 26,992Butterkuchen4 menus
  93. 26,993Hummer a la Newburg4 menus
  94. 26,994Suppe nach der Konigin Margot4 menus
  95. 26,995Wiener Roulade4 menus
  96. 26,996Peas, French Style4 menus
  97. 26,997Columbia River Salmon4 menus
  98. 26,998Saumon sauce Hollandaise4 menus
  99. 26,999Ice Cream, Assorted4 menus
  100. 27,000Baked Shad a la Creole4 menus