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. 27,101Tomates persillees4 menus
  2. 27,102Gateau Russe4 menus
  3. 27,103Duchesse Chantilly4 menus
  4. 27,104Kraftbruhe Julienne4 menus
  5. 27,105Omelette mit Pilzen4 menus
  6. 27,106Herings-Salat4 menus
  7. 27,107Home-Made Cookies4 menus
  8. 27,108Sirloin Beef, Dish Gravy4 menus
  9. 27,109Wilson Rye Whiskey in flasks4 menus
  10. 27,110Poland Spring Water Plain or Aerated4 menus
  11. 27,111Rudesheimer Hock4 menus
  12. 27,112Moet and Chandon, White Seal4 menus
  13. 27,113Swan4 menus
  14. 27,114Vermouth (French)4 menus
  15. 27,115Cups4 menus
  16. 27,116Hors d'oeuvre assortis4 menus
  17. 27,117BOILED WHITE POTATOES4 menus
  18. 27,118Potage Londonderry4 menus
  19. 27,119Sorbet Orange4 menus
  20. 27,120GATEAU AU PUNCH4 menus
  21. 27,121VANILLA KISSES4 menus
  22. 27,122Quail En Casserole4 menus
  23. 27,123Empire Private Stock Whisky4 menus
  24. 27,124Old Pepper Whisky4 menus
  25. 27,125Old Coronet Whisky4 menus
  26. 27,126Hunter's Baltimore Whisky4 menus
  27. 27,127Wilson's Atlas Whisky4 menus
  28. 27,128Old Quaker Whisky4 menus
  29. 27,129Old Tom Pepper Whisky4 menus
  30. 27,130Roxbury Rye Whisky4 menus
  31. 27,131Flanagan's Baltimore Rye Whisky4 menus
  32. 27,132Old Cutter Whisky4 menus
  33. 27,133Bells 79 Old Crow Whisky4 menus
  34. 27,134Celestine Vichy Water4 menus
  35. 27,135Marguerites4 menus
  36. 27,136Choux de Bruxelles aux marrons4 menus
  37. 27,137Mixed Grille4 menus
  38. 27,138Patisserie, Parisienne (2)4 menus
  39. 27,139Coffi4 menus
  40. 27,140Moet & Chandon "White Seal"4 menus
  41. 27,141Tomatoes Trevise4 menus
  42. 27,142Consomme Regence4 menus
  43. 27,143Haunch of Venison4 menus
  44. 27,144Asperges a la Vinaigrette4 menus
  45. 27,145Frucht Rahmeis4 menus
  46. 27,146Charlotte Moderne4 menus
  47. 27,147Iced Pudding4 menus
  48. 27,148Ungarisches Goulasch4 menus
  49. 27,149Thick Turtle Soup4 menus
  50. 27,150Broiled Prairie Chicken4 menus
  51. 27,151Stuffed Olives (in Oil)4 menus
  52. 27,152Ring cake4 menus
  53. 27,153Form cake4 menus
  54. 27,154Savarin, Montmorency4 menus
  55. 27,155Gelee aux oranges4 menus
  56. 27,156Lettuce Salad, Spanish Dressing4 menus
  57. 27,157Bon Appetit4 menus
  58. 27,158Royan a la Bordelaise4 menus
  59. 27,159Fresh Shad, with Roe4 menus
  60. 27,160Brook Trout au Bleu4 menus
  61. 27,161Sweet buttermilk, glass4 menus
  62. 27,162Romaine and Cherries4 menus
  63. 27,163Grape fruit, Macedoine4 menus
  64. 27,164Hothouse chicken, roast4 menus
  65. 27,165Hothouse chicken en cocote4 menus
  66. 27,166Erdbeer-Eis-Creme4 menus
  67. 27,167Imported Celery Rave4 menus
  68. 27,168Filet de boeuf a la Richelieu4 menus
  69. 27,169Pudding Renaissance4 menus
  70. 27,170Romano Sherry4 menus
  71. 27,171Roasted Almonds4 menus
  72. 27,172Peach Melba, Raspberry Sauce4 menus
  73. 27,173Coupe St. Jaques, Macedoine4 menus
  74. 27,174Punch a la Czarine4 menus
  75. 27,175Punch Lala Rookh4 menus
  76. 27,176Ruhreier mit Speck4 menus
  77. 27,177New Cherries4 menus
  78. 27,178Cantrell & Cochrane's Ginger Ale4 menus
  79. 27,179Boiled Chicken, egg sauce4 menus
  80. 27,180Raw fried potatoes4 menus
  81. 27,181Piel's beer4 menus
  82. 27,182Beefsteaks auf Wunsch4 menus
  83. 27,183Pflaumen & Aprikosen Kompott4 menus
  84. 27,184Steamed Hominy4 menus
  85. 27,185Cassolettes of oyster-crabs4 menus
  86. 27,186Kirsch baba4 menus
  87. 27,187Fresh Pine-apple4 menus
  88. 27,188Bouillon de clovisses en tasse4 menus
  89. 27,189Kromeski Polonaise4 menus
  90. 27,190Noisettes d'agneau Rejane4 menus
  91. 27,191Suedoise4 menus
  92. 27,192Small steak with potatoes4 menus
  93. 27,193Smelts, Amandine4 menus
  94. 27,194Selle de Chevreuil4 menus
  95. 27,195Makkaroni mit Schinken4 menus
  96. 27,196Bombe Royale4 menus
  97. 27,197Saddle Rock Oysters, Fry4 menus
  98. 27,198Saddle Rock Oysters, Pan Roast4 menus
  99. 27,199Scallops, Stew4 menus
  100. 27,200Individual Ice Creams4 menus