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. 27,201Scallops, Fry4 menus
  2. 27,202Salade, Endive4 menus
  3. 27,203Ris-de-veau Financiere4 menus
  4. 27,204Troncons d'halibut a la Russe4 menus
  5. 27,205Eperlans Amandine4 menus
  6. 27,206Barquettes Bagration4 menus
  7. 27,207Smoked Finnan haddie4 menus
  8. 27,208Petits pois a la Parisienne4 menus
  9. 27,209Consomme, Imperial4 menus
  10. 27,210Lloyd-Cheese4 menus
  11. 27,211Grape Catsup4 menus
  12. 27,212Veuve Clicquot, (Yellow Label)4 menus
  13. 27,213Baked Ham, Champagne Sauce4 menus
  14. 27,214Moselle Bluemchen4 menus
  15. 27,215Parker House Rolls with butter4 menus
  16. 27,216Brown Bread with butter4 menus
  17. 27,217Gluten bread with butter4 menus
  18. 27,218Chicken Soup (Richardson & Robbins)4 menus
  19. 27,219Boiled Rice (hot or cold) with milk4 menus
  20. 27,220Tartelettes de Sardines a la Nelson4 menus
  21. 27,221Strained Gumbo, en Tasse4 menus
  22. 27,222Horlick's Malted Milk with Egg4 menus
  23. 27,223FRENCH ARTICHOKE A LA HOLLANDAISE4 menus
  24. 27,224Eggs Rossini4 menus
  25. 27,225Ice Cream, Philadelphia4 menus
  26. 27,226Roast Beef [cold]4 menus
  27. 27,227Ham [cold]4 menus
  28. 27,228Salad, Head Lettuce4 menus
  29. 27,229Goose Liver Patties4 menus
  30. 27,230CHOICE HAVANA CIGARS4 menus
  31. 27,231Bacon Dressing4 menus
  32. 27,232Punch, Maraschino4 menus
  33. 27,233Lalla-Rookh Punch4 menus
  34. 27,234Fancy Mixed Cakes4 menus
  35. 27,235Oeufs a la Turque4 menus
  36. 27,236Pau Pau4 menus
  37. 27,237Orange Souffle4 menus
  38. 27,238Pomme Nature4 menus
  39. 27,239Selle de chevreuil a la tyrolienne4 menus
  40. 27,240Celery au Gratin4 menus
  41. 27,241Oat Meal with Milk4 menus
  42. 27,242Ham and Eggs Country Style4 menus
  43. 27,243Roast Royal Squab au Cresson4 menus
  44. 27,244Fillet of Beef with Stuffed Olives4 menus
  45. 27,245Consomme Mirette4 menus
  46. 27,246Patisserie, Parisienne (1)4 menus
  47. 27,247Compote de mirabelles4 menus
  48. 27,248clear green turtle, en tasse4 menus
  49. 27,249Stuffed Goose4 menus
  50. 27,250Medoc Bordeaux4 menus
  51. 27,251Rhumgrog4 menus
  52. 27,252Havana Cigars (Glasstubes II)4 menus
  53. 27,253Ris de veau au chancelier4 menus
  54. 27,254Mazarin a l'ananas4 menus
  55. 27,255Consomme, Alphabet4 menus
  56. 27,256Ruinart Champagne4 menus
  57. 27,257Flounder au gratin4 menus
  58. 27,258Cold imperial squab4 menus
  59. 27,259Baked mashed squash4 menus
  60. 27,260Broiled egg-plant4 menus
  61. 27,261Punch Imperiale4 menus
  62. 27,262Spanish Pudding, Port Wine Sauce4 menus
  63. 27,263Limande au gratin4 menus
  64. 27,264Jellied Apple Sandwich4 menus
  65. 27,265Crab Gumbo4 menus
  66. 27,266Fine Old Solera4 menus
  67. 27,267Swedish barquettes4 menus
  68. 27,268Lettuce and Celery Mayonnaise4 menus
  69. 27,269Guinea chicken, Bourgeoise4 menus
  70. 27,270Lallah Rookh Punch4 menus
  71. 27,271Loving Cup4 menus
  72. 27,272Moet and Chandon White Seal Champagne Special Vintage 19004 menus
  73. 27,273Filet of Beef, Larded, with Mushrooms4 menus
  74. 27,274Milanese parfait4 menus
  75. 27,275Creme Dubarry4 menus
  76. 27,276Crabes farcis gratines4 menus
  77. 27,277Cigarros4 menus
  78. 27,278Bombe Monaco4 menus
  79. 27,279Mock Turtle, Anglaise4 menus
  80. 27,280Heidsieck4 menus
  81. 27,281Yellow Cling Peaches4 menus
  82. 27,282Pickwick Club4 menus
  83. 27,283Macedoine de Legumes a la Creme4 menus
  84. 27,284Salad Dressing4 menus
  85. 27,285Salade de Poulet4 menus
  86. 27,286Saucison a l'Ail4 menus
  87. 27,287Pot of cocoa with whipped cream4 menus
  88. 27,288PATE DE FOIE-GRAS DE STRASBOURG4 menus
  89. 27,289All Cereals4 menus
  90. 27,290Gerauch. Westfalischer Schinken4 menus
  91. 27,291Smoked Rhine-salmon4 menus
  92. 27,292Blumenkohl, Sauce Hollandaise4 menus
  93. 27,293Seltzer in Syphon4 menus
  94. 27,294Tenderloin Chateaubriand4 menus
  95. 27,295Loin of lamb, mint sauce4 menus
  96. 27,296Gateaux Assortie4 menus
  97. 27,297Orange Eclairs4 menus
  98. 27,298Marianne Salat4 menus
  99. 27,299Marianne salad4 menus
  100. 27,300Venetian barquettes4 menus