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. 27,501Br. sprouts4 menus
  2. 27,502Small Plain Lobster4 menus
  3. 27,503Old Cider Brandy4 menus
  4. 27,504Muscat Grapes4 menus
  5. 27,505Whiskey, Scotch, Claymore4 menus
  6. 27,506Haricot de Lima4 menus
  7. 27,507Rump Steak, Spanish Style4 menus
  8. 27,508Filet of Bass, Dieppoise4 menus
  9. 27,509Selected Brut4 menus
  10. 27,510Flounder, fine herbs4 menus
  11. 27,511Artichoke hearts, Florentine4 menus
  12. 27,512Basse de mer a l'Anglaise4 menus
  13. 27,513Limande aux fines herbes4 menus
  14. 27,514Paniers de Friandises4 menus
  15. 27,515Patates Louisiane4 menus
  16. 27,516Fruits de serre4 menus
  17. 27,517Zeller4 menus
  18. 27,518Marquise potatoes4 menus
  19. 27,519Crab a la Newburg4 menus
  20. 27,520Potatoes Savoyarde4 menus
  21. 27,521Boiled Red Snapper, Shrimp Sauce4 menus
  22. 27,522Tea, green, per pot, made to order4 menus
  23. 27,523Tea, Oolong, per pot, made to order4 menus
  24. 27,524Cuisses de grenouilles frites4 menus
  25. 27,525Table Water from Lithia Springs, Wolf Trap, Virginia4 menus
  26. 27,526Little Neck clam shell roast4 menus
  27. 27,527Russian Eggs4 menus
  28. 27,528French Cantaloupe4 menus
  29. 27,529Baked bluefish, Portugaise4 menus
  30. 27,530(cream 10 cents extra)4 menus
  31. 27,531LALA ROOKH4 menus
  32. 27,532Beef Tenderloin4 menus
  33. 27,533Chicken salade4 menus
  34. 27,534Chicory salade4 menus
  35. 27,535Chicken Hash on Toast, Poached Egg4 menus
  36. 27,536Potato Hollandaise4 menus
  37. 27,537Boiled Salmon, Cream Sauce4 menus
  38. 27,538TOASTED BUN4 menus
  39. 27,539Vol-au-Vent de Ris de veau4 menus
  40. 27,540Asperges Polonaise4 menus
  41. 27,541BLANC MANGE AUX AMANDES4 menus
  42. 27,542Gebratene Scholle4 menus
  43. 27,543Apple Slices4 menus
  44. 27,544Glace aux fraises4 menus
  45. 27,545Pol Roger, Brut Special4 menus
  46. 27,546Roast Pork, with apple sauce4 menus
  47. 27,547Cold Leg of Mutton4 menus
  48. 27,548Ruddy ducks4 menus
  49. 27,549Vanillecremeschnitte4 menus
  50. 27,550Baked Steak Pie4 menus
  51. 27,551Lamb Chops breaded with Tomato Sauce4 menus
  52. 27,552Caviar de Sterlet4 menus
  53. 27,553Roast Virginia Ham4 menus
  54. 27,554Sauce Mignonette4 menus
  55. 27,555Veuve Clicquot, Gold Label, Brut4 menus
  56. 27,556Chateau Yquem, 18844 menus
  57. 27,557Cider, per glass4 menus
  58. 27,558Dewar's Old Highland4 menus
  59. 27,559Sanderson's Scotch4 menus
  60. 27,560Extra porterhouse, mushrooms4 menus
  61. 27,561Paragon Cheese4 menus
  62. 27,562Diamond-Back Terrapin, Maryland4 menus
  63. 27,563Concombres salade4 menus
  64. 27,564Truite de Riviere a la Meuniere4 menus
  65. 27,565Gateau pistache4 menus
  66. 27,566Beechnut ham sandwich4 menus
  67. 27,567Mutton-chops a la Nelson4 menus
  68. 27,568Irish Stew of Lamb4 menus
  69. 27,569Queen's Port4 menus
  70. 27,570Mock turtle a l'anglaise soup4 menus
  71. 27,571Codfish oyster sauce4 menus
  72. 27,572Black Bass, Meuniere4 menus
  73. 27,573Squab, Broiled or Roast4 menus
  74. 27,574Venison steak, currant jelly4 menus
  75. 27,575Mock turtle soup au Madere4 menus
  76. 27,576Rice Pudding, Home made4 menus
  77. 27,577Frankfurters, sourkrout or mixed salad4 menus
  78. 27,578Roast Leg of Lamb, green peas4 menus
  79. 27,579Fried Halibut and bacon4 menus
  80. 27,580Long and Short4 menus
  81. 27,581Cold Pickled Lamb's Tongues4 menus
  82. 27,582Goulash, Hungarian style4 menus
  83. 27,583Fresh mackeral4 menus
  84. 27,584Lyonnaise Fried Potatoes4 menus
  85. 27,585Perrier-Jouet & Co. special4 menus
  86. 27,586Duck River Oysters4 menus
  87. 27,587Perdreaux rotis, sauce au pain4 menus
  88. 27,588Toronchino4 menus
  89. 27,589Cote de Boeuf4 menus
  90. 27,590Tomates provencale4 menus
  91. 27,591Holland Sorbet4 menus
  92. 27,592POMMERY & GRENO, Demi Sec4 menus
  93. 27,593Cru de Belair Margaux 18844 menus
  94. 27,594Consomme Dubarry4 menus
  95. 27,595VELVET CREAM4 menus
  96. 27,596Tenderloin of Beef, Mushroom Sauce4 menus
  97. 27,597Rainier Beer4 menus
  98. 27,598omelet, kidney4 menus
  99. 27,599Filet de boeuf Renaissance4 menus
  100. 27,600INDIVIDUAL ICES4 menus