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. 27,801Bombe Fedora4 menus
  2. 27,802Sorbet au Porto4 menus
  3. 27,803L. Roederer grand vin sec4 menus
  4. 27,804Queen or Ripe Olives4 menus
  5. 27,805Toasts4 menus
  6. 27,806Half Broiled Spring Turkey4 menus
  7. 27,807Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial champagne4 menus
  8. 27,808Monopole, Club Dry champagne4 menus
  9. 27,809Chicken livers sautes with mushrooms4 menus
  10. 27,810NEW JERSEY ASPARAGUS4 menus
  11. 27,811Les Hors d'Oeuvres4 menus
  12. 27,812Roasted Squab4 menus
  13. 27,813Beef a la Mode with Noodles4 menus
  14. 27,814Salchichon4 menus
  15. 27,815Panierte kalbskoteletten4 menus
  16. 27,816Egyptian Deities, Number 14 menus
  17. 27,817Thickened semolina soup4 menus
  18. 27,818Pommard, 18934 menus
  19. 27,819Tripe sautee a la Creole4 menus
  20. 27,820Glas Milch4 menus
  21. 27,821Condax Straw Tips4 menus
  22. 27,822Roast Chicken, Bread Sauce4 menus
  23. 27,823Palmetto Cocktail4 menus
  24. 27,824Mongrel Goose4 menus
  25. 27,825country sausages and buckwheat cakes4 menus
  26. 27,826Souffle Surprise4 menus
  27. 27,827Sandeman4 menus
  28. 27,828Homard Americaine4 menus
  29. 27,829Chianti (Red)4 menus
  30. 27,830Small Fry4 menus
  31. 27,831Bombe napolitaine4 menus
  32. 27,832Olives d'Espagne4 menus
  33. 27,833Gebratene Flunder4 menus
  34. 27,834genoise cake4 menus
  35. 27,835Cardons4 menus
  36. 27,836Clam Broth par tasse4 menus
  37. 27,837grain4 menus
  38. 27,838Pineapple cake4 menus
  39. 27,839Chicken Halibut, sauce Hollandaise4 menus
  40. 27,840Sea bass, Bonne-femme4 menus
  41. 27,841Marmite Henry IV4 menus
  42. 27,842Rognons Turbigo4 menus
  43. 27,843Lemon souffle4 menus
  44. 27,844Tivoli Berlin Beer4 menus
  45. 27,845Broiled Royal Squab on Toast4 menus
  46. 27,846Crema de Esparragos4 menus
  47. 27,847Buttered Potatoes4 menus
  48. 27,848Spaghetti aux Tomates4 menus
  49. 27,849Cream, Chevreuse4 menus
  50. 27,850Patates sautees4 menus
  51. 27,851Sorbet Jamaique4 menus
  52. 27,852Corned beef hash browned with fried egg4 menus
  53. 27,853Fonds d'artichauts Mornay4 menus
  54. 27,854American vanilla4 menus
  55. 27,855Carottes nouvelles au beurre4 menus
  56. 27,856Coate's Plymouth Gin4 menus
  57. 27,857Punch a la Romain4 menus
  58. 27,858English Mutton Chops with Bacon4 menus
  59. 27,859Hennessy XXX Brandy4 menus
  60. 27,860Chicken saute, Durand4 menus
  61. 27,861Glaces Napolitaine4 menus
  62. 27,862SIGAREN4 menus
  63. 27,863LIKEUREN4 menus
  64. 27,864Croutes aux Ananas4 menus
  65. 27,865Coupe Nelusko4 menus
  66. 27,866Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Anchovy Butter4 menus
  67. 27,867Aubergines au gratin4 menus
  68. 27,868Egg custard4 menus
  69. 27,869Roast Sirloin of Beef, Brown Gravy4 menus
  70. 27,8701/2 Broiled Chicken4 menus
  71. 27,871Sultana Pudding4 menus
  72. 27,872F. & M. Schaefer, Wiener Beer4 menus
  73. 27,873Blauwe Landtongsche Oesters4 menus
  74. 27,874Small pot tea with cream4 menus
  75. 27,875Large pot tea with cream4 menus
  76. 27,876New England Plum Pudding4 menus
  77. 27,877Olympia4 menus
  78. 27,878Champagne Mumm4 menus
  79. 27,879Sirloin steak Stanley4 menus
  80. 27,880Cold Pig's Head Cheese, Charcutiere4 menus
  81. 27,881Cold Aspic de Foie-Gras en Bellevue4 menus
  82. 27,882Cresses salad4 menus
  83. 27,883Planked shad, whole4 menus
  84. 27,884Poulet Saute, Chasseur4 menus
  85. 27,885Pommes Rissolee4 menus
  86. 27,886Sautern4 menus
  87. 27,887Little Neck Clam Fry, large4 menus
  88. 27,888Glaces a l'Eau Citron4 menus
  89. 27,889Glaces a l'Eau Orange4 menus
  90. 27,890Glaces a l'Eau Ananas4 menus
  91. 27,891Romaine Sorbet4 menus
  92. 27,892Mayonaise of Chicken4 menus
  93. 27,893New apple sauce4 menus
  94. 27,894Escarole [salad]4 menus
  95. 27,895Cold galantine of veal4 menus
  96. 27,896Blue Point Oyster Stew4 menus
  97. 27,897Gigot De Pre Sale4 menus
  98. 27,898Fried Yellow Perch4 menus
  99. 27,899Omelet, Espagnole4 menus
  100. 27,900Little neck clam steamed4 menus