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. 28,001Peches de serre4 menus
  2. 28,002Cold salmon in jelly4 menus
  3. 28,003Suelze4 menus
  4. 28,004Imported sardines, per box4 menus
  5. 28,005Jambon cru4 menus
  6. 28,006Poulet a l'Okra4 menus
  7. 28,007Souffle Glace4 menus
  8. 28,008Bruxelles Sprouts4 menus
  9. 28,009Consomme au Vermicelli4 menus
  10. 28,010Tarte4 menus
  11. 28,011Artichoke Hearts4 menus
  12. 28,012Dole4 menus
  13. 28,013Original Pilsner Beer4 menus
  14. 28,014Wurzburger Hofbrau Beer4 menus
  15. 28,015Tortillas4 menus
  16. 28,016Plain Bread and Butter4 menus
  17. 28,017Cauliflower gratin4 menus
  18. 28,018Haut Sauternes Barton & Guestier4 menus
  19. 28,019Vienna cream4 menus
  20. 28,020Bread and Butter Pudding, Brandy Sauce4 menus
  21. 28,021Kalt: Nagelholz4 menus
  22. 28,022Stuffed potato4 menus
  23. 28,023St. Germain (soup)4 menus
  24. 28,024FILET MIGNON, FORESTIERE4 menus
  25. 28,025Pickled mushrooms4 menus
  26. 28,026Green turtle soup in cup4 menus
  27. 28,027Potage Champetre4 menus
  28. 28,028Oysterettes4 menus
  29. 28,029Boiled Codfish, Parsley sauce4 menus
  30. 28,030Apertifs4 menus
  31. 28,031Cream Sante4 menus
  32. 28,032Vol-au-Vent Toulouse4 menus
  33. 28,033Head Lettuce and Tomato Salad4 menus
  34. 28,034Filet Mignon, Rossini4 menus
  35. 28,035Coney Island roast clams4 menus
  36. 28,036Soft clams, stewed4 menus
  37. 28,037Broiled fresh salmon steak4 menus
  38. 28,038Quaker Oats with Cream4 menus
  39. 28,039Gratin Potatoes4 menus
  40. 28,040Salade des Gourmets4 menus
  41. 28,041Lobster Cutlet, Cream sauce4 menus
  42. 28,042Bass de Mer, Meuniere4 menus
  43. 28,043Green Garden Peas4 menus
  44. 28,044Vol-au-vent Toulousaine4 menus
  45. 28,045Round Fried Potatoes4 menus
  46. 28,046Roast Sirloin of Beef with Mashed Potatoes4 menus
  47. 28,047Cavendish tobacco4 menus
  48. 28,048Tomatoes a la Buck4 menus
  49. 28,049Tournedos Bordelaise4 menus
  50. 28,050Halibut Duglere4 menus
  51. 28,051Consomme Crecy4 menus
  52. 28,052Johannis-Lithia4 menus
  53. 28,053Chateau La Tour4 menus
  54. 28,054Three Feathers Whiskey4 menus
  55. 28,055Stuffed Baked Potatoes4 menus
  56. 28,056Steamed Clams in Shell4 menus
  57. 28,057Milk-fed Guinea Hen4 menus
  58. 28,058Paul Ruinart Champagne4 menus
  59. 28,059Two Eggs, Poached on Toast4 menus
  60. 28,060Glaces a l'eau, Abricot, Orange, Citron, Framboises ou Ananas4 menus
  61. 28,061Dindonneau grille4 menus
  62. 28,062Steak de Venaison4 menus
  63. 28,063Whiskey, American Rye, Park & Tilfords Y.P.M.4 menus
  64. 28,064Whiskey, Canadian Club, Walker's4 menus
  65. 28,065Scrambled eggs, bacon4 menus
  66. 28,066Steinberger Cabinet Rhine Wine4 menus
  67. 28,067Broiled kingfish4 menus
  68. 28,068CHICKEN GUMBO, SOUTHERN STYLE4 menus
  69. 28,069Cream wafers4 menus
  70. 28,070Sauternes Bordeaux4 menus
  71. 28,071Sorbet au Fine Champagne4 menus
  72. 28,072Omelette naturelle4 menus
  73. 28,073Omelette mit Kräutern4 menus
  74. 28,074Sweet Country Cider4 menus
  75. 28,075Punch a la Cortelyou4 menus
  76. 28,076Large tenderloin steak with mushrooms4 menus
  77. 28,077Coffee noir4 menus
  78. 28,078New corn fritters4 menus
  79. 28,079AUTUMN FRUITS4 menus
  80. 28,080Poulet de grain de froid4 menus
  81. 28,081Poussin de froid4 menus
  82. 28,082Agneau de froid4 menus
  83. 28,083Rosbif de froid4 menus
  84. 28,084Langue de froid4 menus
  85. 28,085Jambon de froid4 menus
  86. 28,086Havana, No. 1 Cigars4 menus
  87. 28,087Cold roast duckling4 menus
  88. 28,088Cold Smoked salmon4 menus
  89. 28,089Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne4 menus
  90. 28,090Mousse Cubaine4 menus
  91. 28,091Irroy Dry4 menus
  92. 28,092Clear Vegetable Soup4 menus
  93. 28,093Club Claret4 menus
  94. 28,094Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, per Box4 menus
  95. 28,095Egyptian Cigarettes, per Box4 menus
  96. 28,096Steinhaeger4 menus
  97. 28,097HUNGARIAN STRUDEL4 menus
  98. 28,098Hungarian gulyas4 menus
  99. 28,099Consomme Printemps4 menus
  100. 28,100Scrambled Eggs with Green Peppers4 menus