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. 28,401Camembert gebacken4 menus
  2. 28,402CAVANAGH COCKTAIL4 menus
  3. 28,403BOURGOGNE ROUGE4 menus
  4. 28,404Krug brut reserve4 menus
  5. 28,405Bercy4 menus
  6. 28,406STEAMED FINNAN HADDIE, Drawn Butter, Parsley Potato4 menus
  7. 28,407Pot of Coffee (per person) with Cream4 menus
  8. 28,408Gemischte Aufschnittplatte mit Butter und Brot4 menus
  9. 28,409BROILED JERSEY PORK CHOPS, Apple Sauce, Whipped Potatoes4 menus
  10. 28,410Whole Cold Lobster Platter, Garni4 menus
  11. 28,411Home Made Apple Pie with Cheese4 menus
  12. 28,412Rice Pudding, Crushed Strawberries4 menus
  13. 28,413WHISKEY EGG NOGG4 menus
  14. 28,414FRISCO COLLINS4 menus
  15. 28,415Fruit Cocktail Glace4 menus
  16. 28,416Fresh Shrimp Omelette4 menus
  17. 28,417Millers High Life4 menus
  18. 28,418San Benito, Sauterne4 menus
  19. 28,419San Benito, Chablis4 menus
  20. 28,420Cresta Blanca, Sauterne4 menus
  21. 28,421Cresta Blanca, Claret4 menus
  22. 28,422San Benito, Burgundy4 menus
  23. 28,423Widmer's Claret4 menus
  24. 28,424John Begg Liqueur4 menus
  25. 28,425Koniginpastete4 menus
  26. 28,426Vins Blancs4 menus
  27. 28,427Alsace4 menus
  28. 28,428Croute au fromage4 menus
  29. 28,429COMBINATION COCKTAIL4 menus
  30. 28,430One Egg4 menus
  31. 28,431Red Caviar4 menus
  32. 28,432Broiled Sweetbread, Virginia4 menus
  33. 28,433Carstair's White Seal4 menus
  34. 28,434White Meat Chicken Chow Mein4 menus
  35. 28,435Roast Pork with Mushroom4 menus
  36. 28,436Two Eggs any style4 menus
  37. 28,437Delamain4 menus
  38. 28,438Abalone4 menus
  39. 28,439MALTED MILKS4 menus
  40. 28,440homemade cheesecake4 menus
  41. 28,441coco-cola4 menus
  42. 28,442Belgian Endives4 menus
  43. 28,443Cinzano rot4 menus
  44. 28,444CAESAR4 menus
  45. 28,445Aprikosenkompott4 menus
  46. 28,446Gin (Domestic)4 menus
  47. 28,447Carioca4 menus
  48. 28,448Sherry or Port Flip4 menus
  49. 28,449Bristol Cream Sherry4 menus
  50. 28,450SAINT-ESTEPHE4 menus
  51. 28,451Schwenkkartoffeln4 menus
  52. 28,452Sohnlein Rheingold4 menus
  53. 28,453Pfirsich-Melba4 menus
  54. 28,454Tafelbutter4 menus
  55. 28,455Kalte Speisen4 menus
  56. 28,456Chianti Classico4 menus
  57. 28,457Pfirsich Kompotte4 menus
  58. 28,458Gemischte Kaseplatte mit Butter und Brot4 menus
  59. 28,459Stonsdorfer4 menus
  60. 28,460Gervais mit Brot und Butter4 menus
  61. 28,461Chicken Fried Steak4 menus
  62. 28,462Old Fashioned Beef Stew4 menus
  63. 28,463Liver & Onions4 menus
  64. 28,464Roast Beef, mashed potatoes4 menus
  65. 28,465Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato4 menus
  66. 28,466French Fried Eggplant4 menus
  67. 28,467Onion Soup a la Francaise4 menus
  68. 28,468Taittinger Brut La Francaise4 menus
  69. 28,469Fresh Garden Salad4 menus
  70. 28,470Coors4 menus
  71. 28,471Amstel Light4 menus
  72. 28,472Flan al Caramelo4 menus
  73. 28,473Pikantes Vorgericht4 menus
  74. 28,474Teigwaren4 menus
  75. 28,475Omelette princesse4 menus
  76. 28,476Konigin-Pastete4 menus
  77. 28,477Orangensaft, natur4 menus
  78. 28,478Haidmarker4 menus
  79. 28,479Omelette mit Rum4 menus
  80. 28,480Kalbsbeuscherl mit Semmelknodel4 menus
  81. 28,481Asbach-Uralt4 menus
  82. 28,482Lait chaud4 menus
  83. 28,483Melon and Prosciutto4 menus
  84. 28,484Soupe au Pistou4 menus
  85. 28,485Celery Remoulade4 menus
  86. 28,486Frog's Legs Provencale4 menus
  87. 28,487Hennessey VSOP4 menus
  88. 28,488Le plat du jour4 menus
  89. 28,489Oeufs Benedictine4 menus
  90. 28,490Small Black Coffee4 menus
  91. 28,491Scotch Old Fashion4 menus
  92. 28,492Ballentine's4 menus
  93. 28,493Christian Bros. Brandy4 menus
  94. 28,494Great Western Brut4 menus
  95. 28,495Christian Brothers Burgundy4 menus
  96. 28,496Choux-fleurs au beurre4 menus
  97. 28,497Französische Zwiebelsuppe überkrustet (15 Minuten)4 menus
  98. 28,498Calf's Liver and Bacon or Onions4 menus
  99. 28,499Broiled Sea Bass, Butter Sauce4 menus
  100. 28,500Broiled Salmon Steak, Butter Sauce4 menus