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. 28,801Fruit Fritters4 menus
  2. 28,802Home-made Layer Cake4 menus
  3. 28,803Gramercy Cheese Cake4 menus
  4. 28,804Chefs Salad4 menus
  5. 28,805New Carrots Vichy4 menus
  6. 28,806Bernkasteler4 menus
  7. 28,807Poached Halibut, Sauce Hollandaise4 menus
  8. 28,808Bran Muffins (2)4 menus
  9. 28,809Wheat Cakes with Ham4 menus
  10. 28,810Bacon with Two Eggs4 menus
  11. 28,811Toast and Jelly4 menus
  12. 28,812New Carrots, Vichy4 menus
  13. 28,813Minced Chicken with Green Peppers4 menus
  14. 28,814Eggs as desired4 menus
  15. 28,815Veal and Peppers4 menus
  16. 28,816Veal Parmigiana4 menus
  17. 28,817Corned beef [sandwich]4 menus
  18. 28,818Fresh Crabflake Salad4 menus
  19. 28,819Half Pink Grapefruit4 menus
  20. 28,820Roast Lamb with Green Peas4 menus
  21. 28,821California Fresh Fruit Cup4 menus
  22. 28,822Cream Sherry4 menus
  23. 28,823OMELET WITH MINCED HAM4 menus
  24. 28,824Filet of Fresh Fish4 menus
  25. 28,825PAN BROWNED POTATOES4 menus
  26. 28,826CHEESE WITH RY-KRISP OR WAFERS4 menus
  27. 28,827California Ripe or Green Olives4 menus
  28. 28,828Soup, Tureen4 menus
  29. 28,829Poland Spring, still4 menus
  30. 28,830Fried Boneless Chicken4 menus
  31. 28,831Melachrino4 menus
  32. 28,832Fried Prawns4 menus
  33. 28,833Pineapple Spareribs4 menus
  34. 28,834Broiled Breakfast Steak4 menus
  35. 28,835Chicken Liver Chop Suey4 menus
  36. 28,836Griddle Cakes with Sausage (3)4 menus
  37. 28,837Griddle Cakes with Bacon (2 Strips)4 menus
  38. 28,838American Chop Suey4 menus
  39. 28,839Whole Grapefruit4 menus
  40. 28,840Grapenuts with Cream4 menus
  41. 28,841American Fried4 menus
  42. 28,842Grape Fruit Juice, Iced4 menus
  43. 28,843Kellogg's Corn Flakes with Cream4 menus
  44. 28,844GRILLED FRESH FISH4 menus
  45. 28,845Blue Lake String Beans4 menus
  46. 28,846Postum or Sanka4 menus
  47. 28,847G.N. CHICKEN PIE4 menus
  48. 28,848GREEN VEGETABLE4 menus
  49. 28,849Select Prunes4 menus
  50. 28,850Assorted Cold Bread4 menus
  51. 28,851Health Salad4 menus
  52. 28,852Mexican4 menus
  53. 28,853La Ina Pedro Domecq4 menus
  54. 28,854Fresh Stringless Beans4 menus
  55. 28,855FRIED JUMBO SHRIMPS4 menus
  56. 28,856Roast Stuffed Young Turkey, Cranberry Jelly4 menus
  57. 28,857Acme4 menus
  58. 28,858Ice Cream, Cake4 menus
  59. 28,859Malted Milk, hot or cold4 menus
  60. 28,860Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk4 menus
  61. 28,861Orange Freeze4 menus
  62. 28,862Denver4 menus
  63. 28,863Creamed Chicken a la King4 menus
  64. 28,864Korbel Rouge4 menus
  65. 28,865Cantaloupe on Ice4 menus
  66. 28,866CANADA SPARKLING4 menus
  67. 28,867Pep with Cream4 menus
  68. 28,868Bottled Milk4 menus
  69. 28,869Boston Baked Beans, Hot4 menus
  70. 28,870liqueur, Anisette4 menus
  71. 28,871T-Bone4 menus
  72. 28,872RUM Fizz4 menus
  73. 28,873California Fruit Salad4 menus
  74. 28,874Swiss Cheese (imported)4 menus
  75. 28,875Old Forester bonded4 menus
  76. 28,876Local Ale4 menus
  77. 28,877Strained Petite Marmite4 menus
  78. 28,878Olives Stuffed with Anchovies4 menus
  79. 28,879Palace Hotel Riesling4 menus
  80. 28,880Heidsieck & Co. Monopole, Brut4 menus
  81. 28,881Lorette Kartoffeln4 menus
  82. 28,882Gebratener Kapaun4 menus
  83. 28,883Raisin Pudding4 menus
  84. 28,884Roastbeef with Horseradish4 menus
  85. 28,885Frische Trink-Eier4 menus
  86. 28,886Fresh Laid Eggs4 menus
  87. 28,887Lima Beans saute4 menus
  88. 28,888Scrambled Eggs Balzac4 menus
  89. 28,889Scotch Barley Soup4 menus
  90. 28,890German Herring Salad4 menus
  91. 28,891Champagne, Duc de Montebello, Cuvee Extra Sec.4 menus
  92. 28,892Kuken in Kasserolle4 menus
  93. 28,893Salad Suedoise4 menus
  94. 28,894Monaco Potatoes4 menus
  95. 28,895Canapes Suedoise4 menus
  96. 28,896Gedunstete Pflaumen und Aprikosen4 menus
  97. 28,897Kalt: Kalbsbraten4 menus
  98. 28,898Roast Stuffed Squab Chicken Au Jus4 menus
  99. 28,899Englische Hochrippe mit Bratensaft4 menus
  100. 28,900Butternudeln4 menus