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. 29,101Pomme Bonne Femme4 menus
  2. 29,102Californische Pfirsiche4 menus
  3. 29,103Emmenthal Fromage4 menus
  4. 29,104Fruit Jelly-O4 menus
  5. 29,105Salade Hermine4 menus
  6. 29,106Harvey's Amontillado4 menus
  7. 29,107Fried Dumplings4 menus
  8. 29,108Plaza Marinated Herring4 menus
  9. 29,109Selected Crab Lump Cocktail4 menus
  10. 29,110Fresh Artichoke with Drawn Butter4 menus
  11. 29,111Salad, Mixed4 menus
  12. 29,112Fresh Orange Compote4 menus
  13. 29,113Foie Gras du Perigord4 menus
  14. 29,114Jamaican Coffee4 menus
  15. 29,115Fontina Cheese4 menus
  16. 29,116POTATO DU JOUR4 menus
  17. 29,117Italian Rum Cake4 menus
  18. 29,118Grilled Country Sausages4 menus
  19. 29,119Broiled Star Bacon4 menus
  20. 29,120Tomato Stuffed with Shrimp Salad4 menus
  21. 29,121Bernkasteler Riesling4 menus
  22. 29,122New England Style Clam Chowder4 menus
  23. 29,123FRENCH ONION SOUP GRATINEE4 menus
  24. 29,124Baked Banana Squash4 menus
  25. 29,125Egg Rolls (2)4 menus
  26. 29,126Old Fashioned Rye4 menus
  27. 29,127Shrimp with Chinese Vegetable4 menus
  28. 29,128Beef with Chinese Vegetable4 menus
  29. 29,129Spatzle4 menus
  30. 29,130Endive and Beets Salad4 menus
  31. 29,131Soups du Jour4 menus
  32. 29,132Frische Karotten4 menus
  33. 29,133Fillets of Herrings Lucas4 menus
  34. 29,134Petite Marmite a l'Ancienne4 menus
  35. 29,135Junior Club4 menus
  36. 29,136Crumb Cake4 menus
  37. 29,137Grapes on Ice4 menus
  38. 29,138Whitebait and Oyster Crabs4 menus
  39. 29,139Fresh Asparagus Hollandaise4 menus
  40. 29,140Fresh Lump Crabmeat Cocktail4 menus
  41. 29,141Frangipan4 menus
  42. 29,142Gemischte Wurstplatte mit Butter und Brot4 menus
  43. 29,143Imported Cheese: Swiss4 menus
  44. 29,144Schorle weiss4 menus
  45. 29,145Schorle rot4 menus
  46. 29,146Littlenecks4 menus
  47. 29,147Instant Sanka Coffee4 menus
  48. 29,148Celery, stuffed with Roquefort Cheese4 menus
  49. 29,149New York Sour4 menus
  50. 29,150Spanish Green and Ripe Olives4 menus
  51. 29,151Horseradish Dressing4 menus
  52. 29,152American Cheddar Cheese4 menus
  53. 29,153Paillettes d'Or4 menus
  54. 29,154Baked Idaho Potatoes with Chives4 menus
  55. 29,155Salade de Scarole et Betteraves4 menus
  56. 29,156Bologna Mortadella4 menus
  57. 29,157Medaglia D'Oro Demi-Tasse Coffee4 menus
  58. 29,158Melrose4 menus
  59. 29,159Coquille St. Jacques Parisienne4 menus
  60. 29,160Salzburger Nockerln4 menus
  61. 29,161Apple Pancake with Cinnamon Sugar4 menus
  62. 29,162Roast turkey, Cumberland sauce4 menus
  63. 29,163Fresh and dried fruit basket4 menus
  64. 29,164BAR BOURBON4 menus
  65. 29,165Baked Lobster Thermidor4 menus
  66. 29,166Tasse Schokolade4 menus
  67. 29,167Kraftbruhe mit Rindermark4 menus
  68. 29,168Kernel of Veal4 menus
  69. 29,169Anchovy Fillets in Oil4 menus
  70. 29,170Malpeque Oysters4 menus
  71. 29,171Continental Sausage, Laitue4 menus
  72. 29,172Fresh Mixed Seafood Cocktail4 menus
  73. 29,173Chilled Table Celery4 menus
  74. 29,174Homemade Head Cheese4 menus
  75. 29,175Liqueur Galliano4 menus
  76. 29,176Selection of French, Dutch, American and Swiss Cheese4 menus
  77. 29,177Chicken Greenpepper Salad4 menus
  78. 29,178Nana Potatoes4 menus
  79. 29,179Los Angeles Dressing4 menus
  80. 29,180Roquefort Cheese, Imported4 menus
  81. 29,181Sweet Green Peas4 menus
  82. 29,182Harvey's Bristol Dry4 menus
  83. 29,183French Onions Soup au Gratin4 menus
  84. 29,184Mango Nectar4 menus
  85. 29,185Punch Torte4 menus
  86. 29,186Maple Walnut Sundae4 menus
  87. 29,187Ontario Cheddar Cheese4 menus
  88. 29,188Milkana Cheese4 menus
  89. 29,189Salad Archiduc4 menus
  90. 29,190Broiled Choice Filet Mignon4 menus
  91. 29,191Thousand Island Salad Dressing4 menus
  92. 29,192Farmer Sausages4 menus
  93. 29,193Baked Oysters Casino4 menus
  94. 29,194Nachos4 menus
  95. 29,195Hot Butterscotch Sauce4 menus
  96. 29,196Platter of American and Imported Cheeses served with Crackers4 menus
  97. 29,197Johnny Walker, Red Label4 menus
  98. 29,198Dutch Salad4 menus
  99. 29,199Broccoli with Garlic Sauce4 menus
  100. 29,200Diced Chicken with Cashew Nuts4 menus