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. 29,201Shredded Pork with Peking Sauce4 menus
  2. 29,202Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce4 menus
  3. 29,203Ten ingredients Lo Mein4 menus
  4. 29,204Lamb Kidney with Bacon4 menus
  5. 29,205Blended Fruit Juice4 menus
  6. 29,206Rainbow Jello4 menus
  7. 29,207Ryvita4 menus
  8. 29,208Crenshaw Melon4 menus
  9. 29,209HERRING COCKTAIL4 menus
  10. 29,210Coffee Service4 menus
  11. 29,211Stuffed Mushrooms4 menus
  12. 29,212ICED CRISP CELERY4 menus
  13. 29,213STEAMED ASSAM RICE4 menus
  14. 29,214Home-made Pate in Crust4 menus
  15. 29,215Biarritz Potatoes4 menus
  16. 29,216Sardines in Tomato Sauce4 menus
  17. 29,217Early Times BOURBON4 menus
  18. 29,218Verdicchio4 menus
  19. 29,219Mumm's Gordon Rouge4 menus
  20. 29,220Supreme of Florida fruit4 menus
  21. 29,221Chilled Melon in season4 menus
  22. 29,222Galantine of Duckling4 menus
  23. 29,223Asparagus Tips, Polonaise4 menus
  24. 29,224APPLE PIE WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE4 menus
  25. 29,225Creme Marie Louise4 menus
  26. 29,226Vanilla Custard, Chocolate Sauce4 menus
  27. 29,227Boiled Larded Calfsliver4 menus
  28. 29,228Steamed Java Rice4 menus
  29. 29,229Crab Soup4 menus
  30. 29,230Fresh Shrimp Chop Suey4 menus
  31. 29,231Spaghetti, Clam Sauce4 menus
  32. 29,232Fresh Chicken Soup4 menus
  33. 29,233Baked Italian Calamari (Squid)4 menus
  34. 29,234Broiled Thick Pork Chop4 menus
  35. 29,235Roulade of Veal with Polenta4 menus
  36. 29,236Peaches in Port4 menus
  37. 29,237Imported Champagnes4 menus
  38. 29,238Chablis (American)4 menus
  39. 29,239J. & B.4 menus
  40. 29,240Sardines, Chopped Egg4 menus
  41. 29,241Home Baked Pie4 menus
  42. 29,242Chilled Tomato4 menus
  43. 29,243Heineken (Holland)4 menus
  44. 29,244Sirloin Steak(for 2)4 menus
  45. 29,245WHOLE BROILED LIVE MAINE LOBSTER, DRAWN BUTTER4 menus
  46. 29,246BROILED HALIBUT STEAK, PARSLEY BUTTER4 menus
  47. 29,247Camembert Cheese with Wafers4 menus
  48. 29,248Monterey Jack4 menus
  49. 29,249Dinners4 menus
  50. 29,250Salad Bar4 menus
  51. 29,251Fresh Cherrystone Clams4 menus
  52. 29,252Saltimbocca alla Romana (with Italian Truffles)4 menus
  53. 29,253Leaf Spinach au Beurre4 menus
  54. 29,254Laird's Applejack4 menus
  55. 29,255Imported Bel Paese4 menus
  56. 29,256boeuf bourguignon4 menus
  57. 29,257Saccharin Tablets4 menus
  58. 29,258Sauterne or Claret, 1/4 Bot.4 menus
  59. 29,259Rum - Domestic4 menus
  60. 29,260Antipasto Supreme4 menus
  61. 29,261Californian Ripe and Green Olives4 menus
  62. 29,262Red and Black Radishes4 menus
  63. 29,263Reine Victoria's Compote4 menus
  64. 29,264Damsons Compote4 menus
  65. 29,265Filet Mignon (for one)4 menus
  66. 29,266Beef with tomatoes4 menus
  67. 29,267Ham, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich4 menus
  68. 29,268Filet of Brook Trout4 menus
  69. 29,269American Cheeses4 menus
  70. 29,270Dutch Cheeses4 menus
  71. 29,271Bellevue Dressing4 menus
  72. 29,272Californian Olives4 menus
  73. 29,273Illustrierte Gurke4 menus
  74. 29,274GRILLED CHEESE WITH BACON4 menus
  75. 29,275Wiener Schnitzel mit Salatplatte4 menus
  76. 29,276Cocktail de Frutas4 menus
  77. 29,277Pies per cut4 menus
  78. 29,278Petit Swiss Cheese4 menus
  79. 29,2791 Tasse Kakao4 menus
  80. 29,280Old American Cheese4 menus
  81. 29,281Fresh Plum Cake4 menus
  82. 29,282Home Made Butter Cookies4 menus
  83. 29,283French Cruller4 menus
  84. 29,284PICK-ME-UP4 menus
  85. 29,285Roquefort mit Butter4 menus
  86. 29,286Broiled Calves Liver with Bacon4 menus
  87. 29,287Crab Cakes with Cole Slaw4 menus
  88. 29,288Fresh Pineapple Cubes4 menus
  89. 29,289Sherbrook4 menus
  90. 29,290Orvieto4 menus
  91. 29,291marie-stuart salad4 menus
  92. 29,292Salted Almonds and Peanuts4 menus
  93. 29,293Fried Fresh Fish with Lemon4 menus
  94. 29,294Ham and Eggs, Country Style, French Fried Potatoes4 menus
  95. 29,295Paillettes Dorees4 menus
  96. 29,296Vegetable Soup Paysanne4 menus
  97. 29,297Hard Boiled Egg Salad4 menus
  98. 29,298Lettuce and Tomato, Mayonnaise Sandwich4 menus
  99. 29,299Swiss Cheese, Imported Sandwich4 menus
  100. 29,300Limburger Cheese Sandwich4 menus