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. 29,701Fresh Lobster Newburg4 menus
  2. 29,702Chocolate Ice Cream Soda4 menus
  3. 29,703Creme de Cassis Cordial4 menus
  4. 29,704Gin Rickey Cocktail4 menus
  5. 29,705Frozen Daiquiri Cocktail4 menus
  6. 29,706Sultana Scones4 menus
  7. 29,707Chartreuse Green Cordial4 menus
  8. 29,708Guinnesses Stout4 menus
  9. 29,709sardine di Nantes4 menus
  10. 29,710Macedonia di Frutta al Liquore4 menus
  11. 29,711Roast Young Tom Turkey, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce4 menus
  12. 29,712Bavaroise Vanilla4 menus
  13. 29,713Bondon Cheese4 menus
  14. 29,714Fresh Raspberry Sherbet4 menus
  15. 29,715Vervaine4 menus
  16. 29,716Salade Mignonnette4 menus
  17. 29,717Palourdes4 menus
  18. 29,718Sliced Watermelon4 menus
  19. 29,719Omelette Suissesse4 menus
  20. 29,720Vintners Sparkling Burgundy4 menus
  21. 29,721Creamed Lobster on Toast4 menus
  22. 29,722Kellogg's Pep4 menus
  23. 29,723STEAMED FINNAN HADDIE, BOILED POTATO4 menus
  24. 29,724Chilled Pure Apple Juice4 menus
  25. 29,725Claret, light and dry4 menus
  26. 29,726Burgundy, velvety, mature4 menus
  27. 29,727Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartar Sauce, Saratoga Chips, Mexican Slaw4 menus
  28. 29,728Fresh Peach Custard4 menus
  29. 29,729v 8 Cocktail4 menus
  30. 29,730Haig & Haig Scotch Whiskey4 menus
  31. 29,731Soda, Domestic4 menus
  32. 29,732Carioca cocktail4 menus
  33. 29,733Broiled Premium Ham4 menus
  34. 29,734Lejon Brandy4 menus
  35. 29,735Supreme of Fruit Cocktail4 menus
  36. 29,736Half Broiled Milk Fed Chicken4 menus
  37. 29,737Millionaire Cocktail4 menus
  38. 29,738American Beauty Cocktail4 menus
  39. 29,739Sauterne Punch4 menus
  40. 29,740Cherry Brandy Cordial4 menus
  41. 29,741Creme de Menthe Cordial, white4 menus
  42. 29,742Seagram's Whiskey4 menus
  43. 29,743Hildick's Applejack4 menus
  44. 29,744Rhubarb and Strawberry Deep Dish Pie4 menus
  45. 29,745Golden Guernsey Pasteurized Milk4 menus
  46. 29,746ROTH'S SPECIAL COCKTAIL4 menus
  47. 29,747PRR Salad Bowl with Ry-Krisp or Wafers4 menus
  48. 29,748Assorted Milk Sherbet4 menus
  49. 29,749Bacardi Rum (White)4 menus
  50. 29,750Bacardi Rum (Gold)4 menus
  51. 29,751Rum Manhattan4 menus
  52. 29,752Mary Pickford Cocktail4 menus
  53. 29,753Coeur de Celeri4 menus
  54. 29,754Duff Gordon, Pinta4 menus
  55. 29,755Large Pitcher of Beer4 menus
  56. 29,756Cherry strudel4 menus
  57. 29,757Vegetable Dinner with egg4 menus
  58. 29,758Cabinet Pudding, Strawberry Sauce4 menus
  59. 29,759Sizzling Sirloin Steak4 menus
  60. 29,760Schlitz Beer (Bottle)4 menus
  61. 29,761Kinsey4 menus
  62. 29,762Angel's Kiss Cordial4 menus
  63. 29,763Apricot Brandy Cordial4 menus
  64. 29,764Delicious Apple Pancake a la Roth with Cinnamon Sugar4 menus
  65. 29,765Tall Glass of Iced Tea4 menus
  66. 29,766Cold Roast Beef with Potato Salad and Dill Pickle4 menus
  67. 29,767Glass of Sherry4 menus
  68. 29,768Smoked Beef Tongue with Cole Slaw and Potato Salad4 menus
  69. 29,769Glass of Port4 menus
  70. 29,770Our Famous Assorted Cold Cuts4 menus
  71. 29,771Our Famous Assorted Cold Cuts with Sliced Chicken4 menus
  72. 29,772Virginia Ham with Potato Salad and India Relish4 menus
  73. 29,773Pastrami with Potato Salad and Dill Pickle4 menus
  74. 29,774Corned Beef with Potato Salad and Dill Pickle4 menus
  75. 29,775Roth's Grill Assortment, right off the Grill4 menus
  76. 29,776Half Cold Lobster with Mayonnaise Dressing4 menus
  77. 29,777Smoked Salmon with Cole Slaw, Potato Salad and Onions4 menus
  78. 29,778Lake Sturgeon with Cole Slaw, Sliced Tomato and Onions4 menus
  79. 29,779Individual Tin of Imported Sardines4 menus
  80. 29,780Hors d'Oeuvres a la Roth4 menus
  81. 29,781Smothered New Peas4 menus
  82. 29,782Ruppert's Beer on Draught4 menus
  83. 29,783Filet of Sole Sandwich4 menus
  84. 29,784Western Sandwich with French Fried Potatoes4 menus
  85. 29,785Fresh Chicken Salad Sandwich with Lettuce, Mayonnaise4 menus
  86. 29,786Fresh Crab Meat Salad Sandwich, Lettuce and Dressing4 menus
  87. 29,787Fried Jumbo Shrimp Sandwich, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw4 menus
  88. 29,788Green Creme de Menthe Cordial4 menus
  89. 29,789White Creme de Menthe Cordial4 menus
  90. 29,790Open Apple Pie4 menus
  91. 29,791Saddle of Rabbit Casserole with Mushrooms Sauce and Noodles4 menus
  92. 29,792Breast of Guinea Hen Havanaise with Rice Pilaf4 menus
  93. 29,793Green Beans Panache4 menus
  94. 29,794Broiled Mutton Chop with Watercress4 menus
  95. 29,795Salmon Salad Parisian4 menus
  96. 29,796Black and White Layer Cake4 menus
  97. 29,797Asparagus Salad, Mayonnaise4 menus
  98. 29,798Stuffed Tomato with Crab Meat4 menus
  99. 29,799Charcoal Broiled Select Sirloin Steak4 menus
  100. 29,800Boiled Kennebec Salmon with Sauce Hollandaise4 menus