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. 30,301Cold Supreme of Chicken Jeannette4 menus
  2. 30,302Potatoes, Copeau4 menus
  3. 30,303Deep-dish Strawberry Pie4 menus
  4. 30,304ice cream, Frozen Fig Pudding4 menus
  5. 30,305Cheese, Imported Primula4 menus
  6. 30,306Sweet Potatoes---Fried4 menus
  7. 30,307Cheese, Cottage4 menus
  8. 30,308Tea, Ceylon4 menus
  9. 30,309Green Corn on Cob, in Chafing Dish4 menus
  10. 30,310Potatoes, Byron4 menus
  11. 30,311Salad, Lorenzo4 menus
  12. 30,312Salad, Tomato and Cucumber4 menus
  13. 30,313Prime Ribs of Beef with Chives Potatoes4 menus
  14. 30,314Apricot Slice4 menus
  15. 30,315Braised loin of veal with noodles Alsacienne4 menus
  16. 30,316Coupe Fedora4 menus
  17. 30,317Ice Cream, Meringue Panache4 menus
  18. 30,318Coffee, Cuban4 menus
  19. 30,319Broth, Nicoise4 menus
  20. 30,320Cheese, Eearly American4 menus
  21. 30,321Profiterolles Chantilly4 menus
  22. 30,322Punch, Grape Juice4 menus
  23. 30,323Punch, Loganberry4 menus
  24. 30,324Punch, Grenadine4 menus
  25. 30,325Punch, Muscadine4 menus
  26. 30,326Rickeys, Fizzes & Highballs, Grape Juice4 menus
  27. 30,327Soft Drinks, Etc.4 menus
  28. 30,328Patty of Chicken a la Reine with new peas4 menus
  29. 30,329Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes (Extra Cut)4 menus
  30. 30,330R.A.H. Pilsner4 menus
  31. 30,331Bottled Beer, Budweiser4 menus
  32. 30,332Bottled Beer, Schlitz4 menus
  33. 30,333Beers and Malts4 menus
  34. 30,334Hazelnut Whipped Cream Cake4 menus
  35. 30,335Clams Little Necks4 menus
  36. 30,336Canada Dry Gingerale4 menus
  37. 30,337Potatoes Byron4 menus
  38. 30,338Escarole or Water Cress4 menus
  39. 30,339Alligator Pear(1/2)4 menus
  40. 30,340Pate Foie Gras de Strasbourg4 menus
  41. 30,341Heart of Lettuce, Romaine or Water Cress Salad4 menus
  42. 30,342Potage Champenoise4 menus
  43. 30,343Lettuce and Beet Salad4 menus
  44. 30,344Glass, Beer4 menus
  45. 30,345Cream Portugaise soup4 menus
  46. 30,346French ice cream , any flavor4 menus
  47. 30,347Baby Lamb Rack Saddle Leg Shoulder4 menus
  48. 30,348Mille Feuilles Viennoise4 menus
  49. 30,349Raspberry Lemon Orange Apricot or Pineapple Water Ice4 menus
  50. 30,350Soup, Chicken Algerienne4 menus
  51. 30,351Instant Postum- Sanka or Kaffee Hag with Cream4 menus
  52. 30,352Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potaotes4 menus
  53. 30,353Hawaiian Preserves4 menus
  54. 30,354Grapefruit Fraisette4 menus
  55. 30,355Deviled Sardines on Toast4 menus
  56. 30,356Whipped Cream Napoleon4 menus
  57. 30,357Eearly American Cheese4 menus
  58. 30,358Liebmann, Rheingold, Dark Bottle4 menus
  59. 30,359Beadleston & Woerz Bottle4 menus
  60. 30,360Schaefer Bottle4 menus
  61. 30,361Roast Beef 1.004 menus
  62. 30,362Virginia Ham 1.004 menus
  63. 30,363Lima Beans 504 menus
  64. 30,364Stuffed Tomato 404 menus
  65. 30,365Beets 404 menus
  66. 30,366Liqueur, Absinthe4 menus
  67. 30,367Consomme (Liquide or Jelly) Beef4 menus
  68. 30,368Chicken Reine Poached with Rice, Supreme Sauce4 menus
  69. 30,369Force Cereal with Cream4 menus
  70. 30,370Trommer's, White Label4 menus
  71. 30,371Beef Comsomme4 menus
  72. 30,372Sherbet, Lemon4 menus
  73. 30,373Alligator Pear Salad (1/2)4 menus
  74. 30,374Pluto Apereint4 menus
  75. 30,375Red Raven Apereint4 menus
  76. 30,376Salad, Asparagus tips4 menus
  77. 30,377Glace de Pistache4 menus
  78. 30,378Mayonnaise Salad4 menus
  79. 30,379Liebmann, Reingold (Light)4 menus
  80. 30,380Roasted Royal Squab4 menus
  81. 30,381Roasted Guinea Hen4 menus
  82. 30,382Deviled Sauce4 menus
  83. 30,383Cold Galantine of Capon with Aspic4 menus
  84. 30,384Spring Lamb Stew, Parisienne4 menus
  85. 30,385Clam cocktail sauce4 menus
  86. 30,386Compote Assorted Fruit4 menus
  87. 30,387Boiled Prague Ham4 menus
  88. 30,388Filet of Kingfish, Marguery4 menus
  89. 30,389Eggs a l'Estragon4 menus
  90. 30,390Cream St. Germain Soup4 menus
  91. 30,391Vanilla Mousse, Hot Chocolate Sauce4 menus
  92. 30,392Filet of Striped Bass, Marguery4 menus
  93. 30,393Concentrated Pluto Water4 menus
  94. 30,394Halibut Steak Saute, Meuniere4 menus
  95. 30,395Lobster a la Russe (1/2)4 menus
  96. 30,396Shredded Wheat with Milk or Cream4 menus
  97. 30,397Pot Coffee (1)4 menus
  98. 30,398Meat Salad, Piquante4 menus
  99. 30,399Fresh Bing Cherries4 menus
  100. 30,400Creamed Pork Tenderloin4 menus