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. 30,401Lettuce and sliced tomato salad4 menus
  2. 30,402Boiled Codfish, Mustard Sauce4 menus
  3. 30,403Heart of Palm Tree4 menus
  4. 30,404Round Bone Veal Cutlet Breaded, Tomato Sauce4 menus
  5. 30,405Cream of Chicken Soup, Reine4 menus
  6. 30,406Watermelon Cocktail4 menus
  7. 30,407Fresh Stewed Corn4 menus
  8. 30,408Breast of Guinea Hen, Virginia4 menus
  9. 30,409Creamed Chicken Patty4 menus
  10. 30,410Lemon Marmalade4 menus
  11. 30,411Fresh Vegetables Salad4 menus
  12. 30,412Pineapple Frappe4 menus
  13. 30,413Banana Split with French Ice Cream4 menus
  14. 30,414Small Pitcher Light Cream4 menus
  15. 30,415Large Pitcher Light Cream4 menus
  16. 30,416Small Pitcher Heavy Cream4 menus
  17. 30,417Large Pitcher Heavy Cream4 menus
  18. 30,418Vinova Grape Juice4 menus
  19. 30,419Loju Loganberry Juice4 menus
  20. 30,420Breast of Guinea Hen4 menus
  21. 30,421Choucroute (sauerkraut) garnie, Strasbourgeoise4 menus
  22. 30,422Loin lamb chop with sausage and potatoes4 menus
  23. 30,423Fresh milk-fed chicken4 menus
  24. 30,424Pin-Olas4 menus
  25. 30,425Camembert or cream cheese and crackers4 menus
  26. 30,426Poland Splits4 menus
  27. 30,427Colwa White, Splits4 menus
  28. 30,428Phez's Loganberry, Concent'd4 menus
  29. 30,429Little Necks Fried4 menus
  30. 30,430Codfish Cakes Tomato Sauce4 menus
  31. 30,431English Beef Stew4 menus
  32. 30,432Rump Corned Beef with Spinach4 menus
  33. 30,433Roast Philadelphia Chicken with Apple Sauce4 menus
  34. 30,434Fresh Lobster Salad Mayonaise4 menus
  35. 30,435Cold Cincinnati ham, vegetable salad4 menus
  36. 30,436Canette, light or dark4 menus
  37. 30,437Clysmic Splits4 menus
  38. 30,438Club Soda, C&C4 menus
  39. 30,439Small Spaghetti Tomato Sauce4 menus
  40. 30,440Roast Chicken, Lettuce Salad4 menus
  41. 30,441Feuilles suedoise [1]4 menus
  42. 30,442Calves Liver with Brown Gravy and Bacon4 menus
  43. 30,443Raw Steak a la Tartar4 menus
  44. 30,444Half Cream and Half Milk per Glass4 menus
  45. 30,445Gervais a la Vatel4 menus
  46. 30,446New California asparagus, hollandaise or vinaigrette4 menus
  47. 30,447Potatoes Alumettes4 menus
  48. 30,448Potato Rissolees4 menus
  49. 30,449New L.I. cauliflower, au gratin4 menus
  50. 30,450*Apple sauce4 menus
  51. 30,451Beefsteak minute, potatoes Brabant4 menus
  52. 30,452Sarsaparilla, C & C4 menus
  53. 30,453La Re-al, Little Cigars de Luxe4 menus
  54. 30,454London Life cigarettes4 menus
  55. 30,455Melachrino, No. 9 cigarettes4 menus
  56. 30,456De Pomme Brand Champagne4 menus
  57. 30,457Ginger Ale, C&C4 menus
  58. 30,458"Fatima" Turkish Blend4 menus
  59. 30,459Oyster or clam stew4 menus
  60. 30,460Boniface La Reina4 menus
  61. 30,461Potatoes - O'Brien4 menus
  62. 30,462Double sirloin, marchand de vin4 menus
  63. 30,463Old-Fashioned Crullers4 menus
  64. 30,464Marie Antoinette cigars4 menus
  65. 30,465Little-Neck clams, half doz.4 menus
  66. 30,466Broiled Sea Bass Drawn Butter4 menus
  67. 30,467Bermuda Potatoes, Persillade4 menus
  68. 30,468Soft Clam Fry with Pickled Beets4 menus
  69. 30,469Tortue verte claire a la Fine Champagne4 menus
  70. 30,470Poussin (1919), Polonaise4 menus
  71. 30,471French Lamb Chops (two)4 menus
  72. 30,472Pork Chops, (two)4 menus
  73. 30,473Creole Soup4 menus
  74. 30,474Creamed Sweetbreads4 menus
  75. 30,475Old-fashioned Pancake with Apple Sauce4 menus
  76. 30,476Old-fashioned Pancake with Jelly4 menus
  77. 30,477Watercress with French Dressing4 menus
  78. 30,478Curacoa Sherbert4 menus
  79. 30,479Half Cantaloupe on Ice4 menus
  80. 30,480Fresh Peach Frappe4 menus
  81. 30,481Fresh Caviar (private stock)4 menus
  82. 30,482Cotes de Boeuf4 menus
  83. 30,483Butter Milk, per Glass4 menus
  84. 30,484Homard, sauce mayonnaise4 menus
  85. 30,485Langue de Boeuf a l'Anglaise4 menus
  86. 30,486Demi (1919) Caneton du Long Island4 menus
  87. 30,487Cold Chocolate Pudding w. Whipped Cream4 menus
  88. 30,488Cold Chocolate Pudding w. Pitcher of Cream4 menus
  89. 30,489Sautées4 menus
  90. 30,490Beer, Pabst Blue Ribbon4 menus
  91. 30,491Stewed California Peaches4 menus
  92. 30,492Ice Cream fancy forms4 menus
  93. 30,493Moet & Chandon Imperial Crown Brut4 menus
  94. 30,494Bombe Duchesse4 menus
  95. 30,495Fried Soft Shell Crabs (2), remoulade sauce4 menus
  96. 30,496Grape-fruit salad4 menus
  97. 30,497(1919) Squab Chicken, Polonaise4 menus
  98. 30,498Shoulder of Baby Lamb, Boulangere (for 3 or 4)4 menus
  99. 30,499Wine Jelly with Ice Cream4 menus
  100. 30,500Home-made Boston Brown Bread4 menus