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. 30,601Educator Crackers4 menus
  2. 30,602Erdener Treppchen Wine4 menus
  3. 30,603Cocktail Sauce 5c Extra4 menus
  4. 30,604Spare Ribs, Sauerkraut and Mashed Potatoes4 menus
  5. 30,605Ox Tail Ragout with Vegetables4 menus
  6. 30,606Baked bluefish, Buena Vista4 menus
  7. 30,607Stuffed Apple, Healy salad4 menus
  8. 30,608Fresh Florida Strawberries with Cream4 menus
  9. 30,609Apple, mince, pumpkin or peach pie4 menus
  10. 30,610Stewed West India Pineapple4 menus
  11. 30,611Traymore Wheatless Bread4 menus
  12. 30,612Assorted French Pastry, each4 menus
  13. 30,613Ham, beef tongue or corned beef4 menus
  14. 30,614Consomme, egg drop4 menus
  15. 30,615Fried eels, Remoulade sauce, Mexican slaw4 menus
  16. 30,616Consomme de Boeuf Froid4 menus
  17. 30,617Kernel of venison, Commodore4 menus
  18. 30,618Brook trout saute, Cecilia4 menus
  19. 30,619Baked bluefish, Creole4 menus
  20. 30,620Ceylon Tea, per cup4 menus
  21. 30,621India Tea, per cup4 menus
  22. 30,622Deviled roast beef bones, spaghetti Italienne4 menus
  23. 30,623English mutton chop broiled combination4 menus
  24. 30,624Marinierter herring, boiled potato4 menus
  25. 30,625Bismarck herring, boiled potato4 menus
  26. 30,626Whole sea bass saute, Meuniere4 menus
  27. 30,627Roast ribs of beef, potato salad4 menus
  28. 30,628Roast spring chicken (half) with lettuce4 menus
  29. 30,629French Fried Potatoes (to order)4 menus
  30. 30,630Creme Diplomat, maraschino sauce4 menus
  31. 30,631Nesselrode Pudding Ice Cream4 menus
  32. 30,632Ham cold cuts4 menus
  33. 30,633Roast Beef cold cuts4 menus
  34. 30,634Broiled English mutton chop combination4 menus
  35. 30,635Lynnhaven Clams4 menus
  36. 30,636Boiled live codfish, egg sauce, boiled potato4 menus
  37. 30,637Steamed Saddle Rock oysters4 menus
  38. 30,638Gaufrette potatoes4 menus
  39. 30,639Extra sirloin steak plain (for 2)4 menus
  40. 30,640Onion soup, family style4 menus
  41. 30,641Blueberry meringue pie4 menus
  42. 30,642Live lobster, small, broiled4 menus
  43. 30,643Lobster, cold (half)4 menus
  44. 30,644Cafe des Invalides4 menus
  45. 30,645Appetizers, New York4 menus
  46. 30,646Ribs of Roast Beef4 menus
  47. 30,647Half Shell, Saddle Rocks4 menus
  48. 30,648Oyster Fry, Blue Points4 menus
  49. 30,649Oysters au gratin, New York4 menus
  50. 30,650Eggs a la Benedict (1)4 menus
  51. 30,651Eggs a la Suzette (1)4 menus
  52. 30,652Omelette with lamb kidneys4 menus
  53. 30,653Steak a la minute Stanley4 menus
  54. 30,654Filet Goulash4 menus
  55. 30,655Calf's sweetbread Virginia4 menus
  56. 30,656Grilled beef bones, deviled4 menus
  57. 30,657Frizzled beef with scrambled eggs on toast4 menus
  58. 30,658Clam patty (1)4 menus
  59. 30,659Smothered onions, per person4 menus
  60. 30,660fried onions, per person4 menus
  61. 30,661Chicken halibut, fried4 menus
  62. 30,662Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus, Extra Cut4 menus
  63. 30,663Cote Rotie, 19064 menus
  64. 30,664Rutherford Special4 menus
  65. 30,665Pie a la Mode 15c Extra4 menus
  66. 30,666Roquefort Port du Salut or Camembert Cheese4 menus
  67. 30,667*Assorted cakes4 menus
  68. 30,668Oyster or clam cocktail sauce4 menus
  69. 30,669New Orleans Fizz cocktail4 menus
  70. 30,670Krug Champagne, Private Cuvee4 menus
  71. 30,671Monopole Champagne, Red Top4 menus
  72. 30,672Bourgeoise4 menus
  73. 30,673Boned Capon a la gelee4 menus
  74. 30,674Orange and lettuce salad, French dressing4 menus
  75. 30,675Home made mince pie, hot4 menus
  76. 30,676Home made mince pie, cold4 menus
  77. 30,677Oyster cocktail, extra4 menus
  78. 30,678Cape cods, medium, half dozen4 menus
  79. 30,679Little Necks, fried, half dozen4 menus
  80. 30,680Tomato soup, with rice4 menus
  81. 30,681Ox-tail with barley soup4 menus
  82. 30,682Apple Charlotte, brandy sauce4 menus
  83. 30,683Spaghetti or Macaroni, Italian4 menus
  84. 30,684Fillets of Flounder4 menus
  85. 30,685STEWED HARE with potato balls4 menus
  86. 30,686Cape Cod Oysters, medium (half doz.)4 menus
  87. 30,687Broiled Guinea hen (half), corn fritters4 menus
  88. 30,688Sardellen Caviar4 menus
  89. 30,689Bevo, Non-Alcoholic4 menus
  90. 30,690Oxford Club, Dry4 menus
  91. 30,691Idaho baked4 menus
  92. 30,692Gordon Co.'s Dry4 menus
  93. 30,693Louis Roederer, Grand Sec4 menus
  94. 30,694Breast of spring chicken grilled a la Bearnaise4 menus
  95. 30,695Chicken patties a la King4 menus
  96. 30,696Honey-comb cake4 menus
  97. 30,697L.I. spring duckling stuffed, apple sauce4 menus
  98. 30,698Half spring guinea-hen, broiled4 menus
  99. 30,699Spinach in cream or Plain4 menus
  100. 30,700Cauliflower, Hollandaise or butter sauce4 menus