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. 30,701Cut beans and bacon sauce4 menus
  2. 30,702Mashed, boiled or baked potatoes4 menus
  3. 30,703Special New York salad4 menus
  4. 30,704Chiffonade or combination salad4 menus
  5. 30,705Tutti-Frutti or Mixed ice cream4 menus
  6. 30,706Soup, without meat or fish order, extra4 menus
  7. 30,707*Broiled chicken4 menus
  8. 30,708Rose Pink Burgundy4 menus
  9. 30,709Assmanshauser sparkling wine4 menus
  10. 30,710Pommard sparkling wine4 menus
  11. 30,711Chambertin sparkling wine4 menus
  12. 30,712Burgunder Blut sparkling wine4 menus
  13. 30,713Moselle sparkling wine4 menus
  14. 30,714Sparkling Burgundy, R.L.4 menus
  15. 30,715Chateau Leoville Poyferre, '074 menus
  16. 30,716Clos du Cygne, 19114 menus
  17. 30,717Sauternes, 19114 menus
  18. 30,718Graves Superieur, 19094 menus
  19. 30,719Spey Royal4 menus
  20. 30,720*Saumon froid, sauce ravigote4 menus
  21. 30,721Fresh strawberry blanc mange4 menus
  22. 30,722St. Emilion Claret4 menus
  23. 30,723Chateau Margaux Claret4 menus
  24. 30,724Private Stock port wine4 menus
  25. 30,725Very old Port wine4 menus
  26. 30,726De St. Marceaux, Brut Perfect, 1904 champagne4 menus
  27. 30,727G.H. Mumm, Cordon Rouge, 1906 champagne4 menus
  28. 30,728DRY MONOPOLE, BRUT champagne4 menus
  29. 30,729DRY MONOPOLE, RED TOP champagne4 menus
  30. 30,730Charles Heidsieck, 1906, Brut champagne4 menus
  31. 30,731Our Own Imp'n claret4 menus
  32. 30,732Sheboygan Water4 menus
  33. 30,733Clam broth with egg, per cup4 menus
  34. 30,734Cotuits (oysters)4 menus
  35. 30,735Little Necks (clams)4 menus
  36. 30,736Heidsieck Monopole Brut, 19044 menus
  37. 30,737Roast prime ribs of beef, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes4 menus
  38. 30,738Berncastle Doctor, 1911, Moselle wine4 menus
  39. 30,739Cold cornstarch cream, fruit sauce4 menus
  40. 30,740Crab flakes, Dewey, in cream4 menus
  41. 30,741Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato S'ce4 menus
  42. 30,742Golden Russet Cider, Per Glass4 menus
  43. 30,743Cassolette of lobster, Bonnefoy4 menus
  44. 30,744Cold Royal squab4 menus
  45. 30,745Cream of Lettuce Soup with Puffed Crusts4 menus
  46. 30,746Filet of Kingfish, Dieppoise4 menus
  47. 30,747Crab flakes salad, Mayonnaise4 menus
  48. 30,748Ministeriel pudding4 menus
  49. 30,749Yankee Pot Roast, Jardiniere4 menus
  50. 30,750English Beef Stew with Vegetables4 menus
  51. 30,751Sweet Potatoes Grilled or Fried4 menus
  52. 30,752Shirred Eggs, Printaniere4 menus
  53. 30,753Codfish cakes, poached egg, cream sauce4 menus
  54. 30,754Smoked ham or beef tongue and jelly4 menus
  55. 30,755Special French coffee in percolator (for 1)4 menus
  56. 30,756Crab meat, Louisiane4 menus
  57. 30,757Chambertin (Still) Burgundy4 menus
  58. 30,758Croquette of lobster, cream sauce4 menus
  59. 30,759Cepes saute, Bordelaise4 menus
  60. 30,760Apple Charlotte, whipped cream4 menus
  61. 30,761Roast Virginia lamb, mint sauce4 menus
  62. 30,762F & M Schaefer Brewing Co4 menus
  63. 30,763Saute smelts, Melba4 menus
  64. 30,764Chateau St. Bris Bordeaux (White)4 menus
  65. 30,765Crab Meat au Gratin, Geen Peppers4 menus
  66. 30,766Half Phila. chicken stuffed, giblet sauce4 menus
  67. 30,767Chambertin, 1898, burgundy wine4 menus
  68. 30,768Montrachat burgundy (white) wine4 menus
  69. 30,769Cheese (per person)4 menus
  70. 30,770Coffee or Tea (small pot) with cream4 menus
  71. 30,771Demi Homard4 menus
  72. 30,772Pommes Pie4 menus
  73. 30,773Demi Poire d'Alligator Salade4 menus
  74. 30,774Kingfish, Palmella4 menus
  75. 30,775Roast Young Vermont Turkey, Oyster Dressing, Cranberry Sauce4 menus
  76. 30,776Scrambled eggs with onions4 menus
  77. 30,777Hot Roast Beef Sandwich with Gravy4 menus
  78. 30,778Chicken croquettes, creamed potatoes, green peas4 menus
  79. 30,779Cliquot, Yellow Label4 menus
  80. 30,780Fried scallops and Julienne potatoes4 menus
  81. 30,781Shell of Crab Meat, Waleska4 menus
  82. 30,782Lobster, Armenonville4 menus
  83. 30,783Hot cocoa with cream4 menus
  84. 30,784Philadelphia terrapin4 menus
  85. 30,785Potatoes - Souffle4 menus
  86. 30,786Budweiser, Anheuser Busch4 menus
  87. 30,787Broiled spring chicken (weighing 2 lbs.)4 menus
  88. 30,788Highballs 5c extra4 menus
  89. 30,789Pebbleford bourbon whiskey4 menus
  90. 30,790Deep Spring bourbon whiskey4 menus
  91. 30,791Chapin & Gore Old Reserve bourbon whiskey4 menus
  92. 30,792Grand Imperial Sec, Native champagne4 menus
  93. 30,793Chianti Superior, Red wine4 menus
  94. 30,794Chianti Superior, White wine4 menus
  95. 30,795Bosca Red Sparkling wine4 menus
  96. 30,796Jamaica Rum, Herald Sq. Bottling4 menus
  97. 30,797St. Croix Rum, Herald Sq. Bottling4 menus
  98. 30,798Sherwood Whiskey, 10 years old4 menus
  99. 30,799Onion with cheese au gratin (to order)4 menus
  100. 30,800Fresh Fruit Pies in Season4 menus