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. 30,901Hot rolls with butter, 6 to 9 A.M.4 menus
  2. 30,902Shredded wheat (one) with banana and cream4 menus
  3. 30,903Toast, buttered or dipped4 menus
  4. 30,904St Julien, Cresta Blanca4 menus
  5. 30,905Grenadin of filet of beef with stuffed tomato4 menus
  6. 30,906Green Turtle, thick or clear4 menus
  7. 30,907Onions, creamed4 menus
  8. 30,908Creamed oysters with green peppers4 menus
  9. 30,909Little Neck clams pan roast4 menus
  10. 30,910Little Neck clams minced, Duchesse4 menus
  11. 30,911Soft clams fricassee on toast4 menus
  12. 30,912Steamed soft clams on paprika toast4 menus
  13. 30,913J. Calvet & Co. Pommard4 menus
  14. 30,914Onion gratin soup (15 minutes)4 menus
  15. 30,915Savarin aux apricots4 menus
  16. 30,916Calf's liver, fried or broiled, with bacon4 menus
  17. 30,917Creamed young turkey a la King au gratin4 menus
  18. 30,918LIGHT BREAKFAST -- Fruit, Cereals, Coffee and Rolls4 menus
  19. 30,919Biscuit, Tortonia4 menus
  20. 30,920Creme au citron, sauce framboise4 menus
  21. 30,921Baked oysters a la Manhattan4 menus
  22. 30,922African Ice4 menus
  23. 30,923Iced Chocolate Praline4 menus
  24. 30,924Parfait Lalla Rookh4 menus
  25. 30,925Chocolate Glace au Praline4 menus
  26. 30,926Glace Africaine4 menus
  27. 30,927Fried smelts, remoulade sauce4 menus
  28. 30,928Breast of duckling, Bigarrade4 menus
  29. 30,929Cream of asparagus [soup]4 menus
  30. 30,930Hot coffee, chocolate or cocoa with cream, pot4 menus
  31. 30,931Hot coffee, chocolate or cocoa with cream, large pot4 menus
  32. 30,932Forster Half Schoppen Plain4 menus
  33. 30,933Graacher Schoppen, Plain4 menus
  34. 30,934Chablis Clos. White4 menus
  35. 30,935Roman sherbert4 menus
  36. 30,936Siberian sherbert4 menus
  37. 30,937Half broiled spring chicken au cresson4 menus
  38. 30,938Filets of sole, Joinville4 menus
  39. 30,939Chicken Cutlets, Madedoine4 menus
  40. 30,940Rice croquettes, orange marmalade4 menus
  41. 30,941Imported sausages4 menus
  42. 30,942J. Calvet & Co., Bordeaux Vieux4 menus
  43. 30,943Brandied pineapple, peaches or figs4 menus
  44. 30,944Soft clams, American style4 menus
  45. 30,945Aiguillette de pompano, Joinville4 menus
  46. 30,946Crabmeat, Mornay4 menus
  47. 30,947Sea bass, Meuniere aux scallops4 menus
  48. 30,948Mignon d'agneau, Anderson4 menus
  49. 30,949Mutton chop, Bouchere4 menus
  50. 30,950Salmi of plover, with mushrooms4 menus
  51. 30,951Bouchee de Mallard duck, Reine4 menus
  52. 30,952Emince of capon aux truffles4 menus
  53. 30,953Poussin de Bruyere en cocotte, apples4 menus
  54. 30,954Frankfurters & Potato Salad4 menus
  55. 30,955Steamed Little Necks, Shore Style4 menus
  56. 30,956Codfish Tongue Brown Butter4 menus
  57. 30,957Swift's Premium Ham, Broiled or Fried4 menus
  58. 30,958Beechnut Bacon, Broiled or Fried4 menus
  59. 30,959Corn Cakes with Pure Maple Syrup4 menus
  60. 30,960Shredded Wheat with Pure Cream4 menus
  61. 30,961Bowl of Force or Corn Flakes with Assorted Fruits, Half and Half4 menus
  62. 30,962Chocolate Corn Starch with Cream4 menus
  63. 30,963Home-made Jams4 menus
  64. 30,964Cup of Vienna Coffee4 menus
  65. 30,965Vanilla, coffee or chocolate eclairs4 menus
  66. 30,966Kaffee Hag, pot, with cream4 menus
  67. 30,967One Lamb Chop, Beechnut Bacon and Egg4 menus
  68. 30,968Broiled or Fried Beechnut Ham4 menus
  69. 30,969Chopped Beef and Scrambled Eggs4 menus
  70. 30,970Petit Gervais cheese (fresh daily)4 menus
  71. 30,971Shirred Eggs, Negus4 menus
  72. 30,972Sorrel with Vermicelli Soup4 menus
  73. 30,973Harengs de Fechamp4 menus
  74. 30,974Scrodfish, Boston style4 menus
  75. 30,975Chicken Hash (white meat)4 menus
  76. 30,976Spitzenburg Apple4 menus
  77. 30,977Turtle Meat, Creole4 menus
  78. 30,978Mallard Duck (private preserve)4 menus
  79. 30,979Banana Short Cake with chocolate sauce4 menus
  80. 30,980Tout autre assaisonnement4 menus
  81. 30,981Glace à l'eau citron4 menus
  82. 30,982Glace a l'eau Framboise4 menus
  83. 30,983Lamb Feet, Poulette4 menus
  84. 30,984Fried filet of sole, tartar sauce, cold slaw4 menus
  85. 30,985Oyster or clam cocktail, extra4 menus
  86. 30,986Little-Neck clams fritters4 menus
  87. 30,987Calf's head, vinaigrette, boiled potatoes4 menus
  88. 30,988Bowl of milk & cream, with rice4 menus
  89. 30,989Sliced turkey with salad white meat4 menus
  90. 30,990Dobosch torte (chocolate layer cake)4 menus
  91. 30,991Rioja Diamante (Sauterne Type)4 menus
  92. 30,992Rioja Logrono (Claret)4 menus
  93. 30,993Rioja Cenicero (Claret)4 menus
  94. 30,994Chateau Olivier, Dry, 19094 menus
  95. 30,995Chateau Yquem, 19114 menus
  96. 30,996Chateau Yquem, 18934 menus
  97. 30,997Corton, Clos du Roi, 18894 menus
  98. 30,998St. Julien Premier4 menus
  99. 30,999Chateau Dauzac, 19114 menus
  100. 31,000Nackenheimer Rothenberg, 19044 menus