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. 31,001Steinberger, 1905, Cask 60, Estate Bottling4 menus
  2. 31,002Potatoes Candied sweets4 menus
  3. 31,003Cataloupe4 menus
  4. 31,004Poussin de bruyere en cocotte, pommes d'arbres4 menus
  5. 31,005Boneless Squab with Grapes4 menus
  6. 31,006Tomato and green pepper salad4 menus
  7. 31,007ICE CREAM, Chocolate or Vanilla4 menus
  8. 31,008Crackers, Soda, Milk or Graham, with Milk4 menus
  9. 31,009Half Duckling, Chantilly sauce4 menus
  10. 31,010Lamb Chop, Cambon4 menus
  11. 31,011Broiled codfish, egg sauce4 menus
  12. 31,012Brook trout saute, Riviera4 menus
  13. 31,013Boiled leg of mutton, caper sauce, mashed turnips4 menus
  14. 31,014Prune whip, custard sauce4 menus
  15. 31,015Omelette, Country style4 menus
  16. 31,016Fermillac4 menus
  17. 31,017Cold crab meat salad4 menus
  18. 31,018Tongue [Sandwich]4 menus
  19. 31,019Sherbet Yvette4 menus
  20. 31,020Terrine of Tame Duck4 menus
  21. 31,021Boned Capon with wine jelly4 menus
  22. 31,022My Lady Salad4 menus
  23. 31,023Garden celery4 menus
  24. 31,024Crab flakes en coquille salad4 menus
  25. 31,025Clicquot, 1906, Dry4 menus
  26. 31,026Roederer, Louis, 1906, Brut4 menus
  27. 31,027Milk, bottled (special)4 menus
  28. 31,028Chicklet or Royal squab4 menus
  29. 31,029Poire avocat salad4 menus
  30. 31,030Chambertin, sparkling4 menus
  31. 31,031Delmonicos, sec4 menus
  32. 31,032Dry Monopole, 19064 menus
  33. 31,033Cook's Imperial (native)4 menus
  34. 31,034Moet, white seal4 menus
  35. 31,035Roederer, brut 19064 menus
  36. 31,036Virginia ham and chicken (cold) with potato salad4 menus
  37. 31,037Creme de Menthe, Ruby4 menus
  38. 31,038Standard cereal (to order)4 menus
  39. 31,039Fresh Caviar de Beluga4 menus
  40. 31,040Mountain Brook Trout Meuniere4 menus
  41. 31,041Casserolette of Lobster a l'Americaine4 menus
  42. 31,042Squab Chicken Josephine4 menus
  43. 31,043Guinea Hen Beaux-Arts4 menus
  44. 31,044French Ice Cream, all flavors4 menus
  45. 31,045Ham or bacon with (one) fried egg4 menus
  46. 31,046War Cake à la Waldorf4 menus
  47. 31,047Domestic Ginger Ale, Delatour4 menus
  48. 31,048Grenadine and Seltzer4 menus
  49. 31,049Potatoes sauté in quarters4 menus
  50. 31,050Chicken fricassee with boiled rice4 menus
  51. 31,051Corned Beef Hash, Browned with Poached Egg4 menus
  52. 31,052Whitefish, Bernaise sauce4 menus
  53. 31,053Clam Broth with Whipped Cream4 menus
  54. 31,054Weakfish, Maitre d'Hotel4 menus
  55. 31,055Krug private cuvee champagne4 menus
  56. 31,056Puree of green split peas, croutons4 menus
  57. 31,057Grapefruit marmelade4 menus
  58. 31,058Mâcon vieux4 menus
  59. 31,059Corned Beef Hash, Steamed, Butter Cakes or Toast4 menus
  60. 31,060Corned Beef Hash, Browned in the Pan, Butter Cakes or Toast4 menus
  61. 31,061Two Poached Eggs on Toast, Butter Cakes or Toast4 menus
  62. 31,062Two Creamed Eggs on Toast, Butter Cakes or Toast4 menus
  63. 31,063Oysters Creamed, Pimento4 menus
  64. 31,064Oyster Bay asparagus, butter sauce4 menus
  65. 31,065Zoolak, Split4 menus
  66. 31,066Spring Chicken en casserole, Bourgeoise4 menus
  67. 31,067Broiled Soft Clams Baltimore4 menus
  68. 31,068Corned beef hash browned in pan, poached egg4 menus
  69. 31,069Sea food patty, Rochelaise4 menus
  70. 31,070Soft clams fricassee with mushrooms4 menus
  71. 31,071Soft clams with salt pork4 menus
  72. 31,072Iced Nougatine, Caramel Sauce4 menus
  73. 31,073Cup with Peaches4 menus
  74. 31,074Forbidden Fruit Liqueur4 menus
  75. 31,075Stuffed Young Chicken, Currant Jelly4 menus
  76. 31,076Tomato aux croutons soup4 menus
  77. 31,077Creamed Finnan haddie with green peppers au gratin4 menus
  78. 31,078J. and E. Martell*** brandy4 menus
  79. 31,079Corn flakes and cream4 menus
  80. 31,080Cold half spring chicken and salad4 menus
  81. 31,081Consomme aux nouilles4 menus
  82. 31,082Omelette a la Portugaise4 menus
  83. 31,083Cape Cod oysters, small (half doz.)4 menus
  84. 31,084Supreme de Volaille, Mascotte4 menus
  85. 31,085Mousse Aurore4 menus
  86. 31,086ROYAL NEAPOLITAN4 menus
  87. 31,087Orange Pekoe tea, large pot4 menus
  88. 31,088Potato Lyonnaise4 menus
  89. 31,089New Beets Sautes in Butter4 menus
  90. 31,090All Salads in Season4 menus
  91. 31,091Petits-Fours, Assorted4 menus
  92. 31,092Vichy or Seltzer water, Syphon4 menus
  93. 31,093Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, or Rice, with bottle of milk or large pitcher of cream4 menus
  94. 31,094Johannis coffee4 menus
  95. 31,095SPECIAL TABLE D'HOTE DINNER SERVED EVERY EVENING IN GRILL4 menus
  96. 31,096Virginia Ham Omelette & fried Sweets4 menus
  97. 31,097Fried Egg plant with Bacon & fried Sweets4 menus
  98. 31,098Finnan Haddie Steamed or Broiled4 menus
  99. 31,099Shad Roe a la Maryland with Corn Fritters4 menus
  100. 31,100Long Island Scallops en Brochette4 menus