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. 31,301Fillet of Sole with Nuts4 menus
  2. 31,302Cold Consomme per cup4 menus
  3. 31,303Gondole a la Duse4 menus
  4. 31,304Franklin Lithia4 menus
  5. 31,305Pommard, 19044 menus
  6. 31,306Marcobrunner Riesling Rhine wine4 menus
  7. 31,307Piesporter Moselle wine4 menus
  8. 31,308Fried Eggplant, French style4 menus
  9. 31,309Kingfish, Rigoise4 menus
  10. 31,310Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce (roast)4 menus
  11. 31,311Capon (half) (broiled)4 menus
  12. 31,312Egg, Ravigotte4 menus
  13. 31,313Egg, Bengalais4 menus
  14. 31,314Potatoes, Follette4 menus
  15. 31,315Leg of Beef with Roots soup4 menus
  16. 31,316Kingfish, Dugléré4 menus
  17. 31,317Bluepoints [oysters]4 menus
  18. 31,318Bresilienne Salad4 menus
  19. 31,319Biscuit glace, Princesse4 menus
  20. 31,320Potatoes, Allumettes4 menus
  21. 31,321Canape, Mexicola4 menus
  22. 31,322G H Mumm & Co Selected Brut4 menus
  23. 31,323Mandarine Mousse4 menus
  24. 31,324(2) Broiled Pork Chops4 menus
  25. 31,325Bartlett Pears (2)4 menus
  26. 31,326Cream of String Beans soup4 menus
  27. 31,327Canadian Cheese (per person)4 menus
  28. 31,328Mutton Kidney, Henry IV4 menus
  29. 31,329Sweetbread, Excelsior4 menus
  30. 31,330Potatoes, Colombine4 menus
  31. 31,331Lamb Chop, Louisiannaise4 menus
  32. 31,332Rack of Mutton with Flageolets4 menus
  33. 31,333Gosling, St. Hilaire4 menus
  34. 31,334Squab with Olives4 menus
  35. 31,335Soft clams baked in shell, Casino4 menus
  36. 31,336Glace Ranavalo4 menus
  37. 31,337Sweetbread, Beaumarchais4 menus
  38. 31,338Le Celeri4 menus
  39. 31,339Hot Roast Beef Sandwich with Spaghetti4 menus
  40. 31,340Guadarali Coffee with Pure Cream Cup4 menus
  41. 31,341Chocolat Menier with pure Whipped Cream, cup4 menus
  42. 31,342Sliced Boiled Ham or Corned Beef with Potato Salad4 menus
  43. 31,343Any of the above with pure cream4 menus
  44. 31,344Filet of Bass, Meuniere4 menus
  45. 31,345Apollonaris4 menus
  46. 31,346Pigeonneau roti en casserole4 menus
  47. 31,347Sheepshead, Admiral4 menus
  48. 31,348Breaded veal cutlet, potato salad4 menus
  49. 31,349Sorbet Grenadine4 menus
  50. 31,350Special-Fresh Lobster Salad4 menus
  51. 31,351Special-Half Fried Spring Chicken, Cream Gravy, Corn Fritters4 menus
  52. 31,352Baked Potatoes, For Supper Only4 menus
  53. 31,353Cold cornstarch pudding with cream4 menus
  54. 31,354Fried or Broiled Halibut Steak4 menus
  55. 31,355Fried or Broiled Chicken, half4 menus
  56. 31,356Frankfurters and Cabbage4 menus
  57. 31,357Cup Rice Custard4 menus
  58. 31,358Postum ready to serve4 menus
  59. 31,359Frankfurters and Spinach4 menus
  60. 31,360Veal Cutlet Breaded Tomato Sauce or Cream Gravy4 menus
  61. 31,361Chicken Patty, Pair4 menus
  62. 31,362Hot Chicken Sandwich, Giblet Sauce4 menus
  63. 31,363Ham, Corned Beef or Pork and Boston Beans4 menus
  64. 31,364V.I.C. Straight Kentucky Bourbon4 menus
  65. 31,365Geneva De Kuyper gin4 menus
  66. 31,366Great Western, Extra Dry champagne4 menus
  67. 31,367Cold Home Made Ham and Veal Pie4 menus
  68. 31,368Cold Long Island Duckling (1/2)4 menus
  69. 31,369Boston beans, pork4 menus
  70. 31,370Boston beans, ham4 menus
  71. 31,371Boston beans, corned beef4 menus
  72. 31,372All varieties of small pies in season4 menus
  73. 31,373Sardines, individual box4 menus
  74. 31,374Ribs of Prime Beef, Cold4 menus
  75. 31,375Cold Club Sandwich4 menus
  76. 31,376Hot Club Sandwich4 menus
  77. 31,377Chopped Ham and Pimento Sandwich4 menus
  78. 31,378Ham omelette, two eggs4 menus
  79. 31,379Spanish omelette, two eggs4 menus
  80. 31,380Kippered Herring with Two Fried Eggs4 menus
  81. 31,381Fried Calf's Liver and Bacon, Lyonnaise Potatoes4 menus
  82. 31,382Spinach with Two Fried Eggs4 menus
  83. 31,383Three Lamb Chops, Jardiniere4 menus
  84. 31,384Sliced Ham, Potato Salad4 menus
  85. 31,385Chateau Doisy Barsac, 19044 menus
  86. 31,386Blue Points or Rockaways Fricasseed4 menus
  87. 31,387Blue Points or Rockaways Baltimore broil4 menus
  88. 31,388Blue Points or Rockaways Baltimore fry4 menus
  89. 31,389Lynnhaven or Saddle Rock oysters raw on shell4 menus
  90. 31,390Lynnhaven or Saddle Rock oysters stew4 menus
  91. 31,391Soup Without Meat4 menus
  92. 31,392Steak a la Minute, Sinclair4 menus
  93. 31,393Boston Lettuce and Tomato salad4 menus
  94. 31,394Pudding Prunelle4 menus
  95. 31,395Pineapple a la mode4 menus
  96. 31,396Cherry maraschino4 menus
  97. 31,397St. Emilion "First Growth"4 menus
  98. 31,398Egg Omelet with Jelly, Two Eggs4 menus
  99. 31,399Baked Country Sausage, Mashed Potatoes4 menus
  100. 31,400Genuine Irish Lamb Stew, Dublin Style4 menus