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. 31,401Yankee Beef Stew with Mixed Vegetables4 menus
  2. 31,402Roast Loin of Lamb, Currant Jelly and Green Peas4 menus
  3. 31,403A Manhattan Dinner4 menus
  4. 31,404Ginger Ale, Small Bottle4 menus
  5. 31,405Capped Ginger Ale, bottle4 menus
  6. 31,406Special Chocolate Eclair4 menus
  7. 31,407Imported Macaroni4 menus
  8. 31,408Postum Coffee Ready to Serve4 menus
  9. 31,409Hot home-made mince pie4 menus
  10. 31,410Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic, Pint Bottle4 menus
  11. 31,411Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce, Green Peas and Potatoes4 menus
  12. 31,412Spaghetti Omelette4 menus
  13. 31,413Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast, Rasher of Irish Bacon4 menus
  14. 31,414Combination Breakfast4 menus
  15. 31,415Fruit Ginger Bread4 menus
  16. 31,416Beechnut Ham, Vegetable Salad4 menus
  17. 31,417Roast Beef and Vegetable Salad4 menus
  18. 31,418Henry of Navarre Smokers4 menus
  19. 31,419Henry of Navarre Longfellows4 menus
  20. 31,420Partagas Perfectos4 menus
  21. 31,421Extra Quality Milk, glass4 menus
  22. 31,422Cold Cocoa with Ice Cream4 menus
  23. 31,423Lemonade, to order4 menus
  24. 31,424Egg Shake with Milk4 menus
  25. 31,425Heated 1/2 and 1/24 menus
  26. 31,426Special Made Rolls4 menus
  27. 31,427Additional plate of Rolls, Bread, Crackers, etc.4 menus
  28. 31,428Light Cream or Syrup, jug4 menus
  29. 31,429Otto Huber's Beer Dark and Light4 menus
  30. 31,430White & Mackay Scotch Whiskey4 menus
  31. 31,431Seagram's Canadian Rye Whiskey4 menus
  32. 31,432Erdner Treppechen4 menus
  33. 31,433Tenderloin steak a la royale4 menus
  34. 31,434A Small Steak4 menus
  35. 31,435Lemon Cream Meringue Pie4 menus
  36. 31,436Omelette, asparagus4 menus
  37. 31,437omelette, clam4 menus
  38. 31,438Toasted corn flakes and milk4 menus
  39. 31,439Macobrunner4 menus
  40. 31,440Uneeda crackers and milk4 menus
  41. 31,441Heidsieck Monopole, Red Top, 19044 menus
  42. 31,442Distilled water4 menus
  43. 31,443Boiled Shoulder of Mutton with Celery Sauce4 menus
  44. 31,444Oyster Bay asparagus cold, a la vinaigrette4 menus
  45. 31,445London broil a la jardiniere4 menus
  46. 31,446Omelette souffle (20 minutes)4 menus
  47. 31,447Lamb chops, two, breaded, tomato sauce4 menus
  48. 31,448Chicken Giblet Saute on Toast, Fried Sweet Potatoes4 menus
  49. 31,449Assorted cold cuts, German style, dill pickle or potato salad4 menus
  50. 31,450Cherrystone clams and oysters on half shell4 menus
  51. 31,451Cherrystone clams, dozen4 menus
  52. 31,452Fried oysters, fried sweet potatoes4 menus
  53. 31,453Rochester celery4 menus
  54. 31,454Roast leg and ribs of lamb, mint sauce4 menus
  55. 31,455Sliced California Peaches and Cream4 menus
  56. 31,456Post Toasties, Individual Package, with Milk4 menus
  57. 31,457Boiled Rice, Hot or Cold and Milk4 menus
  58. 31,458OMELETTE, CURACAO4 menus
  59. 31,459CARAFON OF RED WINE4 menus
  60. 31,460CARAFON OF WHITE WINE4 menus
  61. 31,461Soda and raspberry syrup4 menus
  62. 31,462Imp. Carlsbader Gieshubler Water4 menus
  63. 31,463Cassart Gorden & Co.4 menus
  64. 31,464Mashed potatoes with order dishes4 menus
  65. 31,465Baked potatoes with order dishes4 menus
  66. 31,466Bowl of Milk and Cream4 menus
  67. 31,467Little Neck Clams Raw4 menus
  68. 31,468Lynnhaven or Saddle Rock oysters Raw, dozen4 menus
  69. 31,469Lynnhaven or Saddle Rock oysters Pan roast4 menus
  70. 31,470Oysters a la Cumberland4 menus
  71. 31,471Blue Points or Rockaways Fried, dozen4 menus
  72. 31,472Blue Points or Rockaways Broiled on toast4 menus
  73. 31,473Fried Butterfish, Tartar Sauce4 menus
  74. 31,474Spaghetti, Italienne with Parmesan4 menus
  75. 31,475Lamb chops, single4 menus
  76. 31,476Spaghetti with chicken liver4 menus
  77. 31,477Spaghetti, Bolognese4 menus
  78. 31,478Trimble4 menus
  79. 31,479Roast Sirloin of Beef, Lima Beans4 menus
  80. 31,480Baked Stuffed Green Peppers with Macaroni au Gratin4 menus
  81. 31,481Green Apple Fritters, Fruit Sauce4 menus
  82. 31,482Pork and Boston Beans4 menus
  83. 31,483Grenadin4 menus
  84. 31,484Angel's Dream4 menus
  85. 31,485Lemonade with Apollinaris4 menus
  86. 31,486Grape Nuts, Individual Package, with Milk4 menus
  87. 31,487Extra sirloin steak with smothered onions4 menus
  88. 31,488Old-fashioned Southern waffles with pure strained honey4 menus
  89. 31,489Boiled New Potatoes with New Green Peas in Cream4 menus
  90. 31,490Poached eggs, three on toast4 menus
  91. 31,491Eggs a la Roma4 menus
  92. 31,492Stuffed Green Peppers with Bacon and Potatoes4 menus
  93. 31,493Eggs a l'Alice4 menus
  94. 31,494Sirloin, for three4 menus
  95. 31,495Tenderloin, for one4 menus
  96. 31,496Pot of Boston Baked Beans and Pork, with Brown Bread4 menus
  97. 31,497Boiled Ham, Cabbage4 menus
  98. 31,498Boiled Ham, Sauerkraut4 menus
  99. 31,499Hot Individual Bread Pudding4 menus
  100. 31,500Old-fashioned Southern Waffles, Pure Strained Honey4 menus