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. 31,501Fish, Broiled4 menus
  2. 31,502Glass, Half Milk and Half Cream4 menus
  3. 31,503Corned Beef Hash, Fried Egg, Breakfast Only4 menus
  4. 31,504Veal Cutlet Breaded with Cream Gravy4 menus
  5. 31,505Lamb Chop, Broiled Ham and Fried Egg4 menus
  6. 31,506English Breakfast Bacon and Egg, Fried Mush4 menus
  7. 31,507Cup Chocolate Pudding with Cream4 menus
  8. 31,508Cup Fruit Tapioca with Cream4 menus
  9. 31,509California Peaches a la Mode4 menus
  10. 31,510Sliced Pineapple a la Mode4 menus
  11. 31,511Kranz Kuchen4 menus
  12. 31,512Kloster Kaese4 menus
  13. 31,513Special cut beef with rib4 menus
  14. 31,514Sliced Fresh Pineapple a la Mode4 menus
  15. 31,515Diplomatic pudding au marasquin4 menus
  16. 31,516Bisquit a la Roma4 menus
  17. 31,517Old English Stilton4 menus
  18. 31,518Farinaceous food with pitcher of cold milk4 menus
  19. 31,519Farinaceous food with cream4 menus
  20. 31,520Pitcher of Cold Beer, Imported4 menus
  21. 31,521Mocha tart4 menus
  22. 31,522Iced coffee with cream, large glass4 menus
  23. 31,523Cold roast beef, lettuce salad4 menus
  24. 31,524Club Soda Domestic4 menus
  25. 31,525Gin, John de Kuyper, Geneva4 menus
  26. 31,526Salade Roma4 menus
  27. 31,527Rice pudding a la vanille4 menus
  28. 31,528Bosca Brut4 menus
  29. 31,529Capri, Rouff4 menus
  30. 31,530Cook's Imperial, Extra Dry Champagne4 menus
  31. 31,531Campari Cordial4 menus
  32. 31,532Ale, Bass's "Dog's Head"4 menus
  33. 31,533Ale, Bass's Nips of Bass4 menus
  34. 31,534Ginger Ale, Cantrell & Cochrane4 menus
  35. 31,535Imported cranberries4 menus
  36. 31,536Dill Gurke4 menus
  37. 31,537Szegszardi Hungarian wine4 menus
  38. 31,538White & Mackay4 menus
  39. 31,539Ruinart, Pere et Fils4 menus
  40. 31,540Chateau Bouilac, C. F. & F.4 menus
  41. 31,541Margaux, C. F. & F.4 menus
  42. 31,542Croizet, 18484 menus
  43. 31,543Westphalia ham and asparagus4 menus
  44. 31,544Bouillon en tasse with egg4 menus
  45. 31,545Pot roast, family style4 menus
  46. 31,546Roast prime ribs of beef, baked potatoes4 menus
  47. 31,547Whole live broiled lobster, drawn butter4 menus
  48. 31,548G. H. Mumm & Co's Cordon Rouge4 menus
  49. 31,549Coronet Gin4 menus
  50. 31,550Crab Flake Cocktail, Baltimore Style4 menus
  51. 31,551Marinirte Herring, Boiled Potatoes with String Beans4 menus
  52. 31,552Bismarck Herring, Boiled Potatoes with String Beans4 menus
  53. 31,553Cold slaw with peppers4 menus
  54. 31,554Sparkling Champagne Cider, Golden Russet4 menus
  55. 31,555Soup Without Entree, Extra4 menus
  56. 31,556Chopped Tenderloin en Papillote a la Turque4 menus
  57. 31,557Combination Cold Cuts, Mixed Salad4 menus
  58. 31,558Selected French Pastry4 menus
  59. 31,559Hungarian Goulash with Potato Balls4 menus
  60. 31,560Huhn im Topf (Chicken and Soup)4 menus
  61. 31,561Narragansett Clam Bake Dinner4 menus
  62. 31,562Home-made corned brisket of beef with cabbage or spinach, baked potatoes4 menus
  63. 31,563Saubohnen4 menus
  64. 31,564HOME-MADE FRUIT CAKE4 menus
  65. 31,565Deviled lamb kidneys and bacon4 menus
  66. 31,566Lobster a la Newburg (for one)4 menus
  67. 31,567Broiled sardines with two fried eggs4 menus
  68. 31,568English mutton chop, bacon and baked potato4 menus
  69. 31,569Philadelphia cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc, red or white4 menus
  70. 31,570Rhine or Moselle Wines4 menus
  71. 31,571French or German Red Wines4 menus
  72. 31,572A. Hupfel's Sons Special4 menus
  73. 31,573Krug & Co. Brut4 menus
  74. 31,574Forster Kirschenstueck4 menus
  75. 31,575Affenthaler (German)4 menus
  76. 31,576Fried half Philadelphia chicken, Vienna style4 menus
  77. 31,577Broiled half Philadelphia spring chicken on toast4 menus
  78. 31,578Broiled Philadelphia squab on toast, compote4 menus
  79. 31,579Filet mignon aux champignons or truffles (one)4 menus
  80. 31,580Two eggs shirred with butter4 menus
  81. 31,581English Breakfast or Oolong tea, per pot, for one4 menus
  82. 31,582Gibson's Reserved Stock4 menus
  83. 31,583Sirloin steak sauce bearnaise4 menus
  84. 31,584Extra sirloin steak sauce bearnaise4 menus
  85. 31,585Hulskamp4 menus
  86. 31,586DeKuyper4 menus
  87. 31,587Beef a la Mode and Potato Pancake4 menus
  88. 31,588Creamed Halibut au Gratin4 menus
  89. 31,589Two Lamb Chops, Breaded4 menus
  90. 31,590Sardines, Grilled4 menus
  91. 31,591Plum Pudding, Individual4 menus
  92. 31,592Stewed Imperial Prunes4 menus
  93. 31,593Spaghetti au Gratin or Italienne4 menus
  94. 31,594Macaroni au Gratin or Italienne4 menus
  95. 31,595Side Dish of Van Camp's Beans4 menus
  96. 31,596Plain Lobster, Mayonnaise Dressing4 menus
  97. 31,597Jacob Hoffman's Brewing Co., Wiener Beer4 menus
  98. 31,598Aussig Pilsner, Imported4 menus
  99. 31,599Chateau Latour Marceau4 menus
  100. 31,600Sparkling Burgundy Pommard4 menus