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. 31,801Sea Bass Saute a la Meuniere4 menus
  2. 31,802Old Pinau4 menus
  3. 31,803Rhine Wine and Seltzer, Schoppen4 menus
  4. 31,804New England Rum4 menus
  5. 31,805Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel Center Cut4 menus
  6. 31,806Ariston Spring Water4 menus
  7. 31,807Broiled Ham, French Fried Potatoes4 menus
  8. 31,808Broiled Bacon, French Fried Potatoes4 menus
  9. 31,809Chipped Beef and Scrambled Eggs, French Fried Potatoes4 menus
  10. 31,810Broiled Small Steak, French Fried Potatoes4 menus
  11. 31,811Home=made Jelly4 menus
  12. 31,812Graham Courtney Perfectos4 menus
  13. 31,813Chianti, L. Aman4 menus
  14. 31,814Chianti, Antinori4 menus
  15. 31,815HALF CANETTE OF PILSNER BEER4 menus
  16. 31,816Weakfish, Anchovy sauce4 menus
  17. 31,817Saute of Fillet, Goodwin4 menus
  18. 31,818Tureen Bontoux4 menus
  19. 31,819Crabmeat, Gadski4 menus
  20. 31,820Lettuce with Gravy4 menus
  21. 31,821Rack of Lamb, Bourgeoise4 menus
  22. 31,822Cook's Imperial Wine4 menus
  23. 31,823Iced Chocolate Panache4 menus
  24. 31,824Fausse Tortue potage4 menus
  25. 31,825Volaille a l'okra potage4 menus
  26. 31,826Essence de tomates potage4 menus
  27. 31,827Topinamburg4 menus
  28. 31,828Artichaut de Californie4 menus
  29. 31,829French Ice Cream in Fancy Forms4 menus
  30. 31,830Poitrine de volaille farcie, sauce diablee4 menus
  31. 31,831Planked chicken, whole4 menus
  32. 31,832Seagram's Canadian4 menus
  33. 31,833Iced Tea (for two)4 menus
  34. 31,834Egg Salad, Mayonnaise Dressing4 menus
  35. 31,835Cream de Ble Vert4 menus
  36. 31,836Eggplant, German style4 menus
  37. 31,837Cold Plover4 menus
  38. 31,838Cream de Ble Vert Soup4 menus
  39. 31,839Special cold cuts, served for two4 menus
  40. 31,840Cherry Tomato Salad4 menus
  41. 31,841Sweetbread, Daubigny4 menus
  42. 31,842Codfish Cakes, Fridays Only4 menus
  43. 31,843Ramisole of Chicken, Gourmet sauce4 menus
  44. 31,844Whisky, Macy & Jenkins Private Stock4 menus
  45. 31,845Whisky, Bourbon, Van Hoock4 menus
  46. 31,846Whisky, Bourbon, Spilker's Old Stock4 menus
  47. 31,847Whisky, Bourbon, Green River4 menus
  48. 31,848Whisky, Bourbon, Tennessee Cascade4 menus
  49. 31,849Whisky, Bourbon, Jesse Moore4 menus
  50. 31,850Whisky, Scotch, Kilmarnock4 menus
  51. 31,851Whisky, Scotch, Sanderson's4 menus
  52. 31,852Whisky, Scotch, Usher's4 menus
  53. 31,853Whisky, Scotch, Dewar's White Label4 menus
  54. 31,854Whisky, Scotch, Bulloch, Lade & Co.4 menus
  55. 31,855Whisky, Scotch, Haig & Haig *****4 menus
  56. 31,856Whisky, Irish, John Jameson ***4 menus
  57. 31,857Mango Tart4 menus
  58. 31,858Tea, large pot, to order4 menus
  59. 31,859Pitcher of Cold Beer, Schaefer's4 menus
  60. 31,860Blue Points or Rockaways Box stew4 menus
  61. 31,861M. Garcia Perfectos4 menus
  62. 31,862Romeo & Julietta Perfectos4 menus
  63. 31,863Beer, Milwaukee, Schlitz, Light4 menus
  64. 31,864Beer, Pilsener4 menus
  65. 31,865Cider, Russet4 menus
  66. 31,866Whisky, Irish, Bushmill's4 menus
  67. 31,867Romeo & Julietta Puritanos4 menus
  68. 31,868M. Garcia Puritanos4 menus
  69. 31,869G.H. Mumm's Champagne4 menus
  70. 31,870Squab Guinea Hen roasted in Casserole4 menus
  71. 31,871H. W. Celebrated Mint Smash4 menus
  72. 31,872Smelts, Beau Rivage4 menus
  73. 31,873Creamed Breakfast Rice and Milk4 menus
  74. 31,874New Hot House Asparagus4 menus
  75. 31,875Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan, Fried Egg4 menus
  76. 31,876Parisian Salad4 menus
  77. 31,877Baked Tennessee ham, Burgundy sauce, Russian turnips and julienne potatoes4 menus
  78. 31,878Purée of New Lima Beans4 menus
  79. 31,879Bisque of Frogs' Legs4 menus
  80. 31,880Chow-chow relish4 menus
  81. 31,881Cold smoked beef tongue with iced tomatoes4 menus
  82. 31,882Cold corned beef, new string bean salad4 menus
  83. 31,883Salami sausage with scrambled eggs4 menus
  84. 31,884Kaiser Aufschnitt, mixed salad4 menus
  85. 31,885French cake with ice cream4 menus
  86. 31,886Heart's Delight Sausage Cake4 menus
  87. 31,887Two filets mignons aux champignons4 menus
  88. 31,888Chaudfroid of Chicken, Smithfield4 menus
  89. 31,889Calf Brains, Mayonnaise4 menus
  90. 31,890Vert Pres Salad4 menus
  91. 31,891Schinasi Natural Cigarettes4 menus
  92. 31,892Cold Cherry Pudding4 menus
  93. 31,893Sheepshead, Africaine4 menus
  94. 31,894Sorbet Polonaise4 menus
  95. 31,895Consommé per cup4 menus
  96. 31,896Muenchner Lowenbraeu Beer4 menus
  97. 31,897Clear Havana Cigars4 menus
  98. 31,898Glace Vivienne4 menus
  99. 31,899Cherry Tomatoes (Salad)4 menus
  100. 31,900Groseilles a Maquereaux4 menus