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. 32,101Pommes Nouvelles Rissolées4 menus
  2. 32,102Roast spring lamb with mint sauce and green peas4 menus
  3. 32,103Raspberries and pitcher of cream4 menus
  4. 32,104Watermelon, iced4 menus
  5. 32,105Raspberry jelly, whipped cream4 menus
  6. 32,106Delmonico steak with mushroom ssauce4 menus
  7. 32,107Grilled Sweet Potatoes and Bacon4 menus
  8. 32,108Fried sugar-cured ham4 menus
  9. 32,109Salade à la Française4 menus
  10. 32,110Crème Chocolat4 menus
  11. 32,111Steamed Finnan haddie, hollandaise or butter sauce4 menus
  12. 32,112Fried sea bass with bacon4 menus
  13. 32,113Cold roast loin of pork, sliced cucumbers4 menus
  14. 32,114Cold beef tongue, sliced cucumbers4 menus
  15. 32,115Cold roast leg of mutton, string bean salad4 menus
  16. 32,116Cold stuffed tomato or green pepper en surprise4 menus
  17. 32,117Asparagus salad mayonnaise4 menus
  18. 32,118Cold fruit tapioca pudding4 menus
  19. 32,119Kümmel4 menus
  20. 32,120Beefsteak à la Tartar4 menus
  21. 32,121Heart of Lettuce à la Russe4 menus
  22. 32,122Panachée Salad4 menus
  23. 32,123Ratatouille Niçoise4 menus
  24. 32,124Crushed Fresh Peaches and Ice Cream4 menus
  25. 32,125Smoke a Mi Rosa Cigar4 menus
  26. 32,126Côte Bœuf aux Show Show4 menus
  27. 32,127Thé Orange Pekoë4 menus
  28. 32,128Spaghetti à l'Italienne4 menus
  29. 32,129Parmesankäse4 menus
  30. 32,130Roti4 menus
  31. 32,131Fresh lobsters in every style3 menus
  32. 32,132Spargel Suppe3 menus
  33. 32,133Salt Codfish, Spanish Style3 menus
  34. 32,134Veal Chops or Cutlets3 menus
  35. 32,135Sliced Pineapples3 menus
  36. 32,136Steak Pie3 menus
  37. 32,137Broiled Mackerel, Butter Sauce3 menus
  38. 32,138Blue Point Fry3 menus
  39. 32,139Filet of sole a la Horly3 menus
  40. 32,140Sausage & Mashed Potatoes3 menus
  41. 32,141Chicken Liver on Toast with Bacon3 menus
  42. 32,142Whiting - Meuniere3 menus
  43. 32,143Lambs' Liver Saute3 menus
  44. 32,144Ris de Veau aux Epinards3 menus
  45. 32,145Potato a la Maitre d'Hotel3 menus
  46. 32,146Cracked Wheat with Fresh Milk3 menus
  47. 32,147Findon Haddocks3 menus
  48. 32,148Cromesquis von Schinken3 menus
  49. 32,149Blumenkohl, hollandische Sauce3 menus
  50. 32,150Boiled Fried potatoes3 menus
  51. 32,151Citronen-Auflauf3 menus
  52. 32,152Jam & Marmalade3 menus
  53. 32,153Broiled or Fried Spring Chicken3 menus
  54. 32,154Tripe, Stewed in Cream3 menus
  55. 32,155Boiled Cracked Wheat3 menus
  56. 32,156Fresh Comb Honey3 menus
  57. 32,157Oyster Pan Roast on Toast3 menus
  58. 32,158Fried Liver & Bacon3 menus
  59. 32,159Cliquot Sec3 menus
  60. 32,160Broiled Shad Maitre d'Hotel3 menus
  61. 32,161ASPARAGUS, BROWN BUTTER3 menus
  62. 32,162Mutton Chops with Fried Potatoes3 menus
  63. 32,163Vienna Pudding3 menus
  64. 32,164Rice Custard, Cream Sauce3 menus
  65. 32,165Schottische Suppe3 menus
  66. 32,166Indian Muffins3 menus
  67. 32,167Sliced beans a l'anglaise3 menus
  68. 32,168Fillets of Halibut, Brown Butter Sauce3 menus
  69. 32,169Pork Sausages, Fried Apples3 menus
  70. 32,170Stewed prunelloes & prunes3 menus
  71. 32,171Indian3 menus
  72. 32,172Falerno3 menus
  73. 32,173HAMBURGER ROAST3 menus
  74. 32,174Consomme Mericourt3 menus
  75. 32,175Lamb with Green Peas3 menus
  76. 32,176Prime ribs of beef with dish gravy3 menus
  77. 32,177With Rum3 menus
  78. 32,178Cauliflower a la hollandaise3 menus
  79. 32,179Souffle of lemon3 menus
  80. 32,180Old Pepper Rye3 menus
  81. 32,181Beers on Draught3 menus
  82. 32,182WURZBURGER, Imported3 menus
  83. 32,183Brandy prunes3 menus
  84. 32,184Seltzer and Vichy Water3 menus
  85. 32,185Sauternes (Barton & Guestier)3 menus
  86. 32,186is3 menus
  87. 32,187Pony Claret, half pints3 menus
  88. 32,188Irish black game3 menus
  89. 32,189Lamb chops, reforme3 menus
  90. 32,190Rhode Island Turkey3 menus
  91. 32,191Breast of lamb, breaded, tomato sauce3 menus
  92. 32,192Eggs scrambled with asparagus tips3 menus
  93. 32,193Eggs scrambled with truffles3 menus
  94. 32,194Broiled Sweets3 menus
  95. 32,195Bunker Hill Pickles3 menus
  96. 32,196Small steak mushrooms3 menus
  97. 32,197Pommery and Greno, Sec3 menus
  98. 32,198Small sirloin tomato sauce3 menus
  99. 32,199Moet and Chandon "White Seal"3 menus
  100. 32,200Large sirloin with onions3 menus