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. 32,601Fleischmann's Home-made Bread3 menus
  2. 32,602Fleischmann's Brown Bread3 menus
  3. 32,603Vienna Zwieback3 menus
  4. 32,604Chestnut Bavarois3 menus
  5. 32,605Vanilla and Chocolate3 menus
  6. 32,606Hazel Corn Cakes3 menus
  7. 32,607Hazel Pure Maple Syrup3 menus
  8. 32,608Champagnes-Pommery & Greno, Extra Sec & Sec3 menus
  9. 32,609Prunes & Rice3 menus
  10. 32,610Plum Sherbet3 menus
  11. 32,611Jam Pan Cakes3 menus
  12. 32,612Oysters--Stewed3 menus
  13. 32,613Black Hot-house Grapes3 menus
  14. 32,614King Apples3 menus
  15. 32,615Maison d'Or3 menus
  16. 32,616Potatoes Chips3 menus
  17. 32,617Tomatoe3 menus
  18. 32,618Broiled Tomato Sausages3 menus
  19. 32,619Compote melee3 menus
  20. 32,620COLD--Roast Beef3 menus
  21. 32,621Salmi of English snipe3 menus
  22. 32,622Tame duck with jelly3 menus
  23. 32,623Anchovies, plain3 menus
  24. 32,624TOMATO, FRENCH DRESSING3 menus
  25. 32,625Shredded Wheat Biscuits (2)3 menus
  26. 32,626Parsley-Potatoes3 menus
  27. 32,627Mountain Trout3 menus
  28. 32,628Curry Lobster Rice3 menus
  29. 32,629Sweetbreads Broiled3 menus
  30. 32,630Puree of new tomatoes3 menus
  31. 32,631Cup of cold bouillon3 menus
  32. 32,632Prime Ribs of New York Beef3 menus
  33. 32,633Oyster Salad3 menus
  34. 32,634Almond Cheese Cakes3 menus
  35. 32,635Salmi of Duck3 menus
  36. 32,636Strawberry Pudding3 menus
  37. 32,637Boiled Redsnapper, Lobster Sauce3 menus
  38. 32,638Shoulder of Veal Stuffed3 menus
  39. 32,639Pommes, Hollandaise3 menus
  40. 32,640Boiled Chicken, Celery Sauce3 menus
  41. 32,641Thon Marine in glass3 menus
  42. 32,642Potatoes Princess3 menus
  43. 32,643Fried Mountain Trout3 menus
  44. 32,644Sirloin Tomato Sauce3 menus
  45. 32,645Puree of Rice3 menus
  46. 32,646Boiled Ox Tongue, Piquant Sauce3 menus
  47. 32,647Roast Turkey, with Dressing, Cranberry Sauce3 menus
  48. 32,648GOLDEN GATE FRUIT3 menus
  49. 32,649Curried Tripe and Rice3 menus
  50. 32,650Georgia Corn Pone3 menus
  51. 32,651American and Edam Cheese3 menus
  52. 32,652Profile Spring Water3 menus
  53. 32,653Salmon Trout, broiled3 menus
  54. 32,654Griddle Cakes - Maple Syrup3 menus
  55. 32,655Broiled Snipe3 menus
  56. 32,656Fricassee of beets3 menus
  57. 32,657Sirloin Steak, Broiled3 menus
  58. 32,658Cabinet Pudding, Currant Sauce3 menus
  59. 32,659Canape, Careme3 menus
  60. 32,660Consomme, Chatelaine3 menus
  61. 32,661Ox Tail, a l'Anglaise3 menus
  62. 32,662BROILED OR FRIED FISH3 menus
  63. 32,663Boned Turkey, en Bellevue3 menus
  64. 32,664New Egg Plant3 menus
  65. 32,665Pickled Watermelon3 menus
  66. 32,666Fresh Honeycomb Tripe3 menus
  67. 32,667Delatour's Soda3 menus
  68. 32,668Cream Corn3 menus
  69. 32,669Macaroni or Spaghetti, Au Gratin3 menus
  70. 32,670Veal Cutlets Tomato Sauce3 menus
  71. 32,671American Hash3 menus
  72. 32,672Fried Spring Chicken, Country Style3 menus
  73. 32,673Pommes Rissoles3 menus
  74. 32,674Keyes' Aerated Milk3 menus
  75. 32,675Cold half lobster, mayonnaise sauce3 menus
  76. 32,676Chicken hash in cream on toast3 menus
  77. 32,677Parsnip3 menus
  78. 32,678Pine Apple Fritters3 menus
  79. 32,679Shirred eggs with browned butter3 menus
  80. 32,680Bread and Butter Pudding, Lemon Sauce3 menus
  81. 32,681Jesuit Cake3 menus
  82. 32,682Coffee, Chocolate or Vanilla Eclairs3 menus
  83. 32,683part Cream3 menus
  84. 32,684all Cream3 menus
  85. 32,685English chop, single3 menus
  86. 32,686Smoked Bloater3 menus
  87. 32,687Calf's Brains in Brown Butter3 menus
  88. 32,688Oregon Cream3 menus
  89. 32,689Frozen Fruit Pudding3 menus
  90. 32,690Omelettes Tomatoes3 menus
  91. 32,691Caprera3 menus
  92. 32,692Ornamental Novelty3 menus
  93. 32,693Native Green Peas3 menus
  94. 32,694Chemin de Fer3 menus
  95. 32,695Tables Supplied with Pure Spring Water3 menus
  96. 32,696Cantelope3 menus
  97. 32,697Raspberry Short Cake3 menus
  98. 32,698St. Louis Pudding3 menus
  99. 32,699Sliced Tomatoes or Cucumbers3 menus
  100. 32,700CONSOMME, Printaniere Royale3 menus