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. 3,201Coffee Custard Pie41 menus
  2. 3,202Home Made Ham and Veal Pie41 menus
  3. 3,203Galantine of Capon Truffled41 menus
  4. 3,204Cold Chicken Okra Soup41 menus
  5. 3,205Squab Turkey41 menus
  6. 3,206Lettuce or Romaine salad41 menus
  7. 3,207St. Julien, Cresta Blanca41 menus
  8. 3,208Chateau Bouliac41 menus
  9. 3,209Custard caramel41 menus
  10. 3,210English Cheddar cheese41 menus
  11. 3,211Fruits salad41 menus
  12. 3,212Fried Bacon and One Egg41 menus
  13. 3,213One Lamb Chop41 menus
  14. 3,214Roast Leg of Canada Mutton, Currant Jelly41 menus
  15. 3,215Corn Omelette41 menus
  16. 3,216Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast41 menus
  17. 3,217Broiled Mackerel40 menus
  18. 3,218Milk rice40 menus
  19. 3,219hominy with milk40 menus
  20. 3,220Chicken Mulligatawny40 menus
  21. 3,221Whitefish40 menus
  22. 3,222Quail on Toast40 menus
  23. 3,223Goblet of Milk40 menus
  24. 3,224Brandy cherries40 menus
  25. 3,225Stuffed peppers40 menus
  26. 3,226Bordeaux40 menus
  27. 3,227MOSELLE40 menus
  28. 3,228Young Turkey40 menus
  29. 3,229Fresh Rhubarb Pie40 menus
  30. 3,230green beans40 menus
  31. 3,231Baked Tomatoes40 menus
  32. 3,232Early June Peas40 menus
  33. 3,233American Rye, Park & Tilfords Y.P.M.40 menus
  34. 3,234Hot Milk40 menus
  35. 3,235Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic40 menus
  36. 3,2362 Boiled Eggs40 menus
  37. 3,237Veuve Cliquot, Yellow Label40 menus
  38. 3,238Pork Chops (2)40 menus
  39. 3,239Nesselrode40 menus
  40. 3,240Sirloin Steak with bacon40 menus
  41. 3,241Omelette, Spanish40 menus
  42. 3,242Glaces de fantaisies40 menus
  43. 3,243Piper Heidsieck, Sec40 menus
  44. 3,244Pickled herring40 menus
  45. 3,245Consomme, Celestine40 menus
  46. 3,246Fresh Fruits40 menus
  47. 3,247Pulled bread40 menus
  48. 3,248Potatoes, maitre d'hotel40 menus
  49. 3,249June Peas40 menus
  50. 3,250Eggs, boiled (2)40 menus
  51. 3,251Salad, Watercress40 menus
  52. 3,252Cold Brawn40 menus
  53. 3,253SLICED PEACHES WITH CREAM40 menus
  54. 3,254String Beans Salad40 menus
  55. 3,255Three Boiled Eggs40 menus
  56. 3,256Oolong tea with cream40 menus
  57. 3,257Glace fantaisie40 menus
  58. 3,258Toast, Dry or Buttered40 menus
  59. 3,259Ale, Bass40 menus
  60. 3,260Johannis Water (small)40 menus
  61. 3,261Yellow Chartreuse40 menus
  62. 3,262Creme de Menthe Frappe40 menus
  63. 3,263Whole broiled lobster40 menus
  64. 3,264Kaviar40 menus
  65. 3,265Brioche40 menus
  66. 3,266Consomme with Noodles40 menus
  67. 3,267Strawberry mousse40 menus
  68. 3,268Little Neck Clams Cocktail40 menus
  69. 3,269Gold Seal, Special Dry40 menus
  70. 3,270Peach Preserves40 menus
  71. 3,271Scrambled eggs (2)40 menus
  72. 3,272Celeris40 menus
  73. 3,273Cream of wheat with cream40 menus
  74. 3,274Lettuce Salad with Egg40 menus
  75. 3,275Glace Chocolat40 menus
  76. 3,276Hot Chicken Sandwich40 menus
  77. 3,277iced table celery40 menus
  78. 3,278Gin and Tonic40 menus
  79. 3,279All Bran40 menus
  80. 3,280Chopped Chicken Liver40 menus
  81. 3,281Ballantine's Ale40 menus
  82. 3,282Assorted stewed Fruit40 menus
  83. 3,283Chilled Pineapple Juice40 menus
  84. 3,284Asparagus Tips Polonaise40 menus
  85. 3,285Braised celery, Mornay40 menus
  86. 3,286Hot House Squab Chicken40 menus
  87. 3,287Broiled Green Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel40 menus
  88. 3,288Devilled Stuffed Lobster40 menus
  89. 3,289Bahar-Milliktani (Curry and Rice)40 menus
  90. 3,290Hot-house asparagus (to order)40 menus
  91. 3,291Consomme, hot40 menus
  92. 3,292Smith's Island40 menus
  93. 3,293Bowl of Force with Cream40 menus
  94. 3,294Half Broiled Lobster40 menus
  95. 3,295Spare Ribs40 menus
  96. 3,296Peach or Pear "au feu d'Enfer"40 menus
  97. 3,297Roast Duckling (half)40 menus
  98. 3,298Tea and Coffee39 menus
  99. 3,299Gilka Kummel39 menus
  100. 3,300Grilled chicken39 menus