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. 32,901Tenderloin of Sole3 menus
  2. 32,902Chateau La Fite3 menus
  3. 32,903Cold Oyster Bay Asparagus3 menus
  4. 32,904Fitger's Pale Bohemian3 menus
  5. 32,905Hunyadi Janos'3 menus
  6. 32,906Aquilas Petit Perfecto3 menus
  7. 32,907La Mia Regalia Extra Fino3 menus
  8. 32,908Our Standard3 menus
  9. 32,909Agnello3 menus
  10. 32,910Vitello3 menus
  11. 32,911Gebr. Kuken3 menus
  12. 32,912Honey Comb Tripe, a la Lyonaise3 menus
  13. 32,913New herrings3 menus
  14. 32,914Vienna, Graham or Batavia Preserving Company's Brown Bread3 menus
  15. 32,915A glass of pure country milk3 menus
  16. 32,916A POT OF COFFEE, FOR TWO3 menus
  17. 32,917A POT OF TEA, FOR ONE3 menus
  18. 32,918Spanish Mackerel, Creole3 menus
  19. 32,919A POT OF TEA, FOR TWO3 menus
  20. 32,920A CUP OF CHOCOLATE3 menus
  21. 32,921Lobster, Newburg, in Chafing Dish3 menus
  22. 32,922Filet Mignon Saute, Bearnaise3 menus
  23. 32,923Chicken Croquettes, Jardiniere3 menus
  24. 32,924Succotash in Cream3 menus
  25. 32,925Philadelphia Squab, on Toast3 menus
  26. 32,926Rebhühner3 menus
  27. 32,927Eggs (2), Scrambled3 menus
  28. 32,928A Pot of Coffee, for one3 menus
  29. 32,929Tenderloin Steak with Egg3 menus
  30. 32,930Sour3 menus
  31. 32,931Imported Knob Celery Salad3 menus
  32. 32,932Carl H. Schultz's Vichy water3 menus
  33. 32,933Carl H. Schultz's Carbonic water3 menus
  34. 32,934Cold Milk3 menus
  35. 32,935Shirred [eggs]3 menus
  36. 32,936Scrambled [eggs]3 menus
  37. 32,937Pommery & Greno Brut3 menus
  38. 32,938Hochheimer, P.J. Valckenberg3 menus
  39. 32,939Anchovies Salad3 menus
  40. 32,940Potatoes, Sweet, Fried3 menus
  41. 32,941Saratoga Vichy, half pints3 menus
  42. 32,942Mashed Rutabaga3 menus
  43. 32,943Egg Plants3 menus
  44. 32,944Buffalo Lithia, half gallon bottles3 menus
  45. 32,945Poland Water, magnums3 menus
  46. 32,946White Rock Ozonate Lithia Waukesha3 menus
  47. 32,947Dinner Biscuit3 menus
  48. 32,948Port, Brosnan, Very Old3 menus
  49. 32,949Louis Roederer's Grand Vin Sec3 menus
  50. 32,950Imperial Sherry, glass3 menus
  51. 32,951Cocktails and Sours3 menus
  52. 32,952Tea, Oolong3 menus
  53. 32,953Eggs, Aurore3 menus
  54. 32,954Eggs Creole3 menus
  55. 32,955Richelieu Asparagus3 menus
  56. 32,956Medoc, Brandenburg Freres3 menus
  57. 32,957French Mushrooms Saute3 menus
  58. 32,958strawberries with rice3 menus
  59. 32,959Small Steak and mushrooms3 menus
  60. 32,960Hannis Monogram3 menus
  61. 32,961Old Crow, Bourbon3 menus
  62. 32,962Villanyer3 menus
  63. 32,963Geneva Holland Gin3 menus
  64. 32,964Cordials and Liquors3 menus
  65. 32,965Honey Comb Tripe, with cream3 menus
  66. 32,966Blackcock3 menus
  67. 32,967Veal kidneys, sautes with mushrooms3 menus
  68. 32,968Lamb hash au gratin3 menus
  69. 32,969Canned green gages3 menus
  70. 32,970Macaroni a la Piemontaise3 menus
  71. 32,971Cauliflower baked3 menus
  72. 32,972Sweet Virginia pickles, mixed3 menus
  73. 32,973St. Lawrence Stilton cheese3 menus
  74. 32,974Carbonic in Syphons3 menus
  75. 32,975Virginia sweet pickles3 menus
  76. 32,976Chocolate, Broma or cocoa3 menus
  77. 32,977Olives stuffed, sardines3 menus
  78. 32,978Porterhouse Steak, tomatoes or onions3 menus
  79. 32,979Orange (2)3 menus
  80. 32,980Punch, Muscovite3 menus
  81. 32,981Honey comb tripe, fried3 menus
  82. 32,982Bone sirloin steak a la bordelaise3 menus
  83. 32,983Maraschino Souffle3 menus
  84. 32,984Pot of Tea, single3 menus
  85. 32,985Pot of Coffee, single3 menus
  86. 32,986Pot of Tea, large3 menus
  87. 32,987Pot of Coffee, large3 menus
  88. 32,988Cream extra3 menus
  89. 32,989Irroy, Black Top3 menus
  90. 32,990Pig's feet with deviled sauce3 menus
  91. 32,991Large sirloin steak with tomato sauce3 menus
  92. 32,992Large sirloin steak with mushrooms3 menus
  93. 32,993Small tenderloin a la Bearnaise3 menus
  94. 32,994Henry Goulet, (private importation)3 menus
  95. 32,995Extra sirloin steak, Everett3 menus
  96. 32,996Calf's Liver saute, fines herbes3 menus
  97. 32,997Kidneys, deviled3 menus
  98. 32,998London wafers3 menus
  99. 32,999Orange marmalade tarts3 menus
  100. 33,000ST. ESTEPHE, Everett House Bottling3 menus