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. 33,001Roast Lamb, potato salad3 menus
  2. 33,002Large Hominy3 menus
  3. 33,003Preserved Pitted Cherries3 menus
  4. 33,004Sweetbread, broiled3 menus
  5. 33,005Pickled Oysters, St. Nicholas3 menus
  6. 33,006Oyster roast3 menus
  7. 33,007Finnan haddie with cream3 menus
  8. 33,008Vegetable Omelette3 menus
  9. 33,009Radishes Salad3 menus
  10. 33,010Corned Beef & Pork3 menus
  11. 33,011Ham with New York Beans3 menus
  12. 33,012New Sweet Cider, glass3 menus
  13. 33,013Lemonade glass3 menus
  14. 33,014Sweet potatoes lyonnaise3 menus
  15. 33,015Mutton chop a la jardiniere3 menus
  16. 33,016par douzaine3 menus
  17. 33,017Macaroni sur commande3 menus
  18. 33,018Concombre Salade3 menus
  19. 33,019Gateau de Fraises a la Creme3 menus
  20. 33,020Flan au Potiron3 menus
  21. 33,021Biscuits a la Cuillere3 menus
  22. 33,022Blue Points half shell3 menus
  23. 33,023Genoise au Citron3 menus
  24. 33,024Panier de Fraises3 menus
  25. 33,025Creme d'Oregon3 menus
  26. 33,026Framboises a la Creme3 menus
  27. 33,027Pommes au Four a la Creme3 menus
  28. 33,028Tartines of Caviar3 menus
  29. 33,029Corned Beef, with Cabbage3 menus
  30. 33,030Broiled or Fried Rabbit3 menus
  31. 33,031Broiled shad and roe, maitre d'hotel3 menus
  32. 33,032Pot of Eng. brks'f tea3 menus
  33. 33,033Small tenderloin steak a la bordelaise3 menus
  34. 33,034Homemade Custard Pie3 menus
  35. 33,035Ockenheimer3 menus
  36. 33,036Fried Chicken (Whole)3 menus
  37. 33,037Turkey hash, poached egg3 menus
  38. 33,038Consomme plain, cup3 menus
  39. 33,039Squab en cocotte3 menus
  40. 33,040Chicken en casserole, half3 menus
  41. 33,041Long Island eels3 menus
  42. 33,042Bisque of Oyster3 menus
  43. 33,043lamb stew with peas3 menus
  44. 33,044beef pot pie3 menus
  45. 33,045Hamburg Steak, with Onions3 menus
  46. 33,046Jam Sandwiches3 menus
  47. 33,047Corn beef and cabbage3 menus
  48. 33,048German Pan Cakes3 menus
  49. 33,049Chartreuse, per glass3 menus
  50. 33,050Creme de Menthe, per glass3 menus
  51. 33,051Benedictine, per glass3 menus
  52. 33,052Broiled live lobster, half3 menus
  53. 33,053Oysters, blue points, half shell3 menus
  54. 33,054Knuckle of Veal Celery Sauce3 menus
  55. 33,055Salt codfish and cream3 menus
  56. 33,056Scrambled Eggs a la Turque3 menus
  57. 33,057Scrambled Eggs a la Mornay3 menus
  58. 33,058Scrambled Eggs a l'Aurore3 menus
  59. 33,059Stuffed green peppers (2)3 menus
  60. 33,060G. H. Mumm & Co. (extra dry)3 menus
  61. 33,061Omelette, aux Fines Herbes3 menus
  62. 33,062Puree of Bean Soup3 menus
  63. 33,063Chicken saute, fine herbs3 menus
  64. 33,064Leg of lamb, caper sauce3 menus
  65. 33,065English Mutton Chops (Brace)3 menus
  66. 33,066Sardines, Domestic3 menus
  67. 33,067with Potato Salad3 menus
  68. 33,068Boston Crackers and Milk3 menus
  69. 33,069Roast Mutton Sandwich3 menus
  70. 33,070Stewed egg-plant3 menus
  71. 33,071Roast Tame Duck, apple sauce3 menus
  72. 33,072Assorted tarts3 menus
  73. 33,073Consomme glace3 menus
  74. 33,074Cold clam broth, cup3 menus
  75. 33,075Extra sirloin steak, mushrooms3 menus
  76. 33,076Mutton Broth, Barley3 menus
  77. 33,077Half fried chicken à la Maryland3 menus
  78. 33,078Cross and Blackwell's Chow Chow3 menus
  79. 33,079Peter Brau, per bottle3 menus
  80. 33,080Everard's Beer3 menus
  81. 33,081Sherry Wine, per glass3 menus
  82. 33,082Port Wine, per glass3 menus
  83. 33,083Hashed Lamb, plain3 menus
  84. 33,084E. Irroy, Vin Brut3 menus
  85. 33,085Three Poached Eggs, plain3 menus
  86. 33,086Beef Steak a la Tartar3 menus
  87. 33,087Oysters, Buzzard Bays3 menus
  88. 33,088Charged Water Lemonade, per glass3 menus
  89. 33,089Canapé Suédois3 menus
  90. 33,090Three Star Brandy, per glass3 menus
  91. 33,091Sirloin Steak with bacon or onions3 menus
  92. 33,092Otard Brandy, per pony3 menus
  93. 33,093Lamb Kidneys Deviled3 menus
  94. 33,094Claret, St. Julien, per glass3 menus
  95. 33,095Port, Old Cockburn, per glass3 menus
  96. 33,096Sherry, Vino de Pasto, per glass3 menus
  97. 33,097Madeira, Old Reserve, per glass3 menus
  98. 33,098Rhine Wine, Laubenheimer, per glass3 menus
  99. 33,099Mixed Drinks, per glass3 menus
  100. 33,100Fancy Mixed Drinks, per glass3 menus