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. 33,101Haut Sauternes, Cruse and Fils Freres3 menus
  2. 33,102Chateau Latour Blanche, Brandenburg Freres3 menus
  3. 33,103Mousse Glacee aux Fraises3 menus
  4. 33,104Green Tea, Pot for one3 menus
  5. 33,105Oysters, Saddle Rock, raw3 menus
  6. 33,106Bananas, Sliced3 menus
  7. 33,107Tea or coffee, pot3 menus
  8. 33,108Potato julienne3 menus
  9. 33,109EGGS AND OMELETS3 menus
  10. 33,110Champagne Cider, pint3 menus
  11. 33,111Champagne Cider, quart3 menus
  12. 33,112Imported Champagne Cider3 menus
  13. 33,113Eggs, scrambled plain3 menus
  14. 33,114Coffee, per pot, small3 menus
  15. 33,115Eggs on anchovy toast3 menus
  16. 33,116Honey-comb tripe, stewed3 menus
  17. 33,117Pont Leveque3 menus
  18. 33,118Omelette, onions3 menus
  19. 33,119Bluefish, Broiled or Fried3 menus
  20. 33,120Potatoes, plain fried3 menus
  21. 33,121Puffs Chantilly3 menus
  22. 33,122Veal cutlets, with tomato sauce3 menus
  23. 33,123Lamb Cutlets - Tomato Sauce3 menus
  24. 33,124Brisket of Beef & Vegetables3 menus
  25. 33,125Fried Veal Cutlet, Breaded3 menus
  26. 33,126Guinness's Porter3 menus
  27. 33,127Eier in brauner Butter3 menus
  28. 33,128Mandel-Pudding3 menus
  29. 33,129Blue-Points oysters3 menus
  30. 33,1301/2 fried spring chicken3 menus
  31. 33,131Coffee, per pot, large3 menus
  32. 33,132Omelette soufflee Celestine3 menus
  33. 33,133Oyster Fry, Large3 menus
  34. 33,134Oyster Stew Boston3 menus
  35. 33,135Lettuce- and Cucumber salad3 menus
  36. 33,136Special Delmonico steak, Julienne potatoes3 menus
  37. 33,137Mocha and Java Coffee3 menus
  38. 33,138Fried Barracuda3 menus
  39. 33,139Broil with Bacon3 menus
  40. 33,140Club Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms3 menus
  41. 33,141Porterhouse Steak and Onions3 menus
  42. 33,142Salt Cod Family Style3 menus
  43. 33,143Ceylon Tea, cup3 menus
  44. 33,144Salt Cod & Cream Sauce3 menus
  45. 33,145Sandwiches, tongue3 menus
  46. 33,146Cold Pickled Tripe3 menus
  47. 33,147Omelete, with Ham3 menus
  48. 33,148Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 18813 menus
  49. 33,149Smith's Phila. Porter3 menus
  50. 33,150Comendador3 menus
  51. 33,151Holland Swan Gin3 menus
  52. 33,152Peruvian Bitters3 menus
  53. 33,153Mineral Water, per glass3 menus
  54. 33,154Champagne Brandy3 menus
  55. 33,155Bloodgood, 1822, Everett House Private Stock3 menus
  56. 33,156Old Bourbon, 18683 menus
  57. 33,157Old Blue Grass Rye Whiskey3 menus
  58. 33,158Porterhouse Steak, with Tomato Sauce3 menus
  59. 33,159Broiled Black Bass3 menus
  60. 33,160POTATOES, New, in Cream3 menus
  61. 33,161Epinards aux oeufs3 menus
  62. 33,162Grouse roti3 menus
  63. 33,163Potage marmite3 menus
  64. 33,164Roast Young Turkey cranberry sauce3 menus
  65. 33,165Potage St Germain3 menus
  66. 33,166Extra cut of roast beef3 menus
  67. 33,167Compote panachee3 menus
  68. 33,168Chocolate or cocoa, cup3 menus
  69. 33,169Edam American Cheese3 menus
  70. 33,170Saumon du Rhin3 menus
  71. 33,171Braised short ribs of beef, browned potatoes3 menus
  72. 33,172Corned Beef Tongue3 menus
  73. 33,173Boiled Gold Band ham3 menus
  74. 33,174Stewed Lamb with Vegetables3 menus
  75. 33,175Potatoes au Beurre3 menus
  76. 33,176Dairy, Pineapple, Edam and American Cheese3 menus
  77. 33,177Baked Red Fish, Parsley Sauce3 menus
  78. 33,178Boiled Leg of Mutton & Caper sauce3 menus
  79. 33,179Perrier Jouet, 1/2 pint3 menus
  80. 33,180Coffee or Tea and Rolls or Cold Bread for one3 menus
  81. 33,181Beefsteak with Tomato sauce, for one3 menus
  82. 33,182Suckling Pig en Surprise3 menus
  83. 33,183Queen Cakes3 menus
  84. 33,184English Walnut Cake3 menus
  85. 33,185Pretzels3 menus
  86. 33,186Eier, Lyoner Art3 menus
  87. 33,187Schweins-Koteletten3 menus
  88. 33,188Fried chicken, Maryland style, whole3 menus
  89. 33,189Roast beef croquettes3 menus
  90. 33,190Mutton croquettes3 menus
  91. 33,191Hot Biscuit3 menus
  92. 33,192Roast Capon, Stuffed3 menus
  93. 33,193Calves' Head en Tortue3 menus
  94. 33,194Box stew, oysters3 menus
  95. 33,195Little neck clam, half shell3 menus
  96. 33,196Bluefish aux fines herbes3 menus
  97. 33,197Tenderloin steak, with Bacon3 menus
  98. 33,198boiled or baked3 menus
  99. 33,199Lima Bean Salad3 menus
  100. 33,200Cream Sandwich3 menus