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. 33,601Cold Sausage3 menus
  2. 33,602Bohnen-Suppe3 menus
  3. 33,603Chicken Casserole3 menus
  4. 33,604hominy, plain3 menus
  5. 33,605rice, plain3 menus
  6. 33,606Sweetbread broiled3 menus
  7. 33,607Wheatena, with cream3 menus
  8. 33,608Long Island Duckling, Sage Dressing, Apple Sauce3 menus
  9. 33,609Strawberries with whipped cream3 menus
  10. 33,610Ox Joint3 menus
  11. 33,611Tomatoes with Mayonnaise or French Dressing3 menus
  12. 33,612Eggs (2) Boiled3 menus
  13. 33,613Congress Water, per bottle3 menus
  14. 33,614Hathorn Water, per bottle3 menus
  15. 33,615Apollinaris Water, per bottle3 menus
  16. 33,616Consomme aux profiteroles3 menus
  17. 33,617Noisettes de pre-sale a l'estragon3 menus
  18. 33,618Poulet saute aux fines herbes3 menus
  19. 33,619Rumpsteak a la bordelaise3 menus
  20. 33,620W.A. Blanck's Dairy goblet of milk3 menus
  21. 33,621Maulschellen3 menus
  22. 33,622Boeuf Bourguignonne3 menus
  23. 33,623Potage bretonne3 menus
  24. 33,624Calfs Head a la Vinaigrette3 menus
  25. 33,625Omelettes (to order)3 menus
  26. 33,626Warm: Beefsteak3 menus
  27. 33,627Roastbeef a la Westmoreland3 menus
  28. 33,628Scotch Whiskey, Dewar's3 menus
  29. 33,629Imported Cigars, selected3 menus
  30. 33,630Superior3 menus
  31. 33,631G.H. Mumm's Ex. Dry, American Market3 menus
  32. 33,632Champagne, Pommery & Greno. Ex. Dry3 menus
  33. 33,633Boiled or Fried Eggs, two3 menus
  34. 33,634Champagne, Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label3 menus
  35. 33,635White Rock Table Water3 menus
  36. 33,636Froid3 menus
  37. 33,637Iced Tea per Glass3 menus
  38. 33,638Macaroon table-piece3 menus
  39. 33,639Whiskey Club Cocktail3 menus
  40. 33,640Vermouth Club Cocktail3 menus
  41. 33,641Manhattan Club Cocktail3 menus
  42. 33,642Martini Club Cocktail3 menus
  43. 33,643Tom Gin Club Cocktail3 menus
  44. 33,644York Club Cocktail3 menus
  45. 33,645Astor House Sparkling Catawba3 menus
  46. 33,646Dreadnought Old Scotch Whiskey3 menus
  47. 33,647Burgundy (Macon)3 menus
  48. 33,648Hock (Hochheimer)3 menus
  49. 33,649Lamb stew and peas3 menus
  50. 33,650Beetroots Saute3 menus
  51. 33,651Chateau Bouillac3 menus
  52. 33,652Erdbeerschnitte3 menus
  53. 33,653Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Brew'y Btg3 menus
  54. 33,654Blanquette de Veau3 menus
  55. 33,655Fresh cucumber salad3 menus
  56. 33,656Boar's Head with Pistachios3 menus
  57. 33,657Soup, Puree of Tomato3 menus
  58. 33,658Cabinet Riesling Sauterne3 menus
  59. 33,659Legierte Reissuppe3 menus
  60. 33,660Anchovis-Sauce3 menus
  61. 33,661Perrier Jouet & Co. Special3 menus
  62. 33,662Special Dry3 menus
  63. 33,663Fried North River Shad3 menus
  64. 33,664Scotch, (Glenlivet)3 menus
  65. 33,665CALF'S FEET, VINAIGRETTE3 menus
  66. 33,666Lemon Soda or Sarsaparilla3 menus
  67. 33,667CAPON, HERB STUFFING3 menus
  68. 33,668CONGRESS PUDDING, FRUIT SAUCE3 menus
  69. 33,669Consommé cup3 menus
  70. 33,670Scotch, King William3 menus
  71. 33,671Bordeaux, St. Julien, 1889 Vintage, Red3 menus
  72. 33,672Omelette with oyster crabs3 menus
  73. 33,673Bass Ale, White Label, Bottle3 menus
  74. 33,674Bass Ale, Dog's Head, Bottle3 menus
  75. 33,675Apollinaris Water, Bottle3 menus
  76. 33,676oatmeal mash3 menus
  77. 33,677Tomaten Suppe mit Reis3 menus
  78. 33,678Vanilla, strawberry or chocolate ice cream3 menus
  79. 33,679Pflaumen- und Prunellen-Kompott3 menus
  80. 33,680Pommes-frites3 menus
  81. 33,681Baked shad, port wine sauce3 menus
  82. 33,682Chicken & Asparagus3 menus
  83. 33,683Schnepfen auf Toast3 menus
  84. 33,684Rostbraten au jus3 menus
  85. 33,685Chicken saute a la chasseur3 menus
  86. 33,686Vanilla and Pistachio ice cream3 menus
  87. 33,687Mashed peas3 menus
  88. 33,688Rheinlachs3 menus
  89. 33,689Strassburg goose liver pie3 menus
  90. 33,690Croquettes de Veau aux Champignons3 menus
  91. 33,691Chicken Saute, Oyster Sauce3 menus
  92. 33,692New Zealand Ham, Green Corn3 menus
  93. 33,693Kissengen3 menus
  94. 33,694Princess Pudding, Sauce aux Fruits3 menus
  95. 33,695Chicken & Ham Patties3 menus
  96. 33,696Bass & Co's Dog's Head3 menus
  97. 33,697McEwan's Scotch Ale3 menus
  98. 33,698Lobster Curry & Rice3 menus
  99. 33,699Formosa3 menus
  100. 33,700Hunyadi Janos, Glass3 menus