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. 33,701Sinew Soup3 menus
  2. 33,702White Rock Ozonate Lithia Water3 menus
  3. 33,703Bananas, (two)3 menus
  4. 33,704Duraznos3 menus
  5. 33,705Bromo3 menus
  6. 33,706Apollinaris water, Splits3 menus
  7. 33,707Gulyas a la minute3 menus
  8. 33,708Citronen Eis3 menus
  9. 33,709Sweetbreads, Marengo3 menus
  10. 33,710California Cheese & Crackers3 menus
  11. 33,711Welschkorn3 menus
  12. 33,712Pariser-Kartoffeln3 menus
  13. 33,713Goulasch3 menus
  14. 33,714Omelettes, with Rum3 menus
  15. 33,715Tortue verte au clair3 menus
  16. 33,716Baked Kidney & Oyster Pie3 menus
  17. 33,717Krebs-Suppe3 menus
  18. 33,718Lamp Chops3 menus
  19. 33,719Snow Flake Potatoes3 menus
  20. 33,720Bucklinge3 menus
  21. 33,721Kohl3 menus
  22. 33,722Stewed Steak3 menus
  23. 33,723Lamb Chops, with Green Peas3 menus
  24. 33,724Appollinaris, Splits3 menus
  25. 33,725Cognac fine Champagne3 menus
  26. 33,726Tasse Mocca3 menus
  27. 33,727Feigenspan's Half and Half3 menus
  28. 33,728Bass Ale on Draught3 menus
  29. 33,729Danziger Goldwasser3 menus
  30. 33,730Shredded Wheat Biscuits and Milk3 menus
  31. 33,731Potatoes - German Fried3 menus
  32. 33,732Veal Cutlets - Tomato Sauce3 menus
  33. 33,733Harzer3 menus
  34. 33,734Ginger Ale, Cantrell & Cochrane's3 menus
  35. 33,735Bass's Ale, per mug3 menus
  36. 33,736Ruedesheimer, Henkell & Co.3 menus
  37. 33,737Rhine Wine, per Schoppen3 menus
  38. 33,738Basket Fired Japan Tea3 menus
  39. 33,739Baked oyster pie3 menus
  40. 33,740Boiled corned beef and spinach3 menus
  41. 33,741GENOA CAKE3 menus
  42. 33,742Dundee Cake3 menus
  43. 33,743Raspberry tartelettes3 menus
  44. 33,744Eggs - Poached3 menus
  45. 33,745Boiled Lobster, hot3 menus
  46. 33,746Carbonic, glass3 menus
  47. 33,747Sherry, Imperial3 menus
  48. 33,748Sweetbread a la financiere3 menus
  49. 33,749Tripe saute3 menus
  50. 33,750BROILED PICKEREL3 menus
  51. 33,751Puree of Tomato aux Croutons3 menus
  52. 33,752Fried codfish and salt pork3 menus
  53. 33,753Flagolette salad3 menus
  54. 33,754Bouche Brut3 menus
  55. 33,755Goose and Apple Sauce3 menus
  56. 33,756OYSTERS, SHELL FISH ETC.3 menus
  57. 33,757Very Old Pale Port3 menus
  58. 33,758Crackers and cream (bowl)3 menus
  59. 33,759Vegetable Salad, French Dressing3 menus
  60. 33,760Filet de boeuf a la Montebello3 menus
  61. 33,761Monogram3 menus
  62. 33,762INDEPENDENCE PUNCH3 menus
  63. 33,763Cottage Pudding, Lemon Sauce3 menus
  64. 33,764DIAMOND BACK TERRAPIN, A LA MARYLAND3 menus
  65. 33,765Grilled Porterhouse Steak3 menus
  66. 33,766TURKEY WING POT PIE, COUNTRY STYLE3 menus
  67. 33,767Potage Malakoff3 menus
  68. 33,768PULLET, SAGE STUFFING3 menus
  69. 33,769Chicken a la Bechamel3 menus
  70. 33,770Turban of Sole, Joinville3 menus
  71. 33,771Celery [salad]3 menus
  72. 33,772Sweetbread cutlet, new asparagus tips3 menus
  73. 33,773Broiled bluefish, sauce vert3 menus
  74. 33,774Tea large pot3 menus
  75. 33,775Honey Comb Tripe, Fried or Broiled3 menus
  76. 33,776Fried White Fish3 menus
  77. 33,777Beignet a la Reine3 menus
  78. 33,778Bread pudding, rum sauce3 menus
  79. 33,779Beef Tongue with Spinach3 menus
  80. 33,780Stuffed green peppers (3)3 menus
  81. 33,781Omelette souffle au rhum3 menus
  82. 33,782Parfait au cafe glace3 menus
  83. 33,783Sherry, Amber3 menus
  84. 33,784Filet de boeuf aux champignons frais3 menus
  85. 33,785Bass's Ale on Draught, glass3 menus
  86. 33,786Carbonic Syphon3 menus
  87. 33,787Saute of New Potatoes3 menus
  88. 33,788Francfort sausage, Horse radish3 menus
  89. 33,789Deviled Crabs in Shells3 menus
  90. 33,790Cold Cornedbeef3 menus
  91. 33,791BOILED BACON AND SPINACH3 menus
  92. 33,792CHIPPED BEEF, in Cream3 menus
  93. 33,793Griddle Cakes Maple Syrup3 menus
  94. 33,794Fried soft shell crabs on toast3 menus
  95. 33,795Roast Rib of Beef, Horse Radish3 menus
  96. 33,796Boar's Head & Pistachios3 menus
  97. 33,797Kennebec Salmon, Mayonnaise3 menus
  98. 33,798Preserves, Peaches3 menus
  99. 33,799Tea, pot, with cream3 menus
  100. 33,800Medoc, Barton and Guestier3 menus