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. 34,001Athletic Club Pure Rye3 menus
  2. 34,002Haan's V. O. (Private Stock)3 menus
  3. 34,003Anheuser-Busch Black and Tan Beer in bottles3 menus
  4. 34,004German beefsteak3 menus
  5. 34,005Krauter-kase3 menus
  6. 34,006Mutton-chops and Steaks fried or broiled3 menus
  7. 34,007Young pig, baked apples3 menus
  8. 34,008Lima-Beans3 menus
  9. 34,009Mince puffs3 menus
  10. 34,010Tomatosauce3 menus
  11. 34,011Sauce Chaudeau3 menus
  12. 34,012Compote of California Prunes3 menus
  13. 34,013Veal Cutlets a la Financier3 menus
  14. 34,014Lambs' Tongues, Girkin Sauce3 menus
  15. 34,015Succotash or Stewed Corn3 menus
  16. 34,016Prawns in Jelly3 menus
  17. 34,017Consomme de Volaille froid3 menus
  18. 34,018Chocolate-Pudding3 menus
  19. 34,019Asparagus (French)3 menus
  20. 34,020Boiled Codfish, Hollandaise Sauce3 menus
  21. 34,021Chop3 menus
  22. 34,022Bismarck-Herring3 menus
  23. 34,023Savarin pudding, wine sauce3 menus
  24. 34,024Cold rice pudding, vanilla sauce3 menus
  25. 34,025Susses Korn3 menus
  26. 34,026Grill. Hering3 menus
  27. 34,027Chicken with barley3 menus
  28. 34,028Chicken salad in bowl3 menus
  29. 34,029Sardellenwurst3 menus
  30. 34,030Potatoes, Extra fried3 menus
  31. 34,031Fresh mushrooms sautes, fines herbes3 menus
  32. 34,032Pork and beans, New York style3 menus
  33. 34,033Whole French artichokes a la vinaigrette3 menus
  34. 34,034Deutscher Schinken3 menus
  35. 34,035Whole mallard duck3 menus
  36. 34,036Fillet of Sole Joinville3 menus
  37. 34,037Baked green bluefish, italienne3 menus
  38. 34,038Pork chops broiled3 menus
  39. 34,039Honeycomb tripe fried3 menus
  40. 34,040Fresh mackerel fried3 menus
  41. 34,041Jamon asado3 menus
  42. 34,042Kuken a la Marengo3 menus
  43. 34,043Oysters Steamed in Shell3 menus
  44. 34,044Vanille-Schnitte3 menus
  45. 34,045Imported Cervelat3 menus
  46. 34,046Broiled Sweetbreads, plain3 menus
  47. 34,047Omelet, with Chicken Livers3 menus
  48. 34,048Meat-Salad3 menus
  49. 34,049Eidam3 menus
  50. 34,050Zinfandel, Cal.3 menus
  51. 34,051Croquette3 menus
  52. 34,052Codfish cakes with poached egg3 menus
  53. 34,053Vinegar Pickles3 menus
  54. 34,054Hammelcotelette3 menus
  55. 34,055Stewed Kidneys in Madeira3 menus
  56. 34,056Smoked Salmon and Eel, Anchovies3 menus
  57. 34,057Russ. Steppen3 menus
  58. 34,058Haut Sauterne, 18743 menus
  59. 34,059Frog Legs fried3 menus
  60. 34,060Filet Cabaret3 menus
  61. 34,061Chicken, a la Maryland3 menus
  62. 34,062Niersteiner Rehbach3 menus
  63. 34,063Schloss Johannisberg3 menus
  64. 34,064Ice cream napolitaine3 menus
  65. 34,065California, Gutedel3 menus
  66. 34,066EGRI BIKAVER, (Ladies' Wine)3 menus
  67. 34,067Veal Chops, la milanaise3 menus
  68. 34,068Brochette of lobster on toast3 menus
  69. 34,069Apple Dumplings - Hard Sauce3 menus
  70. 34,070Glaces Neapolitaine aux Wafers3 menus
  71. 34,071Extra large sirloin steak mushrooms3 menus
  72. 34,072Piper Heidsieck, 18843 menus
  73. 34,073Piper Heidsieck, Brut, 18893 menus
  74. 34,074Breton Sec, 1/2 pt.3 menus
  75. 34,075Perrier Jouett, Extra Dry, Special3 menus
  76. 34,076Bouche Fils, 1/2 pt.3 menus
  77. 34,077Columbia-Eis3 menus
  78. 34,078Madeira, Sercial3 menus
  79. 34,079(Estate of the Archbishop of Hungary.)3 menus
  80. 34,080Chablis Mousseux Dry3 menus
  81. 34,081Orange or lemon ice3 menus
  82. 34,082Spring Chicken à la Maryland3 menus
  83. 34,083Corned Pork with Spinach3 menus
  84. 34,084Liebig's beef tea3 menus
  85. 34,085per syphon3 menus
  86. 34,086Ribs of pork Cassel style3 menus
  87. 34,087Bass Ale (on draught)3 menus
  88. 34,088Omelettes aux confitures3 menus
  89. 34,089Koehler's N. Y. Fidelio Beer3 menus
  90. 34,090Fruit fritters of any kind3 menus
  91. 34,091Gateau Genois3 menus
  92. 34,092Hattenheimer3 menus
  93. 34,093Grog3 menus
  94. 34,094Pure Old Holland Gin3 menus
  95. 34,095Nicholson's3 menus
  96. 34,096Old Medford, 18883 menus
  97. 34,097Bass India Ale, White Label3 menus
  98. 34,098Ginger Ale, Cantrell & Cochran3 menus
  99. 34,099Club Soda, Cantrell & Cochran3 menus
  100. 34,100Omlette with Chicken Livers3 menus