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. 34,301Crawfish Salad3 menus
  2. 34,302New Zealand Ham a la St. James3 menus
  3. 34,303Iced Plums3 menus
  4. 34,304Turkey Wings with Rice a la Creole3 menus
  5. 34,305Omelet, Celestine3 menus
  6. 34,306Minced Turnover3 menus
  7. 34,307Cod Sounds and Tongues, Egg Sauce3 menus
  8. 34,308Potatoes en Forme3 menus
  9. 34,309SWEET POTATOES--Grilled3 menus
  10. 34,310Mock Turtle au xeres3 menus
  11. 34,311(Cold) Ham3 menus
  12. 34,312Rockaways, one dozen3 menus
  13. 34,313Calf's head sauce piquante3 menus
  14. 34,314Ballantine's Beer3 menus
  15. 34,315Saddle Rock Broil3 menus
  16. 34,316Pickled Walnuts, C. & B.3 menus
  17. 34,317Fried Codfish Cakes3 menus
  18. 34,318Deviled Crabs (1)3 menus
  19. 34,319Deviled Crabs (2)3 menus
  20. 34,320Small sirloin steak tomato sauce3 menus
  21. 34,321Small sirloin steak mushrooms3 menus
  22. 34,322Brown3 menus
  23. 34,323Chateau Batailley, Barton and Guestier3 menus
  24. 34,324Oysters Cream Broil3 menus
  25. 34,325St. Estephe, Boshamer Leon and Co.3 menus
  26. 34,326Codfish Chowder3 menus
  27. 34,327Cold Vermont Turkey3 menus
  28. 34,328Vienna Roulade3 menus
  29. 34,329Mayonaise de Homard3 menus
  30. 34,330Fleurs3 menus
  31. 34,331Pears with Rice, Conde3 menus
  32. 34,332American, R. S. C. Cigarettes3 menus
  33. 34,333Brisket of Beef and Horseradish3 menus
  34. 34,334Postkarte3 menus
  35. 34,335Weltpostverein3 menus
  36. 34,336Pain a discretion3 menus
  37. 34,337Dutch Herring3 menus
  38. 34,338Beef Kidney pie3 menus
  39. 34,339Tomaten Sauce3 menus
  40. 34,340Carrots, Saute3 menus
  41. 34,341Consomme a l'Anglaise3 menus
  42. 34,342Consomme, Hot in Cup3 menus
  43. 34,343Consomme, Cold in Cup3 menus
  44. 34,344Chicken Creole3 menus
  45. 34,345Congress Steamed Brown Bread3 menus
  46. 34,346Clams Fried in Crumbs3 menus
  47. 34,347Gebackener Fisch3 menus
  48. 34,348Prinzessbohnen mit Petersilienbutter3 menus
  49. 34,349Kronsbeersauce3 menus
  50. 34,350Cocoa nut macaroons3 menus
  51. 34,351Beefsteak, roast3 menus
  52. 34,352Side order of Bacon (Served with Meat and Game Orders Only.)3 menus
  53. 34,353Apricot Pies3 menus
  54. 34,354Green Peas with Carrots3 menus
  55. 34,355Mushroomsauce3 menus
  56. 34,356Champignonsauce3 menus
  57. 34,357Barley cream soup3 menus
  58. 34,358Assorted Philadelphia Cakes3 menus
  59. 34,359Lemon Snow3 menus
  60. 34,360Curken Salat3 menus
  61. 34,361Kidney brochettes3 menus
  62. 34,362Roast lamb Green peas3 menus
  63. 34,363Apple [pie]3 menus
  64. 34,364Cocoanut [pie]3 menus
  65. 34,365Custard [pie]3 menus
  66. 34,366Rostbraten mit verdicktem Fleischsaft3 menus
  67. 34,367Sardellen-Sauce3 menus
  68. 34,368Biscuit roulade3 menus
  69. 34,369Parmentier soup3 menus
  70. 34,370Omelette Jelly3 menus
  71. 34,371peach [pie]3 menus
  72. 34,372Strawberry dumpling3 menus
  73. 34,373Bird's nest3 menus
  74. 34,374Champagne, G.H. Mumm's, Ex. Dry English Market3 menus
  75. 34,375Omelette mit Nieren-Saute3 menus
  76. 34,376Specksauce3 menus
  77. 34,377Sandwich, Cold Roast Beef3 menus
  78. 34,378Curry Chicken Rice3 menus
  79. 34,379Leg of Mutton Caper Sce3 menus
  80. 34,380Hash Browns3 menus
  81. 34,381Tomatoe Soup3 menus
  82. 34,382Kalt: Rostbraten3 menus
  83. 34,383Gebratene Schollen, Butter3 menus
  84. 34,384Broiled English Snipe on Toast3 menus
  85. 34,385Gekochter Heilbutt, Zerlassene Butter3 menus
  86. 34,386Tomatoes and Okra3 menus
  87. 34,387Gedunstete Prunellen3 menus
  88. 34,388Cake and Pastry Asstd3 menus
  89. 34,389Mirouton Duck3 menus
  90. 34,390Boiled Corned Pork3 menus
  91. 34,391Snow Jelly3 menus
  92. 34,392Eng. plum pudding3 menus
  93. 34,393Schinken, gekocht3 menus
  94. 34,394Vermicelli Custard3 menus
  95. 34,395Fried Ham and Bacon3 menus
  96. 34,396Eggs, Boiled (two)3 menus
  97. 34,397Eggs, Fried (two)3 menus
  98. 34,398English Mutton Chop with French Peas3 menus
  99. 34,399Londonderry Lithia, pint3 menus
  100. 34,400a la Stanley3 menus