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. 34,501Small steak (for 1)3 menus
  2. 34,502Tenderloin steak, truffles3 menus
  3. 34,503Swiss Apple Tart3 menus
  4. 34,504Indian Toast3 menus
  5. 34,505Fried fillet of sole, remoulade3 menus
  6. 34,506Green Peppers, farcis3 menus
  7. 34,507Pickled Limes3 menus
  8. 34,508Bent's Water Crackers, toasted3 menus
  9. 34,509London Particular3 menus
  10. 34,510Heidesieck & Co., Dry Monopole3 menus
  11. 34,511Spring Onions Salad3 menus
  12. 34,512CORKAGE PER BOTTLE3 menus
  13. 34,513New York Cream Cheese3 menus
  14. 34,514Marrons3 menus
  15. 34,515Candied Fruit3 menus
  16. 34,516White Curacoa3 menus
  17. 34,517Ice Cream and Croutons3 menus
  18. 34,518Lettuce and Sliced Tomatoes3 menus
  19. 34,519Rothe Beeten salate3 menus
  20. 34,520Mutton soup a l'anglaise3 menus
  21. 34,521Konigsberger Klops3 menus
  22. 34,522Cotelettes de homard a la Victoria3 menus
  23. 34,523Ente3 menus
  24. 34,524Roast hashed beef3 menus
  25. 34,525Ragout fin in shells3 menus
  26. 34,526Braunschweiger Stangenspargel3 menus
  27. 34,527Fillet of beef a la parisienne3 menus
  28. 34,528Brunswick asparagus3 menus
  29. 34,529Milanese cake3 menus
  30. 34,530Zungen-Salat3 menus
  31. 34,531Esterhazi Rostbraten3 menus
  32. 34,532Hummer salat3 menus
  33. 34,533Jelly tartlets3 menus
  34. 34,534Potage a la President Grant3 menus
  35. 34,535Gebackene Kamm-Muscheln3 menus
  36. 34,536Little Necks fritters3 menus
  37. 34,537Gateau Friand3 menus
  38. 34,538Friand Cake3 menus
  39. 34,539Glace Cerisette3 menus
  40. 34,540Pommes de terre a la francaise3 menus
  41. 34,541Black Hamburg Grapes3 menus
  42. 34,542Frozen Milk Punch3 menus
  43. 34,543Consomme Montmorency3 menus
  44. 34,544Potatoes Roasted3 menus
  45. 34,545Consomme mit Nocken3 menus
  46. 34,546Mumm's Selected Brut 18983 menus
  47. 34,547Sausage, Mashed Potatoes3 menus
  48. 34,548Potatoes, Fremeuse3 menus
  49. 34,549French Chicken3 menus
  50. 34,550Larded Sirloin of Beef, Nicoise3 menus
  51. 34,551Roast Quail, stuffed with Chestnuts3 menus
  52. 34,552Sardines au Parmesan3 menus
  53. 34,553Bijou salad3 menus
  54. 34,554Consomme Orleans3 menus
  55. 34,555Raspberries with Ice Cream3 menus
  56. 34,556Cafe Ice Cream3 menus
  57. 34,557Fruit Tarts, each3 menus
  58. 34,558Dubarry Suppe3 menus
  59. 34,559Rolled Oats, with Cream3 menus
  60. 34,560Omelettes Plain3 menus
  61. 34,561Grilled sausage3 menus
  62. 34,562Potatoes sautés3 menus
  63. 34,563Selle de Mouton de Galles3 menus
  64. 34,564Gelee au Kirsch3 menus
  65. 34,565Ger. Aal3 menus
  66. 34,566Kartoffeln sautees3 menus
  67. 34,567Fresh Helgoland lobster, Mayonnaise3 menus
  68. 34,568Frischer Helgoländer Hummer, Mayonnaise3 menus
  69. 34,569Salade Fantaisie3 menus
  70. 34,570SELLE D'AGNEAU A LA COLBERT3 menus
  71. 34,571Chicken Consomme, en Tasse3 menus
  72. 34,572Chocolate Meringues3 menus
  73. 34,573Saddle of Venison, Currant Jelly3 menus
  74. 34,574Vermont Turkey, Chestnut Dressing, Cranberry Sauce3 menus
  75. 34,575Christmas Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce3 menus
  76. 34,576Confiture Bar-le-Duc3 menus
  77. 34,577Matjes Haringe3 menus
  78. 34,578Grilled Beefsteak3 menus
  79. 34,579SUCKLING PIG APPLE SAUCE3 menus
  80. 34,580Assorted Candy3 menus
  81. 34,581Asparges3 menus
  82. 34,582Kompot3 menus
  83. 34,583Soup a la Pierre le Grand3 menus
  84. 34,584Parkerhouse Rolls3 menus
  85. 34,585Eggs, to Order3 menus
  86. 34,586Vienna Wafers3 menus
  87. 34,587Huitres Royales3 menus
  88. 34,588Parsnips a la Creme3 menus
  89. 34,589Gekochter Schellfisch, Senfbutter3 menus
  90. 34,590Grenadins von Kalb3 menus
  91. 34,591Eier, Pariser Art3 menus
  92. 34,592Eierkuchen mit Nieren3 menus
  93. 34,593Aal3 menus
  94. 34,594Lachs-Mayonnaise3 menus
  95. 34,595Suppe nach Peter dem Grossen3 menus
  96. 34,596Frogs Legs saute3 menus
  97. 34,597Portvin.3 menus
  98. 34,598Mullagatawney Soup3 menus
  99. 34,599Grilled Bloaters3 menus
  100. 34,600Chicken Liver & Bacon3 menus