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. 34,701Beef Marrow on Toast3 menus
  2. 34,702Cake & Small Pastry Assorted3 menus
  3. 34,703Codfish Family Style3 menus
  4. 34,704Dried Ginger3 menus
  5. 34,705Lucines orangees3 menus
  6. 34,706Krauterkase3 menus
  7. 34,707Apricots au jus3 menus
  8. 34,708Consomme Victoria3 menus
  9. 34,709Graves Bordeaux White3 menus
  10. 34,710Ribs of New York Beef au jus3 menus
  11. 34,711Booth & Co.'s Dry Gin3 menus
  12. 34,712Ruinart, Pere & Fils, Vin Brut3 menus
  13. 34,713Chartreuse, White3 menus
  14. 34,714Cigarette Paper, Job (genuine Jn Bardou) 150 leaves3 menus
  15. 34,715Cigarettes, Between the Acts3 menus
  16. 34,716Cigarettes, Egyptian Delight3 menus
  17. 34,717Cigarettes, Richmond Straight Cut No. 13 menus
  18. 34,718Molasses Gingerbread3 menus
  19. 34,719Bent's toasted crackers3 menus
  20. 34,720Lettuce with tomatoes3 menus
  21. 34,721Okra-Suppe mit Tomaten3 menus
  22. 34,722Cotelettes de ris de veau, moderne3 menus
  23. 34,723Tortue Clair au Madere3 menus
  24. 34,724Salade en Surprise3 menus
  25. 34,725Broiled fresh codfish3 menus
  26. 34,726Beef and Mustard Sauce3 menus
  27. 34,727Perrier Jouet Sec, 1893 Reserve, Extra Dry3 menus
  28. 34,728Ruinart Extra Quality Dry, '933 menus
  29. 34,729Bouche Fils & Cie3 menus
  30. 34,730Imp. Champagne Cider, German3 menus
  31. 34,731Lucca Augen3 menus
  32. 34,732Lamb Chops, Saratoga Chips3 menus
  33. 34,733Asparagus en branches3 menus
  34. 34,734Cognac, Fine Champagne, 18653 menus
  35. 34,735Cognac, Fine Champagne, 18543 menus
  36. 34,736Cognac, Fine Champagne, 18493 menus
  37. 34,737Whisky, King William Scotch3 menus
  38. 34,738Holland Cabinet3 menus
  39. 34,739Banana Fritters, Au Rhum3 menus
  40. 34,740Creme de Hollande3 menus
  41. 34,741Rum St. Croix3 menus
  42. 34,742Sandeman's Best Port3 menus
  43. 34,743Grenadine Syrup3 menus
  44. 34,744Groseille Syrup3 menus
  45. 34,745One Carafon (Decanter) Bordeaux (Red), 18933 menus
  46. 34,746Chablis Clos, '953 menus
  47. 34,747Nuits '923 menus
  48. 34,7481891 Chat. Lafon3 menus
  49. 34,7491887 Chat. Rochet3 menus
  50. 34,7501887 Chat. Lagrange3 menus
  51. 34,7511890 Cos d'Estournel3 menus
  52. 34,7521891 Brown-Cantenac3 menus
  53. 34,7531891 Chat. Malescot3 menus
  54. 34,7541891 Pichon Longueville3 menus
  55. 34,7551893 Cos d'Estournel3 menus
  56. 34,7561896 Chat. Margaux3 menus
  57. 34,7571891 Chat. Rieussec3 menus
  58. 34,7581893 Clos Bellevue3 menus
  59. 34,7591895 Chat. Rieussec3 menus
  60. 34,7601896 Chat. Lafon3 menus
  61. 34,761Chat. Rieussec, '963 menus
  62. 34,762Graves Superieur, '953 menus
  63. 34,763Sauternes, '933 menus
  64. 34,764Chat. de Magence, '963 menus
  65. 34,765Chat. l'Espinglet, '993 menus
  66. 34,766Graves '953 menus
  67. 34,767Pontet Canet, '933 menus
  68. 34,768Trianon St. Emilion 1ere '903 menus
  69. 34,769Chat. La Commanderie '983 menus
  70. 34,770Russischer salat3 menus
  71. 34,771Calf's brains, browned butter3 menus
  72. 34,772Tenderloin steak (for one)3 menus
  73. 34,773Sirloin steak (for one)3 menus
  74. 34,774Breast of Lamb and Green Peas3 menus
  75. 34,775Sherry Wine Punch3 menus
  76. 34,776Broiled whitefish, parsley butter3 menus
  77. 34,777Buzzard's Bays Oysters3 menus
  78. 34,778Cold Sablath-sausage3 menus
  79. 34,779Asparagus a la creme3 menus
  80. 34,780Currant sauce3 menus
  81. 34,781Orangen-Rahmeis3 menus
  82. 34,782Saute of Calves Liver3 menus
  83. 34,783Beefsteak nach Nelson3 menus
  84. 34,784Beefsteak a la Nelson3 menus
  85. 34,785Salad: Crab3 menus
  86. 34,786Beef and Yorkshire Pudding3 menus
  87. 34,787Potage a la Julienne3 menus
  88. 34,788Biftecks aux Oignons3 menus
  89. 34,789Roast Domestic Duck3 menus
  90. 34,790Cream Slaw3 menus
  91. 34,791Little-Neck clams, Fry3 menus
  92. 34,792Little-Neck clams, Stew3 menus
  93. 34,793Leg of mutton a l'anglaise3 menus
  94. 34,794Emince von Puter mit Ei3 menus
  95. 34,795Othellos3 menus
  96. 34,796Russ. Prairie Cheese3 menus
  97. 34,797Kalt: Rindszunge3 menus
  98. 34,798Roastbeef, cold3 menus
  99. 34,799Stewed apples & prunes3 menus
  100. 34,800Mineral Waters, Apenta3 menus