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. 34,901Boiled potates3 menus
  2. 34,902Fillet of beef, sherry sauce3 menus
  3. 34,903Loin of Veal, Lemon Sauce3 menus
  4. 34,904Fried Pigs' Feet3 menus
  5. 34,905Werner's Half Pint Champagne3 menus
  6. 34,906Salmon a la Chambord3 menus
  7. 34,907Fillet of Sole, Sauce Tartare3 menus
  8. 34,908Dupee Ham with Sweet Corn3 menus
  9. 34,909Beef, Horseradish3 menus
  10. 34,910Floating Islands3 menus
  11. 34,911Pearl Barley Soup3 menus
  12. 34,912Cakes ass't3 menus
  13. 34,913Galantine de Poularde3 menus
  14. 34,914Frankfurt Sausages and Sauerkraut3 menus
  15. 34,915Oyster Croquettes3 menus
  16. 34,916Eggs a la Hollandaise3 menus
  17. 34,917Illuminated ice cream3 menus
  18. 34,918Geraucherter Aal & Lachs3 menus
  19. 34,919Smoked Eel & Salmon3 menus
  20. 34,920Oysters, Blue Point3 menus
  21. 34,921CONSOMME POT AU FEU3 menus
  22. 34,922Filet de boeuf, Jardiniere3 menus
  23. 34,923Cold Boars Head and Pistaches3 menus
  24. 34,924Blumenkohl, Sauce Bearnaise3 menus
  25. 34,925Stilton Wiltshire3 menus
  26. 34,926Hashed Venison3 menus
  27. 34,927Mandeltorte3 menus
  28. 34,928Roast Duckling Apple Sauce3 menus
  29. 34,929Illuminirtes Eiscreme3 menus
  30. 34,930Macaroon Cake3 menus
  31. 34,931Gerostete Filetsteaks3 menus
  32. 34,932Broiled Fillet Steaks3 menus
  33. 34,933Green peas & carrots3 menus
  34. 34,934Turbot, Lobster Sauce3 menus
  35. 34,935Club soda, C. & C.3 menus
  36. 34,936Pfirsich Kompott3 menus
  37. 34,937Tutti-Frutti Eis3 menus
  38. 34,938Fish hash3 menus
  39. 34,939Filtered pea soup3 menus
  40. 34,940Kalbs-Fricandeau au jus3 menus
  41. 34,941Poached eggs with toast3 menus
  42. 34,942Gebratener Seebarsch3 menus
  43. 34,943Roastbeef Hachis3 menus
  44. 34,944Brat- Kartoffeln3 menus
  45. 34,945Heringe in Pickled-Sauce3 menus
  46. 34,946Breakfast-bacon, fried3 menus
  47. 34,947Gratinierte Makkaroni3 menus
  48. 34,948Rice and Tomato Soup3 menus
  49. 34,949Grilled Steaks3 menus
  50. 34,950Green-Corn3 menus
  51. 34,951Tomaten-Suppe3 menus
  52. 34,952Snow balls3 menus
  53. 34,953Kalt Zungenwurst3 menus
  54. 34,954Cocktails aux huitres3 menus
  55. 34,955Pamplemousse au kirsch3 menus
  56. 34,956Okra soup a la creole3 menus
  57. 34,957Consomme a la Xavier3 menus
  58. 34,958Kennebec Salmon, Lobster Sauce3 menus
  59. 34,959Filet Mignon Bernaise3 menus
  60. 34,960Champagnerkraut3 menus
  61. 34,961Boiled Halibut, Parsley Sauce3 menus
  62. 34,962Legierte Sagosuppe3 menus
  63. 34,963Englische Kartoffeln3 menus
  64. 34,964Two soft shell crabs on toast3 menus
  65. 34,965Chicken saute aux champignons3 menus
  66. 34,966Bavarois au cafe3 menus
  67. 34,967Punch New Willard3 menus
  68. 34,968Beignet au Fromage3 menus
  69. 34,969Cup of tea with cream3 menus
  70. 34,970Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label3 menus
  71. 34,971Jardiniere Soup3 menus
  72. 34,972Potage a la Mulligatawny3 menus
  73. 34,973Puree of Artichokes3 menus
  74. 34,974Kopf- und Gurken Salat3 menus
  75. 34,975Cakes a la Reine3 menus
  76. 34,976Kalbskopf auf Schildkroten Art3 menus
  77. 34,977Bordelaise Potatoes3 menus
  78. 34,978Klare Schildkroten Suppe3 menus
  79. 34,979Roast grouse, Bread sauce3 menus
  80. 34,980Hummer-Mayonnaise3 menus
  81. 34,981Chicken Oyster sauce3 menus
  82. 34,982Brauneberger Moselle3 menus
  83. 34,983Calf's liver with Bacon and Onions3 menus
  84. 34,984Legierte Sago-Suppe3 menus
  85. 34,985Gedunstete Pflaumen & Brunellen3 menus
  86. 34,986Englischer Schinken3 menus
  87. 34,987und kalter Aufschnitt3 menus
  88. 34,988Emperor-soup3 menus
  89. 34,989Pullets3 menus
  90. 34,990Imported Kaiser Beer3 menus
  91. 34,991Coffee Jelly with Cream3 menus
  92. 34,992Peach Charlotte3 menus
  93. 34,993Gumbo de Volaille, Creole3 menus
  94. 34,994Liebfraumilch '933 menus
  95. 34,995Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte '883 menus
  96. 34,996Mousseline Sauce3 menus
  97. 34,997Fruta3 menus
  98. 34,998a la Jardiniere3 menus
  99. 34,999Citronen-Eis3 menus
  100. 35,000English ribs of beef3 menus