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. 35,001Creme-Schnitte3 menus
  2. 35,002Tomato Soup, aux Croutons3 menus
  3. 35,003Salmon and Peas3 menus
  4. 35,004Celery broil Oysters3 menus
  5. 35,005Fillets of Sole, Tartar Sauce3 menus
  6. 35,006Hard Rolls3 menus
  7. 35,007Pistazien Rahmeis3 menus
  8. 35,008GEORGE GOULET champagne, Extra Dry3 menus
  9. 35,009HEIDSIECK & Co. champagne, Dry Monopole3 menus
  10. 35,010GEORGE GOULET champagne, Extra Brut3 menus
  11. 35,011Brown mellow sweet potatoes3 menus
  12. 35,012Cold Braized Beef a la Benoist3 menus
  13. 35,013Roast Gosling3 menus
  14. 35,014POTATOES-Saratoga3 menus
  15. 35,015Clear vermicelli soup3 menus
  16. 35,016Thick mock turtle soup3 menus
  17. 35,017Pluvier Roti Sur Canape3 menus
  18. 35,018Beef Broth, Barley3 menus
  19. 35,019Gervaise Cheese3 menus
  20. 35,020Harvard Punch3 menus
  21. 35,021Fischfricadellen3 menus
  22. 35,022Sorbet American3 menus
  23. 35,023Gumbo de volaille a la Creole3 menus
  24. 35,024Figuren Eis-Creme3 menus
  25. 35,025Rahm-Eis3 menus
  26. 35,026Figur Ice-Cream3 menus
  27. 35,027Beet roots3 menus
  28. 35,028Ailes de Poulet a la Chevreuse3 menus
  29. 35,029Mince curry & rice3 menus
  30. 35,030California Birnen3 menus
  31. 35,031New York beer3 menus
  32. 35,032Anges a Cheval3 menus
  33. 35,033Potatoes - Any Style3 menus
  34. 35,034Roast Squab au Cresson3 menus
  35. 35,035Hammelfleisch-Ragout3 menus
  36. 35,036Pommery & Greno, Extra Sec & Sec champagne3 menus
  37. 35,037Klare Schildkroten-Suppe3 menus
  38. 35,038Nuss-Kartoffeln3 menus
  39. 35,039Roastbeef - Sauce a l'italienne3 menus
  40. 35,040Little Necks, horseradish3 menus
  41. 35,041Perrier-Jouet & Co., Reserve Dry3 menus
  42. 35,042Gemischte Bohnen3 menus
  43. 35,043Eggs, Any Style3 menus
  44. 35,044Bitter Water3 menus
  45. 35,045Victoria-Tortchen3 menus
  46. 35,046Supreme of chicken with mushrooms3 menus
  47. 35,047Geneva cake3 menus
  48. 35,048Consomme aux Quenelles de Volaille3 menus
  49. 35,049Bombe Washington3 menus
  50. 35,050Pudding a la Reine3 menus
  51. 35,051Tapioca Pudding, Lemon Sauce3 menus
  52. 35,052Compote of Peaches with Rice3 menus
  53. 35,053Huhner-Okra-Suppe3 menus
  54. 35,054Kraftbrühe mit Reis3 menus
  55. 35,055Sardellen-Eier3 menus
  56. 35,056Spargel-Suppe3 menus
  57. 35,057Berlin Pancake, Chaudeau-sauce3 menus
  58. 35,058Omelette mit Spinat3 menus
  59. 35,059Vanilla ice cream with strawberries3 menus
  60. 35,060Spring Chicken au Cresson3 menus
  61. 35,061Schnitt Salat3 menus
  62. 35,062CLEAR GREEN TURTLE, aux Quenelles3 menus
  63. 35,063Weissfisch3 menus
  64. 35,064Apple cake with whipped cream3 menus
  65. 35,065Green peas and carrots3 menus
  66. 35,066Barquettes Suedoises3 menus
  67. 35,067Maquereau Espagnol Venitienne3 menus
  68. 35,068Rice-, Hominy- and Buckwheat-cakes3 menus
  69. 35,069Park & Tilfords Y.P.M. whiskey3 menus
  70. 35,070of3 menus
  71. 35,071Striped bass, Court-bouillon3 menus
  72. 35,072Spanish mackerel, Venetian3 menus
  73. 35,073Vol au Vent, Toulouse3 menus
  74. 35,074Cold Ham, with Potato Salad3 menus
  75. 35,075Coffee with Cream, per pot3 menus
  76. 35,076Paprika-Schnitzel3 menus
  77. 35,077Elsassischer Salat3 menus
  78. 35,078NESTOR CIGARETTES3 menus
  79. 35,079Havana No. 2 Cigars3 menus
  80. 35,080Roast Pullets3 menus
  81. 35,081Cavendish Light Tobacco3 menus
  82. 35,082Cavendish Dark Tobacco3 menus
  83. 35,083Whiskies - - Irish3 menus
  84. 35,084Schloss-Kartoffeln3 menus
  85. 35,085Almond-pastry3 menus
  86. 35,086Terrapin, a la Baltimore3 menus
  87. 35,087Potato-straws3 menus
  88. 35,088Crab Meat, au Gratin3 menus
  89. 35,089Cervelat sausages3 menus
  90. 35,090Fresh Mushrooms, Saute3 menus
  91. 35,091Reis cakes3 menus
  92. 35,092Roast Stuffed Chicken, Giblet Sauce3 menus
  93. 35,093Fresh Pineapple Sherbet3 menus
  94. 35,094Artichokes a la Bearnaise3 menus
  95. 35,095Boiled Leg of Canada Mutton, Caper Sauce3 menus
  96. 35,096Pfefferlinge3 menus
  97. 35,097Schoten3 menus
  98. 35,098Peas-Soup3 menus
  99. 35,099Eperlans Frits, Sauce Tartare3 menus
  100. 35,100Salade Belge3 menus