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. 35,101Moselle - Still3 menus
  2. 35,102Whiskies - Scotch3 menus
  3. 35,103Tobacco - Cavendish, Light3 menus
  4. 35,104Tobacco - Cavendish, Dark3 menus
  5. 35,105Tobacco - Cut3 menus
  6. 35,106Cream of Celery Aux Croutons Souffles3 menus
  7. 35,107Cigarettes, American3 menus
  8. 35,108Champagne, Clicquot, Dry3 menus
  9. 35,109Brandy, Martell3 menus
  10. 35,110Puree of Fresh Tomatoes3 menus
  11. 35,111Chateau d'Issan3 menus
  12. 35,112Selle de mouton a l'anglaise3 menus
  13. 35,113Boiled Leg Mutton, caper sauce3 menus
  14. 35,114BOILED SHEEPHEAD, CAPER SAUCE3 menus
  15. 35,115Huitres de Marennes3 menus
  16. 35,116Salad, Beets3 menus
  17. 35,117Boiled Fresh Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce3 menus
  18. 35,118Sparkling Bourgogne3 menus
  19. 35,119Gold Seal Whiskey3 menus
  20. 35,120Oeufs cocotte au jus3 menus
  21. 35,121Tournedos Provencale3 menus
  22. 35,122Asperges sauce Argenteuil3 menus
  23. 35,123Artichokes Barigoule3 menus
  24. 35,124Cailles Rôtis3 menus
  25. 35,125Pont-l'Eveque fromage3 menus
  26. 35,126Jambon de York roti3 menus
  27. 35,127Rochefort Cheese3 menus
  28. 35,128Savarin aux ananas3 menus
  29. 35,129Boiled Chickens and Pork3 menus
  30. 35,130Stewed Pigeons3 menus
  31. 35,131Turbot sauce Hollandaise3 menus
  32. 35,132Cheese and fruits3 menus
  33. 35,133Salmon, boiled3 menus
  34. 35,134SOLERO3 menus
  35. 35,135Olivier3 menus
  36. 35,136Red Snapper, Sauce Hollandaise3 menus
  37. 35,137Entenbraten, Olivensauce3 menus
  38. 35,138Fancy Ices in Forms3 menus
  39. 35,139Timbales, Perigordine3 menus
  40. 35,140Haggis a l'Ecossaise3 menus
  41. 35,141Poppy Seed Rolls3 menus
  42. 35,142Hungarian Wine3 menus
  43. 35,143Tortue verte Oloroso3 menus
  44. 35,144St. Pierre3 menus
  45. 35,145Terapene a la Baltimore3 menus
  46. 35,146Boston Cream Cake3 menus
  47. 35,147Bisque d'Ecrevisse3 menus
  48. 35,148Graham's London Dock Port3 menus
  49. 35,149Columbia-Eis-Creme3 menus
  50. 35,150Soft Clams Casino3 menus
  51. 35,151Boned Chicken with Jelly3 menus
  52. 35,152Lyonnaise omelet3 menus
  53. 35,153Hot house tomato salad3 menus
  54. 35,154Club Steak Planked3 menus
  55. 35,155Duchess, Chantilly3 menus
  56. 35,156Sorbet Siberian3 menus
  57. 35,157Lalla Rook Punch3 menus
  58. 35,158Friture de crabes d'huitres3 menus
  59. 35,159Fritot de cervelles sauce tomate3 menus
  60. 35,160Queen Pudding, Cream Sauce3 menus
  61. 35,161Bombe Alhambra3 menus
  62. 35,162Mousse au cafe3 menus
  63. 35,163Head Rice3 menus
  64. 35,164Sirloin steak with cepes3 menus
  65. 35,165Calf's head, tomato sauce3 menus
  66. 35,166Omelettes with onions3 menus
  67. 35,167Boiled Codfish, caper sauce3 menus
  68. 35,168Celery Farci3 menus
  69. 35,169Small Sirloin Steak, Plain3 menus
  70. 35,170Perrier Jouet, Extra Dry3 menus
  71. 35,171Calf's Head Poulette3 menus
  72. 35,172Chablis, Jules Regnier & Co.3 menus
  73. 35,173Lemp's Beer3 menus
  74. 35,174Pommes Rosette3 menus
  75. 35,175pig's head cheese3 menus
  76. 35,176Hûitres De Blue Point3 menus
  77. 35,177POMMES ITALIENNE3 menus
  78. 35,178STEWED NEW CARROTS IN CREAM3 menus
  79. 35,179SALADE FRANCILLON3 menus
  80. 35,180Old Martel, 1795 Brandy3 menus
  81. 35,181Dawson's Scotch Whisky3 menus
  82. 35,182Walker's Kimarnock Scotch Whisky3 menus
  83. 35,183Kummel, Dutch3 menus
  84. 35,184Piper Heidseck3 menus
  85. 35,185Fried Smelts, Remoulade3 menus
  86. 35,186Pommes de terre, Maitre d'Hotel3 menus
  87. 35,187Savarin a l'ananas3 menus
  88. 35,188Medaillons au parmesan3 menus
  89. 35,189Biscuit Frascati3 menus
  90. 35,190Filet de bass a la Joinville3 menus
  91. 35,191Game Pie, St. Hubert3 menus
  92. 35,192Stuffed Green Peppers, Duxelles3 menus
  93. 35,193Pressed Chicken3 menus
  94. 35,194Fekete kave3 menus
  95. 35,195Devonshire Dumplings3 menus
  96. 35,196Caramel ice3 menus
  97. 35,197Caviar d'Astrakhan, special importation3 menus
  98. 35,198Peach Melba (1)3 menus
  99. 35,199Terrine de Canard, Rouennaise, p.p.3 menus
  100. 35,200Half Chicken, Piemontaise3 menus