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. 35,201Herrings a la Hollandaise, p.p.3 menus
  2. 35,202Soup, Cream of Chicken3 menus
  3. 35,203Consomme Judic3 menus
  4. 35,204Soup, Cream of Asparagus3 menus
  5. 35,205Ruinart, Vin Brut Champagne3 menus
  6. 35,206Tenderloin of Beef, Canada3 menus
  7. 35,207steamed prunes3 menus
  8. 35,208whole boiled potatoes3 menus
  9. 35,209Allumettes aux Anchois3 menus
  10. 35,210Asperges Nouvelles sauce Mousseline3 menus
  11. 35,211Green Peas French Style3 menus
  12. 35,212Larded Fillet of Beef3 menus
  13. 35,213Ham with Baked Beans3 menus
  14. 35,214Palestine Punch3 menus
  15. 35,215Sherbet Imperial3 menus
  16. 35,216Oyster Stew Milk3 menus
  17. 35,217sweet bread croquettes3 menus
  18. 35,218Spiced Beef3 menus
  19. 35,219Giblet Stew3 menus
  20. 35,220Derby Beef3 menus
  21. 35,221Chicken, Saute, a la Marengo3 menus
  22. 35,222Sweetbreads Pique3 menus
  23. 35,223Oatmeal & Milk3 menus
  24. 35,224Roast Pork, Brown Gravy3 menus
  25. 35,225Turtle Punch3 menus
  26. 35,226Vermicelle Soup3 menus
  27. 35,227Fried Ham & Egg Sandwich3 menus
  28. 35,228Bretzel3 menus
  29. 35,229Pies, all kinds in season3 menus
  30. 35,230Gosling Stuffed, Apple Sauce3 menus
  31. 35,231Glaces: Fantaisies3 menus
  32. 35,232Filet of Bluefish a l'Italienne3 menus
  33. 35,233Game Pate, Epicurienne3 menus
  34. 35,234Imported Maquereaux a l'Huile3 menus
  35. 35,235Terrine de foies gras a la gelee3 menus
  36. 35,236Broiled Spanish Mackerel, with Bacon3 menus
  37. 35,237Roast Pullet3 menus
  38. 35,238Sparkling, Moselle3 menus
  39. 35,239Frozen peach pudding3 menus
  40. 35,240POTATOES: Special Baked3 menus
  41. 35,241Ice St. Jacques3 menus
  42. 35,242Artichauts, Hollandaise3 menus
  43. 35,243Terrapin, Plaza style3 menus
  44. 35,244Hothouse chicken, broiled3 menus
  45. 35,245Gateaux Mocca3 menus
  46. 35,246Makronen-Confect3 menus
  47. 35,247Broiled Spanish mackerel, sauce Colbert3 menus
  48. 35,248Whitebait saute, Boston brown bread toast3 menus
  49. 35,249Broiled green smelts3 menus
  50. 35,250Cafe Eclairs3 menus
  51. 35,251Chicken Pot Pie Bryn Mawr3 menus
  52. 35,252Orange en Surprise3 menus
  53. 35,253German Camembert Cheese3 menus
  54. 35,254Old Medford Rum, 18703 menus
  55. 35,255Gin, Holland, Swan's3 menus
  56. 35,256Gin, Burnett's3 menus
  57. 35,257Jas. Hennessey & Co., 18673 menus
  58. 35,258Martell & Co3 menus
  59. 35,259Gerost. Heringe3 menus
  60. 35,260Wurzburger on draft3 menus
  61. 35,261Domestic Beer on draft3 menus
  62. 35,262Wurzburger Burgerbrau, Imported3 menus
  63. 35,263Eggs a la bearnaise3 menus
  64. 35,264Eier a la bearnaise3 menus
  65. 35,265Canapes, Lorient3 menus
  66. 35,266Scotch Ale (Muir & Son's)3 menus
  67. 35,267Scotch Ale, Pints3 menus
  68. 35,268Steinberg Cabinet3 menus
  69. 35,269Eggs, Aurora3 menus
  70. 35,270Omelet, with fines herbes3 menus
  71. 35,271Small rump steak3 menus
  72. 35,272White Label Stout3 menus
  73. 35,273Guiness's Dublin Stout3 menus
  74. 35,274Boiled sablath-sausage3 menus
  75. 35,275Pickwick Club Whiskey3 menus
  76. 35,276Sauternes Graves3 menus
  77. 35,277Griddle Cakes, Vermont Maple Syrup3 menus
  78. 35,278Polish Kromeski3 menus
  79. 35,279Kernels of lamb, Rejane3 menus
  80. 35,280Palermitan coupe3 menus
  81. 35,281Canapes de Lorient3 menus
  82. 35,282Fried eels, tartare3 menus
  83. 35,283Pigeon Imperial3 menus
  84. 35,284Poires flambees3 menus
  85. 35,285Coupe Palermitaine3 menus
  86. 35,286Perch, fried3 menus
  87. 35,287Coupe Bresilienne3 menus
  88. 35,288Barquettes, Bagration3 menus
  89. 35,289Consomme Portugais3 menus
  90. 35,290Sarah3 menus
  91. 35,291Whole Lobster3 menus
  92. 35,292Broiled whole live Lobster3 menus
  93. 35,293Stewed Lobster in cream3 menus
  94. 35,294Peas, English Style3 menus
  95. 35,295Collared herrings3 menus
  96. 35,296Vanilla ice cream and strawberries3 menus
  97. 35,297Pork Chops with Apple Sauce3 menus
  98. 35,298Halibut steak, Russian3 menus
  99. 35,299Gelee mosaique3 menus
  100. 35,300Charlotte pralinee3 menus