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. 35,301Stuffed Egg3 menus
  2. 35,302Oysters: Stew3 menus
  3. 35,303Oysters: Roast on Shell3 menus
  4. 35,304Oysters, Plain Roast3 menus
  5. 35,305Soup, Clear Mock Turtle3 menus
  6. 35,306Sablath sausages3 menus
  7. 35,307Saddle Rock Oysters, Baltimore Broil3 menus
  8. 35,308Saddle Rock Oysters, Broil3 menus
  9. 35,309Saddle Rock Oysters, Milk Broil3 menus
  10. 35,310Saddle Rock Oysters, Cream Broil3 menus
  11. 35,311Saddle Rock Oysters, Celery Broil3 menus
  12. 35,312Saddle Rock Oysters, Fancy Roast3 menus
  13. 35,313Scallops, Milk Stew3 menus
  14. 35,314Scallops, Cream Stew3 menus
  15. 35,315Scallops, Broil3 menus
  16. 35,316Scallops, Milk Broil3 menus
  17. 35,317Scallops, Celery Broil3 menus
  18. 35,318Scallops Cream Broil3 menus
  19. 35,319Soft Shell Clams, Stew3 menus
  20. 35,320Soft Shell Clams, Fry3 menus
  21. 35,321Little Neck Clams, Cream Stew3 menus
  22. 35,322Little Neck Clams, Fricassee3 menus
  23. 35,323Little Neck Clams, Broil3 menus
  24. 35,324Rioja Clarete,3 menus
  25. 35,325Hot House Apricots3 menus
  26. 35,326Bomb, Marie Louise3 menus
  27. 35,327Mutton kidneys, stewed with mushrooms3 menus
  28. 35,328Sweetbreads a la Pompadour3 menus
  29. 35,329Roast Loin of Veal, Thickened Gravy3 menus
  30. 35,330Sorbet des St. Peres3 menus
  31. 35,331Puree de potiron Menagere3 menus
  32. 35,332Salade, Tomate de serre3 menus
  33. 35,333Asperges d'Argenteuil3 menus
  34. 35,334Pot of Mixed tea3 menus
  35. 35,335Gateau Milanaise3 menus
  36. 35,336Tenderloin steak, onions3 menus
  37. 35,337Bone sirloin steak, mushrooms3 menus
  38. 35,338ORANGE FRITTERS PERLE3 menus
  39. 35,339Amontilado3 menus
  40. 35,340Galantine de Chapon aux Truffes3 menus
  41. 35,341Pflaumen & Birnen Kompott3 menus
  42. 35,342Souffle Favart3 menus
  43. 35,343Asparagus-Salat3 menus
  44. 35,344Beefsteak mit Hindernissen3 menus
  45. 35,345CONSOMME, VILLAGEOISE3 menus
  46. 35,346Head cheese a l'Alcazar3 menus
  47. 35,347Chicken halibut, boiled3 menus
  48. 35,348Whitebait, Indian3 menus
  49. 35,349wheat cakes with syrup3 menus
  50. 35,350Small steak, with bacon3 menus
  51. 35,351plain clam stew3 menus
  52. 35,352catsup3 menus
  53. 35,353Mutton hash with egg3 menus
  54. 35,354Rosedale Claret3 menus
  55. 35,355Pisporter (Moselle)3 menus
  56. 35,356Lettuce and celery salad3 menus
  57. 35,357Omelette, ham or bacon3 menus
  58. 35,358Schreider3 menus
  59. 35,359Imported Cocoa, with whipped cream, cup3 menus
  60. 35,360Iced Chocolate, special, glass3 menus
  61. 35,361Chicken croquettes with asparagus tips3 menus
  62. 35,362Mixed String Beans3 menus
  63. 35,363Sherbet Regence3 menus
  64. 35,364Tutti Frutti Glace3 menus
  65. 35,365Hamburgher Steaks3 menus
  66. 35,366Josephshoefer (Moselle)3 menus
  67. 35,367Baisers3 menus
  68. 35,368Fried Flounder, Butter3 menus
  69. 35,369Fried Fish, Butter3 menus
  70. 35,370Small patties3 menus
  71. 35,371Fricassee of Chicken, St. Lambert3 menus
  72. 35,372English Mutton Chops, Currant Jelly3 menus
  73. 35,373Green gages preserves3 menus
  74. 35,374Macaroons Berlinoise3 menus
  75. 35,375Green Turtle [soup], Clear3 menus
  76. 35,376Philadelphia Capon stuffed, Giblet sauce3 menus
  77. 35,377Beefsteak, with onions3 menus
  78. 35,378Beefsteak, with mushrooms3 menus
  79. 35,379Gateau Nelson3 menus
  80. 35,380Cream Sponge3 menus
  81. 35,381Squab-Chicken3 menus
  82. 35,382BROILED LAKE ERIE WHITEFISH, MAITRE D'HOTEL3 menus
  83. 35,383Chicken [cold]3 menus
  84. 35,384Veloutine aux crevettes3 menus
  85. 35,385Sea bass, Nimoise3 menus
  86. 35,386Flounder, Aurora3 menus
  87. 35,387Poussin en cocotte Parmentier3 menus
  88. 35,388Cheese & Fruit3 menus
  89. 35,389Pig's feet, deviled3 menus
  90. 35,390Baked Beans with Ham or Corned Beef3 menus
  91. 35,391Blue Point's on 1/2 Shell3 menus
  92. 35,392Banana Fritters, Glace au Rhum3 menus
  93. 35,393French Peas a l'Anglaise3 menus
  94. 35,394Asparagus Butter Sauce3 menus
  95. 35,395Roman Punch Sorbet3 menus
  96. 35,396Broiled Squab, au Cresson3 menus
  97. 35,397Stewed Celery au Jus3 menus
  98. 35,398Cream of New Corn3 menus
  99. 35,399Consomme Brunoise Royal3 menus
  100. 35,400Filet de Boeuf Richelieu3 menus