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. 35,501(beefsteaks)3 menus
  2. 35,502Claret, per Glass3 menus
  3. 35,503Milk Punch, per glass3 menus
  4. 35,504Dorf Johannisberger3 menus
  5. 35,505Vichy in Syphon3 menus
  6. 35,506Wiener Schnitzel with Tomato Sauce3 menus
  7. 35,507Schnitzel Naturelle3 menus
  8. 35,508Calf's Brains brown butter3 menus
  9. 35,509Potatoes, Hashed Cream3 menus
  10. 35,510Oriental jelly3 menus
  11. 35,511Consomme, Adelina3 menus
  12. 35,512Terrapin, Maryland or Baltimore3 menus
  13. 35,513Boiled Halibut, Hollandaise3 menus
  14. 35,514Cold Corned-beef3 menus
  15. 35,515Green Turtle clear soup3 menus
  16. 35,516Cold, roast mutton3 menus
  17. 35,517Planked bluefish, half3 menus
  18. 35,518Hafergruetze3 menus
  19. 35,519Buchweizen-Kuchen3 menus
  20. 35,520Capon salad3 menus
  21. 35,521Collops a la Koenigsberg3 menus
  22. 35,522Franz. Hammelkoteletten3 menus
  23. 35,523Salmon vinaigrette3 menus
  24. 35,524Risoto au Safran3 menus
  25. 35,525Potatoes Ortiz3 menus
  26. 35,526Beef with potatoes salad3 menus
  27. 35,527Babas3 menus
  28. 35,528Babas with Rhum3 menus
  29. 35,529Siberian ice cream3 menus
  30. 35,530Vanille Glaces3 menus
  31. 35,531Filets of English sole, Dieppoise3 menus
  32. 35,532Apfelpuree3 menus
  33. 35,533Scrambled eggs a la Creole3 menus
  34. 35,534Holland (Gin)3 menus
  35. 35,535Broiled veal kidneys on toast with bacon3 menus
  36. 35,536Champagne, G.H. Mumm's, Ex. Dry, English Market3 menus
  37. 35,537Shrimp (salad)3 menus
  38. 35,538Tete Rouge3 menus
  39. 35,539Potage Gombo3 menus
  40. 35,540Bombe Portugaise3 menus
  41. 35,541Consommé, Xavier3 menus
  42. 35,542Celeris a la creme3 menus
  43. 35,543Salade, Concombres3 menus
  44. 35,544Soft shell crabs, Meuniere3 menus
  45. 35,545Potato Salad with mayonnaise3 menus
  46. 35,546Pin Money Pickle3 menus
  47. 35,547Terrapene a la Trenton3 menus
  48. 35,548Little Neck Clams, roasted3 menus
  49. 35,549Mutton chops (2) tomato sauce3 menus
  50. 35,550BISCUIT AU KIRSCH3 menus
  51. 35,551Eclairs a la vanille3 menus
  52. 35,552Kalt: Rauchfleisch3 menus
  53. 35,553Rochester Lager3 menus
  54. 35,554Vichy, per Syphon3 menus
  55. 35,555Sparkling Johannisberg3 menus
  56. 35,556Lettuce and Tomato (salad)3 menus
  57. 35,557Chiffonade (salad)3 menus
  58. 35,558Celery au veloute3 menus
  59. 35,559Otard, Dupuy & Co., 18203 menus
  60. 35,560Filet de Boeuf Jardiniere3 menus
  61. 35,561Basse rayee bouillie au beurre fondu3 menus
  62. 35,562Regent cake3 menus
  63. 35,563Limande a l'Aurore3 menus
  64. 35,564Striped Bass, Dauphine3 menus
  65. 35,565Roast Plover on Toast3 menus
  66. 35,566Puree d'Asperges3 menus
  67. 35,567Selle de chevreuil, sauce poivrade3 menus
  68. 35,568Toasted Bent Crackers3 menus
  69. 35,569Oriental parfait3 menus
  70. 35,570Chablis wine sherbet3 menus
  71. 35,571Blanchaille a l'Indienne3 menus
  72. 35,572Coeurs d'artichauts marines3 menus
  73. 35,573Troncons de cabillaud Meuniere3 menus
  74. 35,574Francaise3 menus
  75. 35,575Celeris au veloute3 menus
  76. 35,576Gateau au chocolat3 menus
  77. 35,577Tarte de pommes Anglaise3 menus
  78. 35,578La Carolina Puritanos3 menus
  79. 35,579Henry CLay, Londres3 menus
  80. 35,580Pommery Sec (Champagne)3 menus
  81. 35,581Piments doux3 menus
  82. 35,582Lamb chops breaded, tomato sauce (2)3 menus
  83. 35,583Eggs, scrambled, ham3 menus
  84. 35,584Eggs, scrambled, bacon3 menus
  85. 35,585Sir John Keene3 menus
  86. 35,586American Ale3 menus
  87. 35,587Otard, Dupuy & Co., 18363 menus
  88. 35,588Otard, Dupuy & Co., 18003 menus
  89. 35,589PERSIAN DATES3 menus
  90. 35,590Riz de Veau aux Petits Pois3 menus
  91. 35,591Pigeonneau Sur Canape3 menus
  92. 35,592Creme Napolitaine3 menus
  93. 35,593Broiled Partridge on toast3 menus
  94. 35,594Broiled Pickled Salmon3 menus
  95. 35,595Dried beef with cream3 menus
  96. 35,596round of spiced beef3 menus
  97. 35,597Consomme Rothschild3 menus
  98. 35,598Winton soup3 menus
  99. 35,599Piper Heidseick3 menus
  100. 35,600Flounder in white wine3 menus