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. 35,601Boiled Kennebec Salmon, Sauce Riche3 menus
  2. 35,602Cold Lemon Custard3 menus
  3. 35,603Boiled leg of mutton a l'anglaise3 menus
  4. 35,604Potatoes Sweet Fried3 menus
  5. 35,605Belfast Ginger Ale, Finest Imported, bottle3 menus
  6. 35,606Reineclaudes3 menus
  7. 35,607Roast ducklings3 menus
  8. 35,608Oysters Crumb Broil3 menus
  9. 35,609Ginger Ale, Bottle3 menus
  10. 35,610Soused pigs feet3 menus
  11. 35,611Half Broiled Live Lobster3 menus
  12. 35,612Scrambled eggs with stewed tomatoes3 menus
  13. 35,613Fruits de serre - Abricots3 menus
  14. 35,614Fruits de serre - Prunes3 menus
  15. 35,615Limande au vin blanc3 menus
  16. 35,616Boiled Cefali, Buttersauce3 menus
  17. 35,617Champagne Moet & Chandon "White Seal"3 menus
  18. 35,618Bricquebec Cheese3 menus
  19. 35,619Tenderloin Bordelaise3 menus
  20. 35,620Gervais with cream3 menus
  21. 35,621Sirloin Bearnaise3 menus
  22. 35,622Potatoes, French3 menus
  23. 35,623Imperial coupe3 menus
  24. 35,624Mutton chops, broiled3 menus
  25. 35,625Ham fried3 menus
  26. 35,626Imported frankfurters, sauerkraut3 menus
  27. 35,627Fried Chicken Maryland Style3 menus
  28. 35,628Ernest Irroy Brut3 menus
  29. 35,629Swedish salad3 menus
  30. 35,630Imported Dill pickles3 menus
  31. 35,631Filets de sole Anglaise Dieppoise3 menus
  32. 35,632Pompano Veronique3 menus
  33. 35,633St. Julien Savarin Special3 menus
  34. 35,634NAPOLITAINS SUCHARD3 menus
  35. 35,635Cervelat Wurst3 menus
  36. 35,636Coffee Cream3 menus
  37. 35,637Fine Champagne Sorbet3 menus
  38. 35,638Brandy green gages3 menus
  39. 35,639Compote pruneaux3 menus
  40. 35,640Zeltinger Schloss3 menus
  41. 35,641Salade, Tomates3 menus
  42. 35,642Salade, Laitue3 menus
  43. 35,643Canard tete-rouge3 menus
  44. 35,644Bouchee Montglas3 menus
  45. 35,645Petits pois bonne femme3 menus
  46. 35,646Salmon, sauce Tartare3 menus
  47. 35,647Bombe Chateaubriand3 menus
  48. 35,648Parfait Oriental3 menus
  49. 35,649Sorbet au vin de Chablis3 menus
  50. 35,650Loin of veal, kidney part3 menus
  51. 35,651Fresh Tomato3 menus
  52. 35,652Club Sandwich (made to order)3 menus
  53. 35,653Shredded Wheat with pitcher of milk3 menus
  54. 35,654Kernels of lamb and mint3 menus
  55. 35,655Medallions of foie-gras, chestnut puree3 menus
  56. 35,656Piper Heidsieck, Brut Ex. '983 menus
  57. 35,657Chateau Yquem, 1900 (Chateau Bottling)3 menus
  58. 35,658Schloss Johannisberger, 18973 menus
  59. 35,659Extra Sirloin Steak with cepes3 menus
  60. 35,660Beefsteak a la Salisbury3 menus
  61. 35,661Veal Chop or Cutlet, plain or breaded3 menus
  62. 35,662Corned Beef Hash and poached eggs3 menus
  63. 35,663Chopped beefsteak a la tartare3 menus
  64. 35,664Seltzer, Vichy, Carbonic, per syphon3 menus
  65. 35,665Hot house tomato3 menus
  66. 35,666Soles Colbert3 menus
  67. 35,667Planked Bluefish, Whole3 menus
  68. 35,668Cream of wheat and milk3 menus
  69. 35,669Pettijohn's breakfast food and milk3 menus
  70. 35,670Consomme Diplomate3 menus
  71. 35,671Salade Danicheff3 menus
  72. 35,672Boiled Carp3 menus
  73. 35,673Roast-Duck3 menus
  74. 35,674CHAMPAGNE White Seal3 menus
  75. 35,675C & B chow-chow3 menus
  76. 35,676Mango chutney3 menus
  77. 35,677Glace aux fraises primeurs3 menus
  78. 35,678Winton3 menus
  79. 35,679Strawberries, Melba3 menus
  80. 35,680Wild Ducks3 menus
  81. 35,681Creams3 menus
  82. 35,682Rockfish3 menus
  83. 35,683Roast Leg of Mutton Currant Jelly3 menus
  84. 35,684Bread and Butter Sandwiches3 menus
  85. 35,685Macedoine (salad)3 menus
  86. 35,686Pluvier sur canape3 menus
  87. 35,687Scrambled Eggs & Tomatoes3 menus
  88. 35,688banana jelly & cream3 menus
  89. 35,689rebhuhn3 menus
  90. 35,690taube3 menus
  91. 35,691Tripe, saute3 menus
  92. 35,692Cold Cincinnati Ham3 menus
  93. 35,693Lamb Chops, with Mushrooms3 menus
  94. 35,694Aufschnitt3 menus
  95. 35,695Stuffed eggs3 menus
  96. 35,696Fried Sweet potato3 menus
  97. 35,697Eggs, Boiled, 33 menus
  98. 35,698Eggs, Fried, 33 menus
  99. 35,699Omelet with croutons3 menus
  100. 35,700Imp'd Spanish Figs3 menus