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. 35,701Salad de laitue3 menus
  2. 35,702CUP CUSTARD WITH WHIPPED CREAM3 menus
  3. 35,703Vienna Walnut Cake3 menus
  4. 35,704Brook Trout, Saute Meuniere3 menus
  5. 35,705Cafe, demi tasse3 menus
  6. 35,706Consomme Metternich3 menus
  7. 35,707Fruit Jellies3 menus
  8. 35,708Delbeck, Brut3 menus
  9. 35,709Irroy, Dry3 menus
  10. 35,710Ruinart Brut, pere & fils3 menus
  11. 35,711English Bread Pudding, Cream Sauce3 menus
  12. 35,712Grilled Chops3 menus
  13. 35,713Calf's brains, beurre noir3 menus
  14. 35,714Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Hoteliere3 menus
  15. 35,715Apple Tapioca Pudding with cream3 menus
  16. 35,716Fruit, mixed nuts and raisins3 menus
  17. 35,717Clam bouillon in cups3 menus
  18. 35,718Strawberry Glace3 menus
  19. 35,719POTATOES HASHED3 menus
  20. 35,720Cream fritters, vanilla sauce3 menus
  21. 35,721Leg of veal au jus3 menus
  22. 35,722Cream of rice with croutons3 menus
  23. 35,723Baked lobster3 menus
  24. 35,724Corned Beef With Cabbage or Spinach3 menus
  25. 35,725Broiled sweetbread, asparagus tips3 menus
  26. 35,726COLD CHICKEN, WHOLE3 menus
  27. 35,727Club (sandwich)3 menus
  28. 35,728Manhattan or Martini3 menus
  29. 35,729Mutton Chops, Jardinere3 menus
  30. 35,730table claret, own importation3 menus
  31. 35,731Veal Cutlet, Jardinere3 menus
  32. 35,732St. Estephe, own importation3 menus
  33. 35,733Medoc, own importation3 menus
  34. 35,734One Half Chicken on Toast, broiled3 menus
  35. 35,735One Half Chicken Vienna style3 menus
  36. 35,736One Half Chicken a la Creole3 menus
  37. 35,737One Half Chicken with Mushrooms3 menus
  38. 35,738Eggs, Shirred, 33 menus
  39. 35,739Eggs, Scrambled, 33 menus
  40. 35,740Eggs, Poached with Anchovy Toast3 menus
  41. 35,741Partridge, Broiled3 menus
  42. 35,742Philadelphia Squabs3 menus
  43. 35,743Eggs scrambled, plain3 menus
  44. 35,744Consomme Vert-pre3 menus
  45. 35,745Olga salade3 menus
  46. 35,746Pommes de terre Pont Neuf3 menus
  47. 35,747Villanyi, superior3 menus
  48. 35,748Chateau Mouton de Rothschild3 menus
  49. 35,749Flounder in red wine3 menus
  50. 35,750California White Wine3 menus
  51. 35,751Kingfish, fine herbs3 menus
  52. 35,752Thuringer, light3 menus
  53. 35,753Muenchener3 menus
  54. 35,754Chateau Yquem creme de tete3 menus
  55. 35,755Chicken, Vienna style3 menus
  56. 35,756OYSTER Broil with cream3 menus
  57. 35,757OYSTER Broil on milk toast3 menus
  58. 35,758SADDLE ROCKS, BROIL on milk toast3 menus
  59. 35,759SADDLE ROCKS, ROAST on half shell3 menus
  60. 35,760Crawford Scotch Whiskey3 menus
  61. 35,761SADDLE ROCKS, BROIL with cream3 menus
  62. 35,762SOFT CLAMS BROIL3 menus
  63. 35,763Strawberry biscuit glace3 menus
  64. 35,764Oeufs Meyerbeer3 menus
  65. 35,765Kingfish aux fines herbes3 menus
  66. 35,766Limande au vin rouge3 menus
  67. 35,767Hachis de dinde aux croutons3 menus
  68. 35,768Bass's Ale (Dog's Head)3 menus
  69. 35,769Lettuce and Orange3 menus
  70. 35,770Biscuit glace a la fraise3 menus
  71. 35,771Gombo de Volaille, Printaniere3 menus
  72. 35,772Mignons de filet de boeuf, Sauce aux champignons frais3 menus
  73. 35,773Pommes de terre rissolees en quartiers3 menus
  74. 35,774OMELET, onion3 menus
  75. 35,775Squabs on Toast3 menus
  76. 35,776St. Julien (Cruse & Filsfreres)3 menus
  77. 35,777Chat. Pontet Canet3 menus
  78. 35,778SALMON STEAK, fried3 menus
  79. 35,779Grand Vin Chateau Bailly3 menus
  80. 35,780Rioja Medoc3 menus
  81. 35,781Manzanilla, white3 menus
  82. 35,782Casteldaccia white3 menus
  83. 35,783Calidad Supr3 menus
  84. 35,784Niersteiner Riesling, own importation3 menus
  85. 35,785Piper Hedsieck Sec3 menus
  86. 35,786Boiled Salmon a la Hollandaise3 menus
  87. 35,787Chicken a la Chasseur3 menus
  88. 35,788Poularde a la Broche3 menus
  89. 35,789Old Nonpariel3 menus
  90. 35,790B.C. (Cocktail)3 menus
  91. 35,791Wax Bean Salad3 menus
  92. 35,792Blumenkohl, hollandische Art3 menus
  93. 35,793Pommes de Terre a la Parisienne3 menus
  94. 35,794Omelettes - Parsley3 menus
  95. 35,795Gebakken Maisbrij3 menus
  96. 35,796Poivrons farcis3 menus
  97. 35,797Clismic3 menus
  98. 35,798Calf's Head, Turtle Fashion3 menus
  99. 35,799Seltzers Syphon3 menus
  100. 35,800Plain or Lemon Soda3 menus