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. 3,501New Carrots in Cream37 menus
  2. 3,502Boiled White Onions37 menus
  3. 3,503Orange Fritters37 menus
  4. 3,504Cold Asparagus, Vinaigrette37 menus
  5. 3,505Toast, Milk37 menus
  6. 3,506Peach Cake37 menus
  7. 3,507Chicken liver en brochette37 menus
  8. 3,508pressed beef37 menus
  9. 3,509Orange Jelly37 menus
  10. 3,510Sirloin Steak, with Onions37 menus
  11. 3,511Consomme Paysanne37 menus
  12. 3,512Parfait au Cafe37 menus
  13. 3,513Indian cakes37 menus
  14. 3,514Perrier Jouet37 menus
  15. 3,515crystallized ginger37 menus
  16. 3,516Pommery & Greno37 menus
  17. 3,517Black Coffee37 menus
  18. 3,518Salade Panachee37 menus
  19. 3,519Vermont Turkey, cranberry sauce37 menus
  20. 3,520Cold Roast Chicken37 menus
  21. 3,521Lettuce Mayonnaise37 menus
  22. 3,522Peaches with Cream37 menus
  23. 3,523Broiled quail on toast37 menus
  24. 3,524White Rolls37 menus
  25. 3,525Hollandaise sauce37 menus
  26. 3,526Appollinaris37 menus
  27. 3,527Imported beer37 menus
  28. 3,528Preserved raspberries37 menus
  29. 3,529California oranges37 menus
  30. 3,530Lettuce and Tomatoes Salad37 menus
  31. 3,531Saint-Galmier37 menus
  32. 3,532Lager, American37 menus
  33. 3,533Porter, Guiness37 menus
  34. 3,534Schiedam37 menus
  35. 3,535English Breakfast Tea, per pot37 menus
  36. 3,536Mayonnaise of Salmon37 menus
  37. 3,537Roast Long Island Duckling, Apple Sauce37 menus
  38. 3,538Cold Slaw Salad37 menus
  39. 3,539Clovisses37 menus
  40. 3,540Gin, Holland37 menus
  41. 3,541Gurkensalat37 menus
  42. 3,542Fancy Cake37 menus
  43. 3,543Pouding Nesselrode37 menus
  44. 3,544Fruits de Saison37 menus
  45. 3,545Nova Scotia Salmon37 menus
  46. 3,546Sautees Potatoes37 menus
  47. 3,547Mayonnaise de volaille37 menus
  48. 3,548Choux-fleurs au gratin37 menus
  49. 3,549Shirred Eggs (2)37 menus
  50. 3,550Creme de volaille37 menus
  51. 3,551Green River37 menus
  52. 3,552Clam Broth per cup37 menus
  53. 3,553Wiltshire Speck37 menus
  54. 3,554Finger Sandwich37 menus
  55. 3,555Cape Cod Oyster Cocktail37 menus
  56. 3,556Oysterplant37 menus
  57. 3,557Screwdriver37 menus
  58. 3,558Shrimps Cocktail37 menus
  59. 3,559Croissants37 menus
  60. 3,560Baked Ham Sandwich37 menus
  61. 3,561Chicken Chow Mein37 menus
  62. 3,562C. & C. IMPERIAL DRY37 menus
  63. 3,563HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE37 menus
  64. 3,564Buttered string beans37 menus
  65. 3,565Palm Beach Cake37 menus
  66. 3,566Tunafish Salad37 menus
  67. 3,567Cream of Tomatoes Soup37 menus
  68. 3,568Cold: Ham37 menus
  69. 3,569Lorenzo Dressing37 menus
  70. 3,570Stewed Fresh Fruit37 menus
  71. 3,571Two Scrambled Eggs and Chipped Beef37 menus
  72. 3,572Cooked Plums37 menus
  73. 3,573Roast rib of beef with mashed potato37 menus
  74. 3,574Grade A Milk, Half Pint37 menus
  75. 3,575Champblanc Cup37 menus
  76. 3,576Florida Cup37 menus
  77. 3,577Lillian Russell37 menus
  78. 3,578Pure Cream, per Bottle37 menus
  79. 3,579Boiled Potatoes (2)37 menus
  80. 3,580Vegetarian dinner37 menus
  81. 3,581Chateau Pacheteau, Lafite37 menus
  82. 3,582Fried Maine smelts, tartar sauce37 menus
  83. 3,583Half Broiled Chicken on Toast37 menus
  84. 3,584Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions37 menus
  85. 3,585Morocco Grapes37 menus
  86. 3,586Thon marine36 menus
  87. 3,587Whiskey Cocktail36 menus
  88. 3,588Mulligatawny36 menus
  89. 3,589Verlorene Eier36 menus
  90. 3,590Broiled Striped Bass36 menus
  91. 3,591Dandelion36 menus
  92. 3,592Omelette, with tomatoes36 menus
  93. 3,593Broiled Kidneys36 menus
  94. 3,594Chicken en casserole36 menus
  95. 3,595French Prunes36 menus
  96. 3,596Chablis (white)36 menus
  97. 3,597Hashed Brown36 menus
  98. 3,598HORSE'S NECK36 menus
  99. 3,599Baked36 menus
  100. 3,600Porterhouse steak with onions36 menus