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. 35,901Flounder in Moselle wine3 menus
  2. 35,902Pain de la mecque3 menus
  3. 35,903Pompano Lyonnaise3 menus
  4. 35,904Limande au vin de Moselle3 menus
  5. 35,905Petites Fours assortis3 menus
  6. 35,906Jelly Layer Cake3 menus
  7. 35,907Pickled Lamb Tongue, Remoulade3 menus
  8. 35,908Gombo De Volaille a La Creole3 menus
  9. 35,909Filet de Boeuf aux Olives Farcies3 menus
  10. 35,910sand dabs meuniere3 menus
  11. 35,911Sorbet Montmorency3 menus
  12. 35,912Biscuits glace3 menus
  13. 35,913Chicken Salad, Mayonaise3 menus
  14. 35,914Cold, Chicken3 menus
  15. 35,915SHANLEY'S SPECIAL MIXED SALAD3 menus
  16. 35,916Boiled white onions, cream sauce3 menus
  17. 35,917Lobster salad, sauce mayonnaise3 menus
  18. 35,918Live Lobster broiled, with Chili sauce3 menus
  19. 35,919Whole Broiled Large Lobster3 menus
  20. 35,920Cape Cods, one dozen3 menus
  21. 35,921Macon, Jules Regnier & Co.3 menus
  22. 35,922Moet & Chandon, Brut, Imperial3 menus
  23. 35,923Delbeck & Co., Brut3 menus
  24. 35,924Special Claret Cup3 menus
  25. 35,925Superior Cabernet3 menus
  26. 35,926De Lossy-Holden, Sec3 menus
  27. 35,927Brandy, Hennessy ***3 menus
  28. 35,928Bombe Alice3 menus
  29. 35,929Salad Doucette3 menus
  30. 35,930Salad, Panachee3 menus
  31. 35,931Croquettes exquise3 menus
  32. 35,932Fricassee Oysters3 menus
  33. 35,933Clams en coquilles3 menus
  34. 35,934Printanier a la Royale3 menus
  35. 35,935TERRAPIN, STEWED, ARLINGTON STYLE.3 menus
  36. 35,936Consomme Ecossais3 menus
  37. 35,937Half Grouse3 menus
  38. 35,938Pompano, Maitre d'Hotel3 menus
  39. 35,939Marron Glace3 menus
  40. 35,940Amandes sale3 menus
  41. 35,941Dindonneaux a la broche3 menus
  42. 35,942Limande sur le plat3 menus
  43. 35,943Beets saute3 menus
  44. 35,944Dessert Varie3 menus
  45. 35,945Eggs Scrambled Plain3 menus
  46. 35,946A la Mode Beef3 menus
  47. 35,947Oyster Crabs Newburg3 menus
  48. 35,948French Bread & Butter3 menus
  49. 35,949Half Cream and Milk3 menus
  50. 35,950Stewed Clams in Cream3 menus
  51. 35,951Tea, English Breakfast, per pot, made to order3 menus
  52. 35,952Maquereau Espagnol Maitre d'Hotel3 menus
  53. 35,953Carre de porc Boulangere3 menus
  54. 35,954Sirloin Steak a la Casserole3 menus
  55. 35,9551 Mutton Chop3 menus
  56. 35,956Kidneys Sautes with Mushrooms3 menus
  57. 35,9571/2 Chicken Broiled3 menus
  58. 35,958Club Soda (Domestic)3 menus
  59. 35,959La Prunelle au Cognac3 menus
  60. 35,960Cooks Imperial3 menus
  61. 35,961Pickeled Lamb's Tongue3 menus
  62. 35,962A l'Americaine3 menus
  63. 35,963White Fish, broiled3 menus
  64. 35,964Chateau Latour 18743 menus
  65. 35,965Soft clam bake a la Shanley3 menus
  66. 35,966Soft clams a la Faubonne3 menus
  67. 35,967Soft clams fricasseed3 menus
  68. 35,968Leg of Mutton with Red Beans3 menus
  69. 35,969Lamb Chops, Champvallon3 menus
  70. 35,970Parsnip saute3 menus
  71. 35,971Chocolate or Cocoa, per pot3 menus
  72. 35,972Tea with milk or cream3 menus
  73. 35,973Marinirte Herring3 menus
  74. 35,974Sugar Cookies3 menus
  75. 35,975Banana fritters au Kirsch3 menus
  76. 35,976Omelets Plain3 menus
  77. 35,977Scallops, Windsor3 menus
  78. 35,978Ginger Ale, (Imported)3 menus
  79. 35,979Jules Mumm, Extra Dry3 menus
  80. 35,980Deviled lobster, half3 menus
  81. 35,981Roast Woodcock3 menus
  82. 35,982Lobster salade3 menus
  83. 35,983Tomato salade3 menus
  84. 35,984Chicken Hash, Baltimore Club Style3 menus
  85. 35,985Consomme Seville3 menus
  86. 35,986Fried Flounder, Tomato Sauce3 menus
  87. 35,987Sorbet Condorcet3 menus
  88. 35,988Washington3 menus
  89. 35,989Gateau Sable3 menus
  90. 35,990BOUCHEES AU SALPICON3 menus
  91. 35,991Lobster a la Newburg on chafing dish3 menus
  92. 35,992Glaces Napolitaines3 menus
  93. 35,993Oatmeal Griddle Cakes3 menus
  94. 35,994Leg of veal glace3 menus
  95. 35,995Home-made pastry3 menus
  96. 35,996Steamed Apple Roll3 menus
  97. 35,997Paul Ruinart & Co., Brut3 menus
  98. 35,998Half spring chicken broiled on toast3 menus
  99. 35,999Soft Shell Clams, fried3 menus
  100. 36,000Oyster Fancy roast3 menus