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. 36,001Oyster Crumb broil3 menus
  2. 36,002Lettuce salad with mayonnaise3 menus
  3. 36,003Cold slaw with mayonnaise3 menus
  4. 36,004Brace of mutton chops3 menus
  5. 36,005Half chicken a la Maryland3 menus
  6. 36,006Grape Nuts, with Cream3 menus
  7. 36,007Jug of cream3 menus
  8. 36,008Sweetbreads, Larded3 menus
  9. 36,009Saddle of Kentucky Southdown Mutton3 menus
  10. 36,010Sorbet National3 menus
  11. 36,011GREEN TURTLE SOUP clear3 menus
  12. 36,012Sherry Imperial3 menus
  13. 36,013Water-cress3 menus
  14. 36,014Mashed (Potatoes)3 menus
  15. 36,015Pot cocoa3 menus
  16. 36,016Small Sirloin Steak onions3 menus
  17. 36,017Broiled Chicken Grouse3 menus
  18. 36,018Pommes, Laurette3 menus
  19. 36,019Stratford Salad3 menus
  20. 36,020Ragout of Veal a la Creole3 menus
  21. 36,021Pois a la Francaise3 menus
  22. 36,022Creme Sevigne3 menus
  23. 36,023Anchois a l'Huile3 menus
  24. 36,024Roast lamb with peas3 menus
  25. 36,025SWEET OMELETTE3 menus
  26. 36,026CLEAR CHICKEN BROTH3 menus
  27. 36,027Roast Venison, currant jelly3 menus
  28. 36,028Partridge en Casserole3 menus
  29. 36,029QUAKER SUCCOTASH3 menus
  30. 36,030COSMOPOLITAN PUNCH3 menus
  31. 36,031Half Shell saddle rocks3 menus
  32. 36,032Little neck clam Milk stew3 menus
  33. 36,033Terrine de Foies gras3 menus
  34. 36,034German pancake with compot3 menus
  35. 36,035Small steak with bacon or onions3 menus
  36. 36,036Delicatesse herring3 menus
  37. 36,037Schnitzel breaded, Greenwald3 menus
  38. 36,038Lamb kidneys, stewed with mushrooms3 menus
  39. 36,039Clam broth in cup, hot or cold3 menus
  40. 36,040Crab flakes in cream3 menus
  41. 36,041Elbart Gin3 menus
  42. 36,042Baked White Potatoes3 menus
  43. 36,043Crawfish, Bordelaise3 menus
  44. 36,044Curacao, Triple Sec3 menus
  45. 36,045All other Cocktails3 menus
  46. 36,046Hot Whiskey3 menus
  47. 36,047Swisses3 menus
  48. 36,048Egg Nogg Brandy3 menus
  49. 36,049Planked tenderloin3 menus
  50. 36,050Planked chateaubriand3 menus
  51. 36,051Roast Lamb & Mint Sauce3 menus
  52. 36,052Cold Saddle of Mutton3 menus
  53. 36,053Egg plant fried3 menus
  54. 36,054Chateaubriand Bordelaise3 menus
  55. 36,055Salamy3 menus
  56. 36,056Roast-goose3 menus
  57. 36,057Hammelcotelettes a la Nelson3 menus
  58. 36,058Cold Soused Pig's Feet3 menus
  59. 36,059little-neck clams on the shell3 menus
  60. 36,060Clear green turtle, to order3 menus
  61. 36,061Shrimps, Creole3 menus
  62. 36,062Extra Dry3 menus
  63. 36,063Chicken saute, fresh mushrooms3 menus
  64. 36,064Tenderloin of beef, Bearnaise3 menus
  65. 36,065Spring Chicken Saute, Provencale3 menus
  66. 36,066Pompano, Meuniere3 menus
  67. 36,067Boiled apple dumplings3 menus
  68. 36,068Shad Roe, Broiled or Fried3 menus
  69. 36,069Fillet of Sole, Marguery3 menus
  70. 36,070Sweetbread croquettes, asparagus tips3 menus
  71. 36,071Plain roast oysters3 menus
  72. 36,072Hot English Muffins3 menus
  73. 36,073J. Jameson3 menus
  74. 36,074Oysters Fancy Roast3 menus
  75. 36,075Ober Ingelheimer3 menus
  76. 36,076Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, 18903 menus
  77. 36,077Roast Phila. chicken3 menus
  78. 36,078Cold Loin of veal3 menus
  79. 36,079Curacao jelly3 menus
  80. 36,080Jamaica rum jelly3 menus
  81. 36,081Pork tenderloin with fried apple3 menus
  82. 36,082Potage Tortue Clair3 menus
  83. 36,083Asparagus and Tomato Salad3 menus
  84. 36,084Chicken's livers en brochette3 menus
  85. 36,085Imported Beer, per glass3 menus
  86. 36,086Clovisses de Little Neck3 menus
  87. 36,087Braunenberger3 menus
  88. 36,088Fillet of Sole, Tartar Sauce3 menus
  89. 36,089Filets Mignons de Boeuf a l'Astor3 menus
  90. 36,090ORANGE ROMAINE3 menus
  91. 36,091Potage St. Germaine3 menus
  92. 36,092Ragout of veal, Marengo3 menus
  93. 36,093Philadelphia capon, truffled3 menus
  94. 36,094Papas Hervidas3 menus
  95. 36,095Striped Bass, Sauce Hollandaise3 menus
  96. 36,096Plover saute, Paysanne3 menus
  97. 36,097Macrobrunner3 menus
  98. 36,098Cold Roast Quail3 menus
  99. 36,099Egg Plum Pie3 menus
  100. 36,100Tournedos of Beef Rossini3 menus