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. 36,401White heart celery3 menus
  2. 36,402Boston hot house tomatoes, sliced3 menus
  3. 36,403Chateau Calon Segur, 18743 menus
  4. 36,404Fresh Mackerel Broiled, butter sauce3 menus
  5. 36,405Parsnip Fritters3 menus
  6. 36,406Premier madeira3 menus
  7. 36,407New pumpkin pie3 menus
  8. 36,408Bouchees a la royale3 menus
  9. 36,409Martha Washington biscuit3 menus
  10. 36,410Roast Duckling with Apple Sauce3 menus
  11. 36,411OX-JOINT A L'ANGLAISE3 menus
  12. 36,412Pommes maitre d'hotel3 menus
  13. 36,413Pommes Sarah Bernhardt3 menus
  14. 36,414Pineapple Torte3 menus
  15. 36,415French Coffee Cake3 menus
  16. 36,416Potato-croquettes3 menus
  17. 36,417Berry Pie3 menus
  18. 36,418Mutton, roast3 menus
  19. 36,419Saddle of Mutton, Salvandi3 menus
  20. 36,420Saratoga Water3 menus
  21. 36,421Celeri Salad3 menus
  22. 36,422Bluepoints, Deep Shell3 menus
  23. 36,423Dry Manhattan3 menus
  24. 36,424Chicken Broth with Vegetables3 menus
  25. 36,425Sheep's trotters, poulette3 menus
  26. 36,426English Pheasant, Bread Sauce3 menus
  27. 36,427Jardiniere Salad3 menus
  28. 36,428Forster Traminer3 menus
  29. 36,429Club House [Sandwich]3 menus
  30. 36,430Sardine [Sandwich]3 menus
  31. 36,431Cheese [Sandwich]3 menus
  32. 36,432Hard Tack3 menus
  33. 36,433Fish Fricadelles3 menus
  34. 36,434Puree of Mongole Soup3 menus
  35. 36,435Philadelphia Roast Turkey3 menus
  36. 36,436Fisch-Frikadelle3 menus
  37. 36,437Game in Season3 menus
  38. 36,438Poached eggs, Aurora3 menus
  39. 36,439Black bass au courtbouillon3 menus
  40. 36,440Spinat mit Omelette & Fleurons3 menus
  41. 36,441Elite Camembert3 menus
  42. 36,442Potato salad with onions3 menus
  43. 36,443Tansan3 menus
  44. 36,444Gin Fizz (Plain)3 menus
  45. 36,445Tournedos of Fillet, Bayard3 menus
  46. 36,446English Plum Pudding, wine sauce3 menus
  47. 36,447Arlesian3 menus
  48. 36,448Hashed, browned potatoes3 menus
  49. 36,449Smoked beef tongue with potato salad3 menus
  50. 36,450Tenderloin of Beef, Larded, Perigueux3 menus
  51. 36,451Artichoke, Barigoule3 menus
  52. 36,452Ham and egg sandwich on toast3 menus
  53. 36,453Fruits divers3 menus
  54. 36,454Basse de mer Nimoise3 menus
  55. 36,455Kingfish Duglere3 menus
  56. 36,456Pineapple fritters, to order3 menus
  57. 36,457Potatoes, Fondantes3 menus
  58. 36,458Saumon, sauce Hollandaise3 menus
  59. 36,459Parfait Marquis3 menus
  60. 36,460Chateaubriand for 23 menus
  61. 36,461Green Peppers Sauced3 menus
  62. 36,462Sweetbread en vol-au-vent3 menus
  63. 36,463Sweetbread a la jardiniere3 menus
  64. 36,464Shanley Salad3 menus
  65. 36,465Goulash of beef, hongroise3 menus
  66. 36,466Perrier-Jouet, Special Champagne3 menus
  67. 36,467Dry Monopole, Extra champagne3 menus
  68. 36,468Cognac F.C., 18403 menus
  69. 36,469Jackson lithia water3 menus
  70. 36,470Lemon Soda Standard, Domestic3 menus
  71. 36,471Frogs' legs fried3 menus
  72. 36,472Fried pig's feet piquante3 menus
  73. 36,473Bass' Ale, W.L. splits3 menus
  74. 36,474Filet of sole, fried, tartar sauce3 menus
  75. 36,475Roasted oysters3 menus
  76. 36,476Beefsteak, with bacon3 menus
  77. 36,477Corton 18843 menus
  78. 36,478Oranges, Sliced (two)3 menus
  79. 36,479Moet & Chandon Imperial3 menus
  80. 36,480Frittura Mista3 menus
  81. 36,481Filet de Boeuf, aux champignons3 menus
  82. 36,482Castanas3 menus
  83. 36,483Arliqui de frutas al Ron3 menus
  84. 36,484Erdbeer-Creme3 menus
  85. 36,485Breaded veal-cutlet3 menus
  86. 36,486Omelet a la reine3 menus
  87. 36,487Pflaumen & Schnittapfel Kompott3 menus
  88. 36,488Kartoffelpuffer, Kronsbeeren3 menus
  89. 36,489Mushrooms sous cloche3 menus
  90. 36,490Hauptel3 menus
  91. 36,491Short Bread3 menus
  92. 36,492Chicken in Aspic3 menus
  93. 36,493Pommes Anglaise3 menus
  94. 36,494Orange Slices3 menus
  95. 36,495Congress mineral water3 menus
  96. 36,496Caviar Canapes3 menus
  97. 36,497compote of pineapple3 menus
  98. 36,498blue points on the half-shell3 menus
  99. 36,499Cornstarch, Chocolate3 menus
  100. 36,500Cornstarch, Vanilla3 menus