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. 36,501Jubilee3 menus
  2. 36,502Kalt Nagelholz3 menus
  3. 36,503Sarsaparilla, Schweppes3 menus
  4. 36,504Ham or Bacon & Eggs3 menus
  5. 36,505Carolina Perfecto Cigars3 menus
  6. 36,506Lynn Haven3 menus
  7. 36,507Milk, per glass or bowl3 menus
  8. 36,508Consommé Ancienne3 menus
  9. 36,509Planked Florida shad3 menus
  10. 36,510Cornichons Petit-Poucet3 menus
  11. 36,511Brandt duck3 menus
  12. 36,512Coupe Orientale3 menus
  13. 36,513Kidneys, Turbigo3 menus
  14. 36,514Reine3 menus
  15. 36,515Crême Philadelphie3 menus
  16. 36,516Eggs with ham or bacon3 menus
  17. 36,517Tomatoes, Ligurian3 menus
  18. 36,518Mousseline de Volaille Alexandra3 menus
  19. 36,519Sauer Krout3 menus
  20. 36,520Smoked Beef Tounge3 menus
  21. 36,521Grilled Ham with Eggs3 menus
  22. 36,522Franzosische Hammelkoteletten3 menus
  23. 36,523Franzosisch gebratene Kartoffeln3 menus
  24. 36,524Stephansberger3 menus
  25. 36,525Canadian bomb3 menus
  26. 36,526Mushrooms glaces with maraschino3 menus
  27. 36,527Friedrichshall Bitter Water3 menus
  28. 36,528Consomme en Tasse, Hot or Cold3 menus
  29. 36,529Aspic de Foie gras en Bellevue3 menus
  30. 36,530Asperges d'Argenteuil sauce Mousseline3 menus
  31. 36,531Macroons3 menus
  32. 36,532Roast Sirloin Beef, Dish Gravy3 menus
  33. 36,533Poulet Au Cresson3 menus
  34. 36,534Stewed Hare3 menus
  35. 36,535Escalopes of veal, Vienna style3 menus
  36. 36,536Mandarin3 menus
  37. 36,537POTAGE, WESTMORELAND3 menus
  38. 36,538Puree of Tomatoes aux Croutons3 menus
  39. 36,539Stewed egg-plant, fine herbs3 menus
  40. 36,540Salt3 menus
  41. 36,541Champignons glaces au marasquin3 menus
  42. 36,542Fried or broiled codfish3 menus
  43. 36,543Souffle aux avelines3 menus
  44. 36,544Cold fresh ham, potato salad3 menus
  45. 36,545Printaniere Salad3 menus
  46. 36,546Old Crow Whisky3 menus
  47. 36,547Noodles with Cheese3 menus
  48. 36,548Burnett's Tom Gin3 menus
  49. 36,549Scrambled with Ham3 menus
  50. 36,550Macedoine of Vegetable3 menus
  51. 36,551Cream of white beans3 menus
  52. 36,552Beef Tea Soup3 menus
  53. 36,553Tea Iced3 menus
  54. 36,554Medoc, B&G3 menus
  55. 36,555Poires Romanoff3 menus
  56. 36,556DIKKE ZEEKREEFTEN SOEP3 menus
  57. 36,557IJS IN VERSCHILLENDE FIGUREN3 menus
  58. 36,558Canards a Tete-Rouge3 menus
  59. 36,559Eggs a la Bechamel3 menus
  60. 36,560Fruit Pudding, Brandy Sauce3 menus
  61. 36,561Epinard a la creme3 menus
  62. 36,562Creme Chevreuse3 menus
  63. 36,563Tarte de patates a l'Americaine3 menus
  64. 36,564Rockaway Oyster Cocktail3 menus
  65. 36,565L'eau Tonique de Pougues3 menus
  66. 36,566Pommes suisse3 menus
  67. 36,567LAMB CHOPS, FRENCH PEAS3 menus
  68. 36,568Gooseberry Tartlets3 menus
  69. 36,569Filets of English sole, Paiwa3 menus
  70. 36,570Roast chicken au jus3 menus
  71. 36,571Nassau String Beans3 menus
  72. 36,572Frischer Hummer u. Mayonnaise3 menus
  73. 36,573Tomaten- u. Kartoffel-Salat3 menus
  74. 36,574Fresh lobster & mayonnaise3 menus
  75. 36,575Sweet potato pie, American style3 menus
  76. 36,576Ris-de-Veau Sapho3 menus
  77. 36,577Fried Sea Bass, Tartar Sauce3 menus
  78. 36,578Filets de sole Anglaise Paiwa3 menus
  79. 36,579Egg-plant au gratin3 menus
  80. 36,580Italian Wine, Chianti3 menus
  81. 36,581Oriental3 menus
  82. 36,582Gebratene Stinte3 menus
  83. 36,583Mutton-chops a la Capri3 menus
  84. 36,584Eierkuchen, Parma Art3 menus
  85. 36,585Omelet a la Parma3 menus
  86. 36,586Cream of Asparagus, Comtesse3 menus
  87. 36,587Boars' Head3 menus
  88. 36,588Country sausages with mashed potatoes3 menus
  89. 36,589Jambon glace3 menus
  90. 36,590Hygeia Sarsaparilla3 menus
  91. 36,591Hygeia Lemon Soda3 menus
  92. 36,592Soles a la Colbert3 menus
  93. 36,593Hashed Meat3 menus
  94. 36,594Hominy- & buckwheat-cakes3 menus
  95. 36,595Ginger Ale Split3 menus
  96. 36,596Stewed Potatoes with Cream3 menus
  97. 36,597Malaga Madeira3 menus
  98. 36,598Cioccolato3 menus
  99. 36,599G. H. Mumm Extra Dry Champagne3 menus
  100. 36,600Wisconsin Cream Cheese3 menus