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. 3,601Omelette, with cheese36 menus
  2. 3,602Onions in cream36 menus
  3. 3,603Rice Fritters36 menus
  4. 3,604Butter Milk36 menus
  5. 3,605Hors D'oeuvre36 menus
  6. 3,606Fried scallops, sauce tartare36 menus
  7. 3,607Tomatoes, stewed36 menus
  8. 3,608Sandwich, Ham36 menus
  9. 3,609Oysters, Boston stew36 menus
  10. 3,610Oatmeal, with Cream36 menus
  11. 3,611Rum Omelette36 menus
  12. 3,612Omelettes, Plain36 menus
  13. 3,613Ale & Porter36 menus
  14. 3,614Tomate de serre36 menus
  15. 3,615Chicken Pattie36 menus
  16. 3,616Fried Country Sausage36 menus
  17. 3,617Chicken Pot Pie36 menus
  18. 3,618Coffee or Tea36 menus
  19. 3,619Hunyadi Water36 menus
  20. 3,620Pommes croquettes36 menus
  21. 3,621Chateau Mouton Rothschild36 menus
  22. 3,622Sherry, Golden36 menus
  23. 3,623Roast Mallard Duck36 menus
  24. 3,624Egg36 menus
  25. 3,625Lyons sausage36 menus
  26. 3,626Pommard Burgundy36 menus
  27. 3,627Graacher36 menus
  28. 3,628Creme de Vanille36 menus
  29. 3,629Norwegian Anchovies36 menus
  30. 3,630Rote Beeten36 menus
  31. 3,631Ginger Ale (Belfast)36 menus
  32. 3,632Bearnaise Sauce36 menus
  33. 3,633Roast Squab Chicken36 menus
  34. 3,634Dewar's White Label Scotch36 menus
  35. 3,635Ox-tail soup36 menus
  36. 3,636Sherbets36 menus
  37. 3,637Mirabellen36 menus
  38. 3,638Cabbage Salad36 menus
  39. 3,639Pimentoes36 menus
  40. 3,640Tomaten salat36 menus
  41. 3,641Roast leg of lamb, mint sauce36 menus
  42. 3,642Ochsenschwanzsuppe36 menus
  43. 3,643Cigars, Havana, No. 236 menus
  44. 3,644Sarsaparilla, Domestic36 menus
  45. 3,645Pecan pie36 menus
  46. 3,646Almond Cake36 menus
  47. 3,647Pig's Head Cheese, Charcutiere36 menus
  48. 3,648Coupe Jacques36 menus
  49. 3,649Buttermilk, glass36 menus
  50. 3,650Sweet Milk36 menus
  51. 3,651Minced Chicken a la King36 menus
  52. 3,652Orange Blossom Honey36 menus
  53. 3,653Clysmic mineral water36 menus
  54. 3,654Supreme of Chicken, Jeanette36 menus
  55. 3,655cafe filtre36 menus
  56. 3,656Parme Ham36 menus
  57. 3,657Artichoke Vinaigrette36 menus
  58. 3,658Strega36 menus
  59. 3,659Hot Fudge Sundae36 menus
  60. 3,660C. & C. Imported36 menus
  61. 3,661Camomile36 menus
  62. 3,662Starlight Salad36 menus
  63. 3,663strained okra soup36 menus
  64. 3,664Caramel Nut Sundae36 menus
  65. 3,665Creme Bourbonnaise36 menus
  66. 3,666Fresh baby chicken36 menus
  67. 3,667Crabflakes Cocktail36 menus
  68. 3,668Compote Assorted36 menus
  69. 3,669Force with Milk36 menus
  70. 3,670Fresh mushrooms sous cloche36 menus
  71. 3,671Artichokes, Cold36 menus
  72. 3,672Cazanove, Extra Dry36 menus
  73. 3,673Ruinart Brut champagne36 menus
  74. 3,674Cafe frappe au kirsch36 menus
  75. 3,675McLarens cheese36 menus
  76. 3,676Beechnut Bacon and Eggs36 menus
  77. 3,677Damson Jam36 menus
  78. 3,678Stuffed Prunes36 menus
  79. 3,679Broiled Guinea Chick (half)36 menus
  80. 3,680Bowl of Force36 menus
  81. 3,681Fruit Jelly and Whipped Cream36 menus
  82. 3,682Piccalilly35 menus
  83. 3,683Filet Chateaubriand with mushrooms35 menus
  84. 3,684Broiled Sweetbreads35 menus
  85. 3,685Soft clams a la Newburg35 menus
  86. 3,686Boiled eggs, three35 menus
  87. 3,687Apricot35 menus
  88. 3,688Hockheimer35 menus
  89. 3,689Roast leg of lamb35 menus
  90. 3,690Onions, fried35 menus
  91. 3,691Clams, stewed35 menus
  92. 3,692Lettuce, plain35 menus
  93. 3,693Lobster a l'Americaine35 menus
  94. 3,694Chicken patties a la reine35 menus
  95. 3,695Oysters fried35 menus
  96. 3,696OYSTER PLANT35 menus
  97. 3,697Omelette with onions35 menus
  98. 3,6982 Scrambled Eggs35 menus
  99. 3,699German apple cake35 menus
  100. 3,700Broiled Oysters on Toast35 menus