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. 37,001Creme Viennoise3 menus
  2. 37,002Hennessey Brandy, ***3 menus
  3. 37,003Cream de Menthe3 menus
  4. 37,004Consomme Britania3 menus
  5. 37,005Ecossaise3 menus
  6. 37,006Consomme Brunoise au riz3 menus
  7. 37,007Calf's-head en tortue3 menus
  8. 37,008Gerostete Kuken3 menus
  9. 37,009Consomme au sagou3 menus
  10. 37,010Stuffed crabs a la Diable3 menus
  11. 37,011FILET OF BEEF, MUSHROOMS3 menus
  12. 37,012Soft clams, broiled3 menus
  13. 37,013Roast Vermont Turkey, Stuffed3 menus
  14. 37,014Ice Cream Panachee3 menus
  15. 37,015Pommes de terre Dauphine3 menus
  16. 37,016Veal goulash with spaetzle3 menus
  17. 37,017Petits Pois a la Menthe3 menus
  18. 37,018Prunes de serre3 menus
  19. 37,019Stuffed Duck3 menus
  20. 37,020Gefullte Ente3 menus
  21. 37,021Waldorf Potatoes3 menus
  22. 37,022Demidoff Salad3 menus
  23. 37,023Peche a la Melba3 menus
  24. 37,024Rostbraten, franzosische Art3 menus
  25. 37,025Eperlans en Brochette3 menus
  26. 37,026Shrimp Patty3 menus
  27. 37,027Green peas, Paysanne3 menus
  28. 37,028Civet de Lievre3 menus
  29. 37,029Small Pot Tea3 menus
  30. 37,030Shells3 menus
  31. 37,031Bowl Milk3 menus
  32. 37,032BAKED BEANS, COLD3 menus
  33. 37,033TERRINE DE FOIES-GRAS A LA GELEE3 menus
  34. 37,034Tomates grillees3 menus
  35. 37,035Half Fried Spring Chicken a la Maryland3 menus
  36. 37,036Lacrima Christi Italian Wine3 menus
  37. 37,037Farina Pudding, Lemon Sauce3 menus
  38. 37,038Pommes douces3 menus
  39. 37,039Clear Green Turtle, Oloroso3 menus
  40. 37,040Celeri raves3 menus
  41. 37,041Broiled or fried oysters3 menus
  42. 37,042Filet of Striped Bass, Meuniere3 menus
  43. 37,043Antedeluvian3 menus
  44. 37,044Mousse au Chocolate3 menus
  45. 37,045Creme de Violet3 menus
  46. 37,046Kraftbruhe Celestine3 menus
  47. 37,047Smorgasbord3 menus
  48. 37,048Margeaux3 menus
  49. 37,049FRICASSEE OF VEAL WITH PEAS3 menus
  50. 37,050Bavaroise a la Vanille3 menus
  51. 37,051Old London Particular Madeira3 menus
  52. 37,052American Lager3 menus
  53. 37,053M. & S. Gibson Monogram Whiskey3 menus
  54. 37,054Fried corned beef hash3 menus
  55. 37,055White Seal champagne3 menus
  56. 37,056Vegetable Soup, Farmer Style3 menus
  57. 37,057Saddle Rock oyster broil3 menus
  58. 37,058Pan roast oyster3 menus
  59. 37,059Lime Juice3 menus
  60. 37,060Perrier, Jouet & Co., Ex. Dry Special Champagne3 menus
  61. 37,061Filet of English sole3 menus
  62. 37,062Canned French asparagus3 menus
  63. 37,063Maitre d'hotel potato3 menus
  64. 37,064Rissoles3 menus
  65. 37,065Hollands Gin3 menus
  66. 37,066Glace Groseille3 menus
  67. 37,067Baked bluefish aux fines herbes3 menus
  68. 37,068Scrambled eggs, fine herbs3 menus
  69. 37,069Beef Sandwiches3 menus
  70. 37,070Gonzales Amontillado Sherry3 menus
  71. 37,071Marcobrunner Rhine Wine3 menus
  72. 37,072Tarte aux cerises3 menus
  73. 37,073Bombe Mercedes3 menus
  74. 37,074Pontet Canet Claret, Brandenburg Freres3 menus
  75. 37,075Mousse aux marrons3 menus
  76. 37,076CONSOMME NATURAL3 menus
  77. 37,077Bisque of Clam Soup3 menus
  78. 37,078Muscat de Syracuse3 menus
  79. 37,079Louis Roederer Champagne, Grand Vin Sec3 menus
  80. 37,080*Cucumber3 menus
  81. 37,081*Celery3 menus
  82. 37,082New Green Lima Beans3 menus
  83. 37,083Half portion3 menus
  84. 37,084Parisian ragout3 menus
  85. 37,085ICE CREAM: Tutti Frutti3 menus
  86. 37,086*Oranges3 menus
  87. 37,087Sorbet d'amour3 menus
  88. 37,088Fried Yams3 menus
  89. 37,089Espagnolettes3 menus
  90. 37,090Greencorn3 menus
  91. 37,091Rote Grutze, Vanillesauce3 menus
  92. 37,092Dreadnaught Scotch3 menus
  93. 37,093Ginger Ale Highball3 menus
  94. 37,094Stewed Turnips in Cream3 menus
  95. 37,095Potatoes mashed or sautees3 menus
  96. 37,096Kalbskopf Vinaigrette3 menus
  97. 37,097Sorbet Romain3 menus
  98. 37,098Banana and Nut Salad3 menus
  99. 37,099Hard and Soft Clams3 menus
  100. 37,100Fine Herbs3 menus