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. 3,801Blue point oysters on half shell34 menus
  2. 3,802Potatoes Souffle34 menus
  3. 3,803Wheat Bread34 menus
  4. 3,804Rye Whiskey34 menus
  5. 3,805Top Sirloin with Mushrooms34 menus
  6. 3,806Salmon mayonnaise34 menus
  7. 3,807Eggs with ham34 menus
  8. 3,808Pearl Onions34 menus
  9. 3,809Pamplemousse34 menus
  10. 3,810Oeufs a la Russe34 menus
  11. 3,811Indian Tea34 menus
  12. 3,812Brandy jelly34 menus
  13. 3,813Hominy Cakes34 menus
  14. 3,814Assorted meats34 menus
  15. 3,815Kirschen34 menus
  16. 3,8162 Poached Eggs on Toast34 menus
  17. 3,817Heidsieck & Co. Monopole, Club Dry34 menus
  18. 3,818Puree of Tomatoes with rice34 menus
  19. 3,819Cigarettes, Egyptian34 menus
  20. 3,820Marcobrunner Cabinet34 menus
  21. 3,821Punch a la romaine34 menus
  22. 3,822Buckinge34 menus
  23. 3,823SALADE DE HOMARD34 menus
  24. 3,824WHISKY34 menus
  25. 3,825Meringue panache34 menus
  26. 3,826Cucumbers salad34 menus
  27. 3,827Pear Preserves34 menus
  28. 3,828Cigarettes, Egyptian, Large Packages34 menus
  29. 3,829Cigarettes, American, Packages of 1034 menus
  30. 3,830Brat Kartoffeln34 menus
  31. 3,831Fresh pumpkin pie34 menus
  32. 3,832Oloroso Sherry34 menus
  33. 3,833Creme de Cassis34 menus
  34. 3,834Petits pois a l'Anglaise34 menus
  35. 3,835Mixed Cold Meat with Chicken34 menus
  36. 3,836Assorted Cold Meat34 menus
  37. 3,837Cold Ham sandwich34 menus
  38. 3,838Haig & Haig34 menus
  39. 3,839Tomato stuffed with Chicken Salad34 menus
  40. 3,840Franzosische Kartoffeln34 menus
  41. 3,841Danish Blue Cheese34 menus
  42. 3,842Krug Private Cuvee34 menus
  43. 3,843Chilled Prune Juice34 menus
  44. 3,844Frozen Daiquiri34 menus
  45. 3,845Individual Milk34 menus
  46. 3,846Chicken Fried Rice34 menus
  47. 3,847Milk (Bottle)34 menus
  48. 3,848Spanish Melon34 menus
  49. 3,849Perfect cocktail34 menus
  50. 3,850Grade A Milk34 menus
  51. 3,851Liver with Onions34 menus
  52. 3,852Wine Vinegar Dressing34 menus
  53. 3,853Preserved French Peas Rodel34 menus
  54. 3,854Robbins Island34 menus
  55. 3,855Lobster Supreme34 menus
  56. 3,856Sterling Points34 menus
  57. 3,857Schultz Sarsaparilla34 menus
  58. 3,858Sea Tags34 menus
  59. 3,859Broiled Philadelphia Pullet (half)34 menus
  60. 3,860Mutton Broth, Scotch style34 menus
  61. 3,861Roast Beef, per cut34 menus
  62. 3,862Hors d'oeuvre a la Francaise34 menus
  63. 3,863Stevenson's Special34 menus
  64. 3,864Grand Vin Sec champagne34 menus
  65. 3,865French Pea Omelette34 menus
  66. 3,866Syphons, C. Schultz34 menus
  67. 3,867Schaefer's Wiener34 menus
  68. 3,868Quince Preserves34 menus
  69. 3,869Beef Stew with Vegetables34 menus
  70. 3,870Two Shirred Eggs34 menus
  71. 3,871French Sardines, Per Box34 menus
  72. 3,872White Cabbage and Onion Salad34 menus
  73. 3,873English Mutton Chop with Bacon34 menus
  74. 3,874Two Lamb Chops on Toast, French Fried Potatoes34 menus
  75. 3,875Fried Beechnut Bacon34 menus
  76. 3,876Café Sanka34 menus
  77. 3,877Broiled shad, Maitre d'hotel33 menus
  78. 3,878Fried Liver33 menus
  79. 3,879Stewed Tripe33 menus
  80. 3,880Fried Chicken a la Maryland33 menus
  81. 3,881Fruit Pie33 menus
  82. 3,882Rindszunge33 menus
  83. 3,883PILSNER33 menus
  84. 3,884Spring Chicken, Broiled33 menus
  85. 3,885Sardellen sandwich33 menus
  86. 3,886Vermouth Cocktail33 menus
  87. 3,887Ordinaire33 menus
  88. 3,888Lobster, a la Newburg33 menus
  89. 3,889Spaghetti, au Gratin33 menus
  90. 3,890Cold Corned Beef with Potato Salad33 menus
  91. 3,891Wilson Whiskey33 menus
  92. 3,892Omelet, with Mushrooms33 menus
  93. 3,893Beef sandwich33 menus
  94. 3,894Old Fashioned Crullers33 menus
  95. 3,895Porterhouse Steak for Two33 menus
  96. 3,896Fried Soft Clams33 menus
  97. 3,897oysters broiled33 menus
  98. 3,898SWEETBREADS33 menus
  99. 3,899Prunelle33 menus
  100. 3,900Ginger Bread33 menus