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. 39,701Courvoisier 3 Star3 menus
  2. 39,702Chicken, Sliced3 menus
  3. 39,703D. O. M. Benedictine3 menus
  4. 39,704Brunswick Stew3 menus
  5. 39,705Shell Roast Little Neck Clams3 menus
  6. 39,706Schorle-Morle, weiss3 menus
  7. 39,707Carottes Nouvelles Maraichere3 menus
  8. 39,708Salade Rossini3 menus
  9. 39,709Scharlachberg "Meisterbrand"3 menus
  10. 39,710TOSTADA3 menus
  11. 39,711TAMALE3 menus
  12. 39,712Chilled V8-Vegetable Juice3 menus
  13. 39,713Cream cheese with jelly sandwich3 menus
  14. 39,714Napoleon Brandy3 menus
  15. 39,715Cheese Assortis3 menus
  16. 39,716Cream of Corn Soup, Washington3 menus
  17. 39,717POL ROGER BRUT, 19553 menus
  18. 39,718Schnittchen Plockwurst3 menus
  19. 39,719Bavaroise Chocolate3 menus
  20. 39,720Petite Marmite, Henri IV3 menus
  21. 39,721La Corbeille Fleurie de Mignardises3 menus
  22. 39,722New Potatoes in Jacket3 menus
  23. 39,723Frog Legs Saute Provencale3 menus
  24. 39,724Breast of Chicken, Eugenie3 menus
  25. 39,725Oyster Stew in Half and Half3 menus
  26. 39,726Cold Smoked Beef with Spices3 menus
  27. 39,727Cold Nantais Chicken in Jelly3 menus
  28. 39,728Zitronen-Sorbet3 menus
  29. 39,729Wurst3 menus
  30. 39,730Out of Town Beer3 menus
  31. 39,731Asparagus, Polonaise3 menus
  32. 39,732Cream Cheese with Olives Sandwich3 menus
  33. 39,733Hot Soup of the Day3 menus
  34. 39,734Cream of Split Pea Soup3 menus
  35. 39,735LOBSTER STEW IN MILK3 menus
  36. 39,736Cunard3 menus
  37. 39,737Hearts of Palm Salad3 menus
  38. 39,738Champagne Cocktail (For 2)3 menus
  39. 39,739Rice and Sultana Pudding3 menus
  40. 39,740Virginia Ham Salad3 menus
  41. 39,741Chilled Apricot Juice3 menus
  42. 39,742Cold Roast Leg of Lamb, Mint Sauce3 menus
  43. 39,743SHRIMPS SAUTE IN BUTTER3 menus
  44. 39,744Spaghetti alla napoletana3 menus
  45. 39,745Bourbon: Old Grand Dad3 menus
  46. 39,746Drawn Butter3 menus
  47. 39,747Fried Cherrystone Clams3 menus
  48. 39,748Guinness' Stout (nip)3 menus
  49. 39,749FRIED LONG ISLAND SCALLOPS3 menus
  50. 39,750Booth's House of Lords Gin3 menus
  51. 39,751Seagram's 7 Crown Rye Whiskey3 menus
  52. 39,752Smoked Scotch Salmon and Capers3 menus
  53. 39,753Caerphilly3 menus
  54. 39,754Chilled Mandarin Fruit Cup3 menus
  55. 39,755Rhine Wine (Glass)3 menus
  56. 39,756Claret (Glass)3 menus
  57. 39,757Fresh Florida Fruit Cocktail3 menus
  58. 39,758Chopped Chicken Salad3 menus
  59. 39,759Canape Derby3 menus
  60. 39,760Fried Aubergines3 menus
  61. 39,761Pear and Cottage Cheese3 menus
  62. 39,762Roast Leg and Shoulder of Irish Lamb, Mint Sauce and Jelly3 menus
  63. 39,763Crisp Hearts of Celery3 menus
  64. 39,764Petits Pois, Francaise3 menus
  65. 39,765Potatoes: Delmonico3 menus
  66. 39,766Swiss Apple Pie3 menus
  67. 39,767Cold Consomme en Gelee3 menus
  68. 39,768Spanish Dressing3 menus
  69. 39,769BLUEBERRY DEEP DISH PIE3 menus
  70. 39,770V 8 VEGETABLE JUICE3 menus
  71. 39,771LARGE TOMATO JUICE3 menus
  72. 39,772CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH, DARK MEAT3 menus
  73. 39,773CHEDDAR SANDWICH3 menus
  74. 39,774CRAB IMPERIAL, COLE SLAW, FRENCH FRIED POTATOES3 menus
  75. 39,775GOLDEN FRENCH VANILLA ICE CREAM3 menus
  76. 39,776SPAGHETTI, Butter Sauce3 menus
  77. 39,777Brighton Punch3 menus
  78. 39,778Haig and Haig, Pinch3 menus
  79. 39,779Birne3 menus
  80. 39,780Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream3 menus
  81. 39,781Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato3 menus
  82. 39,782Kalbskopf Tortue3 menus
  83. 39,783BOLOGNA WETZELBERGER SANDWICH3 menus
  84. 39,784CORNED BEEF SANDWICH, COLD3 menus
  85. 39,785SQUIRT3 menus
  86. 39,786SARATOGA GEYSER, BOTTLE3 menus
  87. 39,787Kosher Corned Beef3 menus
  88. 39,788Fresh Beluga Caviar with Blinis3 menus
  89. 39,789Boula Boula3 menus
  90. 39,790String Beans Sautes3 menus
  91. 39,791Sautees Potato3 menus
  92. 39,792Thousand Islands3 menus
  93. 39,793Fundador3 menus
  94. 39,794American Coffee with Cream3 menus
  95. 39,795BROILED PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE SAUCE3 menus
  96. 39,796Relish Dish3 menus
  97. 39,797Homemade Soup3 menus
  98. 39,798Ham and Swiss Sandwich3 menus
  99. 39,799Russische Eier auf Fleischsalat3 menus
  100. 39,800Frischer Gurkensalat3 menus