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. 301Plover351 menus
  2. 302Cake350 menus
  3. 303Strawberries and Cream349 menus
  4. 304Pontet Canet348 menus
  5. 305Cream348 menus
  6. 306Anisette348 menus
  7. 307Prime ribs of beef au jus346 menus
  8. 308Pineapple Juice346 menus
  9. 309Tomato345 menus
  10. 310Ceylon Tea344 menus
  11. 311Clam cocktail342 menus
  12. 312Stewed rhubarb342 menus
  13. 313ORANGE PEKOE TEA342 menus
  14. 314Clam Stew341 menus
  15. 315Stuffed Tomato341 menus
  16. 316Tomato Juice Cocktail341 menus
  17. 317Gruyere Cheese339 menus
  18. 318Manhattan337 menus
  19. 319Baked Potato336 menus
  20. 320BAKED SWEET POTATOES335 menus
  21. 321Amontillado335 menus
  22. 322Cold tongue335 menus
  23. 323Salt mackerel334 menus
  24. 324Cotuits334 menus
  25. 325Broiled Bacon334 menus
  26. 326Petite marmite330 menus
  27. 327Custard Pie329 menus
  28. 328Plain Omelette328 menus
  29. 329English mutton chop328 menus
  30. 330Sliced pineapple327 menus
  31. 331Hearts of lettuce salad327 menus
  32. 332Dill Pickles326 menus
  33. 333Mayonnaise dressing326 menus
  34. 334Stilton Cheese325 menus
  35. 335Martini324 menus
  36. 336Boiled Onions323 menus
  37. 337Clam juice323 menus
  38. 338Buckwheat Cakes322 menus
  39. 339Broiled Chicken321 menus
  40. 340Mock turtle soup319 menus
  41. 341peaches319 menus
  42. 342Canadian Cheese319 menus
  43. 343Watercress318 menus
  44. 344Alligator Pear Salad318 menus
  45. 345Graham bread317 menus
  46. 346spring lamb, mint sauce317 menus
  47. 347Strawberry short cake315 menus
  48. 348Table Celery315 menus
  49. 349Roast Mutton315 menus
  50. 350Porterhouse Steak314 menus
  51. 351Guava jelly313 menus
  52. 352Prime ribs of beef313 menus
  53. 353Preserves313 menus
  54. 354Biscuit Glace312 menus
  55. 355Hashed Brown Potatoes311 menus
  56. 356Pickled lamb's tongue311 menus
  57. 357Coffee with Cream311 menus
  58. 358Clam Juice Cocktail311 menus
  59. 359St. Julien309 menus
  60. 360BAKED IDAHO POTATO308 menus
  61. 361Corn fritters307 menus
  62. 362Meringue Glace307 menus
  63. 363Pickled Walnuts306 menus
  64. 364Niersteiner305 menus
  65. 365Potatoes Lyonnaise305 menus
  66. 366Chartreuse304 menus
  67. 367Mixed Pickles303 menus
  68. 368bacon301 menus
  69. 369Spring Lamb301 menus
  70. 370Sliced Fresh Pineapple301 menus
  71. 371Corn muffins300 menus
  72. 372Pineapple300 menus
  73. 373Chicken okra soup300 menus
  74. 374Hearts of Celery300 menus
  75. 375Potatoes299 menus
  76. 376Cucumber298 menus
  77. 377Preserved figs297 menus
  78. 378Fruchte297 menus
  79. 379Oolong Tea294 menus
  80. 380Royal Squab294 menus
  81. 381Chocolate Parfait294 menus
  82. 382Kaffee Hag293 menus
  83. 383Yorkshire Buck292 menus
  84. 384BUTTERED BEETS292 menus
  85. 385Danish Pastry292 menus
  86. 386Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms291 menus
  87. 387Fruit Cake291 menus
  88. 388Strawberries290 menus
  89. 389Honey290 menus
  90. 390Curacao290 menus
  91. 391Sliced Bananas with Cream290 menus
  92. 392Absinthe287 menus
  93. 393Peach Ice Cream287 menus
  94. 394Kase287 menus
  95. 395Tokay Grapes286 menus
  96. 396Vegetable Soup286 menus
  97. 397Pommard285 menus
  98. 398Anchovy Salad284 menus
  99. 399Congress Water283 menus
  100. 400Poached eggs283 menus