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. 3,901Terrine de foie gras33 menus
  2. 3,902Lemon Cream Pie33 menus
  3. 3,903Spring Chicken (half)33 menus
  4. 3,904Oxtail Soup33 menus
  5. 3,905Game Pie33 menus
  6. 3,906Kumyss33 menus
  7. 3,907Sandeman's Old Port33 menus
  8. 3,908Cream Roll33 menus
  9. 3,909The de Caravan33 menus
  10. 3,910Compote of Pears33 menus
  11. 3,911Tongue sausage33 menus
  12. 3,912Tomaten-Salat33 menus
  13. 3,913Roast Duckling33 menus
  14. 3,914Curacao (Wynand Fockink)33 menus
  15. 3,915Mosel33 menus
  16. 3,916Bisque of Oysters33 menus
  17. 3,917Volaille33 menus
  18. 3,918Cresson33 menus
  19. 3,919BREADED VEAL CUTLET, TOMATO SAUCE33 menus
  20. 3,920Creamed Corn33 menus
  21. 3,921Old Port33 menus
  22. 3,922Glaces assorties33 menus
  23. 3,923Omelet with Chicken Livers33 menus
  24. 3,924Duff Gordon Sherry33 menus
  25. 3,925Consomme in jelly33 menus
  26. 3,926Cordial Medoc33 menus
  27. 3,927Chicken salad mayonnaise33 menus
  28. 3,928Omelet with onions33 menus
  29. 3,929Lamb Cutlets33 menus
  30. 3,930Cream Crackers33 menus
  31. 3,931Salade Russe33 menus
  32. 3,932Cigarettes, American, Packages of 2033 menus
  33. 3,933Floriac33 menus
  34. 3,934Clear turtle soup33 menus
  35. 3,935Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer33 menus
  36. 3,936Cold Pressed Corned Beef33 menus
  37. 3,937Crab Ravigotte33 menus
  38. 3,938Graves superieur33 menus
  39. 3,939Two Eggs, Fried33 menus
  40. 3,940Oysters a la bourguignonne33 menus
  41. 3,941Tournedos Rossini33 menus
  42. 3,942Boiled Ham, Potato Salad33 menus
  43. 3,943Long Branch potatoes33 menus
  44. 3,944Sliced Banana with Cream33 menus
  45. 3,945Pommes Vapeur33 menus
  46. 3,946Echte Schildkrotensuppe33 menus
  47. 3,947tuna fish sandwich33 menus
  48. 3,948Cream of Mushroom Soup33 menus
  49. 3,949Canadian Bacon33 menus
  50. 3,950Teacher's33 menus
  51. 3,951Seagram's 7 Crown33 menus
  52. 3,952Benedictine D.O.M.33 menus
  53. 3,953Old Fashion33 menus
  54. 3,954Poland Water (Natural)33 menus
  55. 3,955Alka-Seltzer33 menus
  56. 3,956Grapefruit Maraschino33 menus
  57. 3,957Filet of Herring33 menus
  58. 3,958Corn Flakes with Cream33 menus
  59. 3,959Different Sausage33 menus
  60. 3,960Port Flip33 menus
  61. 3,961TUNA FISH SALAD SANDWICH33 menus
  62. 3,962LIME SHERBET33 menus
  63. 3,963Maple Walnut Ice Cream33 menus
  64. 3,964Imported Blue Cheese Dressing33 menus
  65. 3,965Manhattan Rocher33 menus
  66. 3,966Philadelphia Cream Cheese with Guava Jelly33 menus
  67. 3,967Tomato Robespiere33 menus
  68. 3,968Preserved French Peas a l'Etuvee33 menus
  69. 3,969Schwepp's Sarsaparilla33 menus
  70. 3,970Canada mutton chop33 menus
  71. 3,971Filet of Herring, Provencale33 menus
  72. 3,972Pate of Goose Liver33 menus
  73. 3,973Schwepp's Imported33 menus
  74. 3,974Salad, Heart of Lettuce33 menus
  75. 3,975Romaine and Pear Salad33 menus
  76. 3,976Gosling (half)33 menus
  77. 3,977Florida Orange33 menus
  78. 3,978Asparagus Tip33 menus
  79. 3,979Tomato Stuffed with Asparagus Tips33 menus
  80. 3,980Tea, Per Pot with Cream33 menus
  81. 3,981Montrachat33 menus
  82. 3,982Schlitz Milwaukee beer33 menus
  83. 3,983Kristaly33 menus
  84. 3,984Bread with Butter33 menus
  85. 3,985Coffee, with Cream33 menus
  86. 3,986Skinless Figs in Syrup33 menus
  87. 3,987English Breakfast Tea with cream33 menus
  88. 3,988Sausage Cake33 menus
  89. 3,989Beef, per cut33 menus
  90. 3,990Haricots verts nouveaux33 menus
  91. 3,991Bone Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms33 menus
  92. 3,992Small Sirloin Steak with Two Fried Eggs33 menus
  93. 3,993One Pork Chop33 menus
  94. 3,994Cup of Cold Consomme33 menus
  95. 3,995Fried Scollops32 menus
  96. 3,996Geraucherte Haringe32 menus
  97. 3,997Roast32 menus
  98. 3,998Shad Roe with Bacon32 menus
  99. 3,999Compote of Assorted Fruits32 menus
  100. 4,000Sablath-sausage32 menus