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. 40,301Ox Tail Ragout3 menus
  2. 40,302Pickle Chips3 menus
  3. 40,303Loin Lamb Chops on Toast3 menus
  4. 40,304Fruit Cocktail Florida3 menus
  5. 40,305Pickled Beets Salad3 menus
  6. 40,306Poached Halibut Steak, Sauce Hollandaise, Parsley Potatoes3 menus
  7. 40,307Filet de Sole, Bonne Femme3 menus
  8. 40,308Chilled Sweet Apple Cider3 menus
  9. 40,309Cup Soup3 menus
  10. 40,310Orange Blosson3 menus
  11. 40,311Otard V. S. O. P.3 menus
  12. 40,312Le Parfait Glace Mascotte3 menus
  13. 40,313Sliced Banana in Cream3 menus
  14. 40,314Malted Milk (All Flavors)3 menus
  15. 40,315Tuxedo Coffee3 menus
  16. 40,316Garrettson's Tuxedo Coffee3 menus
  17. 40,317Dressed Green kale3 menus
  18. 40,318Carrots Glace3 menus
  19. 40,319Scarole Salad with Tarragon3 menus
  20. 40,320Greengage Compote3 menus
  21. 40,321Lejon Vermouth3 menus
  22. 40,322Noix de Veau Morvandelle3 menus
  23. 40,323Salade de Laitue au Cerfeuil3 menus
  24. 40,324Bondon Fromage3 menus
  25. 40,325Vanilla Milk Shake3 menus
  26. 40,326Canape a l'Amiral3 menus
  27. 40,327Crema Caramello3 menus
  28. 40,328Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich3 menus
  29. 40,329BAKED SUGAR CURED HAM with Raisin Sauce3 menus
  30. 40,330Consomme A B C3 menus
  31. 40,331Toasted Cheese and Bacon Sandwich3 menus
  32. 40,332Brie Cheese with Crackers3 menus
  33. 40,333Brick Cheese Sandwich3 menus
  34. 40,334Our Own Baked Pies3 menus
  35. 40,335Whole Wheat Bread Toast3 menus
  36. 40,336Pie with Whipped Cream3 menus
  37. 40,337Mashed or Parsley Potatoes3 menus
  38. 40,338Pate de Veau et Jambon en Croute3 menus
  39. 40,339Eastern Beers3 menus
  40. 40,340Sweitzer Cheese3 menus
  41. 40,341Glace aux Pistaches de Sicile3 menus
  42. 40,342Jambon de Prosciutto3 menus
  43. 40,343Cresta Blanca Riesling3 menus
  44. 40,344Johnny Walker Scotch3 menus
  45. 40,345Broiled Grapefruit with Honey3 menus
  46. 40,346Fresh Fruit Cup, Mint Ice3 menus
  47. 40,347Candied Yam3 menus
  48. 40,348Hot Brandied Mincemeat Pie3 menus
  49. 40,349German Christmas Cookies3 menus
  50. 40,350Maine Blueberry Griddle Cakes, Vermont Maple Syrup, Rhode Island Sausage3 menus
  51. 40,351Broiled Halibut Maitre d'Hotel3 menus
  52. 40,352Shrimps a la Marinara3 menus
  53. 40,353Egg Nog Ice Cream3 menus
  54. 40,354Minestrone Italienne3 menus
  55. 40,355Country Cocktail (Served in a McIntosh Apple)3 menus
  56. 40,356Red Raspberry Sherbet3 menus
  57. 40,357Gotham Extra Dry Champagne3 menus
  58. 40,358Cream Cheese, Toasted Crackers3 menus
  59. 40,359Old Kent Buttery Biscuits3 menus
  60. 40,360Popover3 menus
  61. 40,361Philadelphia Rye3 menus
  62. 40,362Sliced California Orange3 menus
  63. 40,363Liederkranz Cheese w/ Crackers3 menus
  64. 40,364Swiss Cheese w/ Crackers3 menus
  65. 40,365Roquefort Cheese w/ Crackers3 menus
  66. 40,366American Cheese w/ Crackers3 menus
  67. 40,367Old Grand-Dad Whisky3 menus
  68. 40,368Town Cocktail3 menus
  69. 40,369Lettuce Salad with Chervil3 menus
  70. 40,370Insalata Lattuga3 menus
  71. 40,371Salse Mirtillo3 menus
  72. 40,372Burgundy, Christian Brothers3 menus
  73. 40,373Vermouth (Imported) Aperitif3 menus
  74. 40,374John Begg Scotch3 menus
  75. 40,375Bacardi Rum, White3 menus
  76. 40,376Myers's Jamaica Rum3 menus
  77. 40,377HOT MINCE PIE, RUM SAUCE3 menus
  78. 40,378Bisk of lobster, Cardinal3 menus
  79. 40,379Macon Red Burgundy3 menus
  80. 40,380FRESH MAINE LOBSTER COCKTAIL3 menus
  81. 40,381Green Turtle Amontillado Soup3 menus
  82. 40,382Bordeaux blancs3 menus
  83. 40,383Martini, Dry Cocktail3 menus
  84. 40,384Alexander (Brandy) Cocktail3 menus
  85. 40,385John Collins Cocktail3 menus
  86. 40,386Tom Collins Cocktail3 menus
  87. 40,387Gin Buck Cocktail3 menus
  88. 40,388Planters Punch Cocktail3 menus
  89. 40,389Old Fitzgerald Bourbon Whiskey3 menus
  90. 40,390Old Grand Dad Bourbon Whiskey3 menus
  91. 40,391Imported Roquefort Cheese Sandwich3 menus
  92. 40,392Lanson Champagne3 menus
  93. 40,393Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet3 menus
  94. 40,394Apple Puree3 menus
  95. 40,395Consomme Tosca3 menus
  96. 40,396Grilled Yarmouth Bloaters3 menus
  97. 40,397Poached Fresh Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce3 menus
  98. 40,398Spring Chicken, Saratogas3 menus
  99. 40,399Whiskey Eggnog3 menus
  100. 40,400Fried Oysters (6)3 menus