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. 40,401Cherry Stone Cocktail3 menus
  2. 40,402Herbsaint3 menus
  3. 40,403Vanilla Ice Cream Soda3 menus
  4. 40,404Endive and Beetroot Salad3 menus
  5. 40,405Three Feathers V. S. R. Rye3 menus
  6. 40,406Spey Royal Scotch3 menus
  7. 40,407Ballantines Ale3 menus
  8. 40,408Broiled Mackerel, Lemon Butter3 menus
  9. 40,409Sloe Gin Rickey Cocktail3 menus
  10. 40,410Gin Fizz Cocktail3 menus
  11. 40,411Aprikoskompott3 menus
  12. 40,412Minced Scotch Collops3 menus
  13. 40,413CARIOCA COOLER3 menus
  14. 40,414Genuine Calf's Liver with Bacon3 menus
  15. 40,415Sandwiches och varmratt3 menus
  16. 40,416Smor, brod och varmratt3 menus
  17. 40,417B. & B. Cordial3 menus
  18. 40,418Chartreuse Yellow Cordial3 menus
  19. 40,419Omelette Richmond3 menus
  20. 40,420Cold Sliced Chicken Sandwich3 menus
  21. 40,421Hot Chicken Sandwich with Gravy3 menus
  22. 40,422PRESIDENT COCKTAIL3 menus
  23. 40,423Fresh Fruit Tarte3 menus
  24. 40,424RED LION3 menus
  25. 40,425Grape Fruit Cerisette3 menus
  26. 40,426Malted Milk Shake3 menus
  27. 40,427Fried Sole with Lemon3 menus
  28. 40,428Small Noodles Ligurienne3 menus
  29. 40,429Wine Herring3 menus
  30. 40,430Tarte aux Mirabelles d'Alsace3 menus
  31. 40,431Scarole and Beetroot Salad3 menus
  32. 40,432Nouillettes Ligurienne3 menus
  33. 40,433Petit-Suisse3 menus
  34. 40,434Vermicelli Consomme3 menus
  35. 40,435Bresse Chicken in Jelly3 menus
  36. 40,436Broiled Mutton Chop Watercress3 menus
  37. 40,437Vitello all'uccelletto3 menus
  38. 40,438Riz Piemontaise3 menus
  39. 40,439Rice Piemontaise3 menus
  40. 40,440Norway Anchovies with Aromates3 menus
  41. 40,441Smoked Filet of Saxe3 menus
  42. 40,442Pommes Noisettes3 menus
  43. 40,443Tomates Farcies a l'Ancienne3 menus
  44. 40,444Cremone Salami3 menus
  45. 40,445Mixed Salad with Sweet Green Peppers3 menus
  46. 40,446Danbury Cocktail3 menus
  47. 40,447Chopped Egg and Anchovy Canape3 menus
  48. 40,448New England Apple Juice3 menus
  49. 40,449Ice Cream of the Day3 menus
  50. 40,450(Cold) Tomato Madrilene3 menus
  51. 40,451"White Turkey" Style Onion Soup, Grated Cheese3 menus
  52. 40,452Assorted Butter Cookies3 menus
  53. 40,453Chicken Liver Paste3 menus
  54. 40,454Potage Marachaire3 menus
  55. 40,455Vanilla, Chocolate or Butter Pecan Ice Cream3 menus
  56. 40,456Imported Blue Cheese or Camembert3 menus
  57. 40,457Petite Marmite Printaniere3 menus
  58. 40,458Post Bran Flakes3 menus
  59. 40,459Boca Chica Gold Label Rum3 menus
  60. 40,460Ronrico White Label Rum3 menus
  61. 40,461Ronrico Gold Label Rum3 menus
  62. 40,462Ron Merito Puerto Rican Mountain Rum - White Label3 menus
  63. 40,463Ron Merito Puerto Rican Mountain Rum - Gold Label3 menus
  64. 40,464Red Heart London Dock Rum3 menus
  65. 40,465Argentine Blue Cheese3 menus
  66. 40,466Creamed Salmon on Toast3 menus
  67. 40,467Scrambled Egg Sandwich3 menus
  68. 40,468Fruit Salad, New Yorker3 menus
  69. 40,469Wine Vinegar Dressing, extra3 menus
  70. 40,470Melted Cheese with Currant Jelly Sandwich3 menus
  71. 40,471Melted Cheese with Tomato Sandwich3 menus
  72. 40,472Pot Cheese with Sour Cream, Sharp Vegetables, Boiled Potato3 menus
  73. 40,473Fruit in Season, Sour Cream3 menus
  74. 40,474Fruits Served with Cream, extra3 menus
  75. 40,475Pommes Nouvelles Fondantes3 menus
  76. 40,476Cote de Mouton du Berry Grillee Cresson3 menus
  77. 40,477Gin and Bitters3 menus
  78. 40,478Sheffield Farms Approved Milk3 menus
  79. 40,479Bondon3 menus
  80. 40,480Victory Garden Dinner3 menus
  81. 40,481Sauternes, medium dry3 menus
  82. 40,482Bonded Beam3 menus
  83. 40,483Daiquiri Made with Porto Rican Rum3 menus
  84. 40,484Three Feathers Rye3 menus
  85. 40,485Seagram's 7 Crown Rye3 menus
  86. 40,486Soup without Meat Order3 menus
  87. 40,487Bacon and Tomato on Toast Sandwich, Russian Dressing3 menus
  88. 40,488Cold Sugar Cured Ham with Potato Salad3 menus
  89. 40,489Crab Meat, Ravigotte3 menus
  90. 40,490Blum's Fruit Cake3 menus
  91. 40,491Schrafft's fruit Cake3 menus
  92. 40,492Minute Steak, O'Brien3 menus
  93. 40,493Baked White Fish3 menus
  94. 40,494Broiled Sweetbread, Virginienne3 menus
  95. 40,495Crab Meat Omelette3 menus
  96. 40,496Yatka Mein3 menus
  97. 40,497Broiled Fresh Salmon, Maitre d'Hotel3 menus
  98. 40,498Potato Hashed in Cream3 menus
  99. 40,499Frappes extra3 menus
  100. 40,500Plain Whiskey Toddy3 menus