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. 40,601Parker House Chef's Salad Bowl with Julienne of Turkey3 menus
  2. 40,602Parker House Deep Seafood Combination3 menus
  3. 40,603Pasteurized Sweet Milk, Bottle3 menus
  4. 40,604Wenatchee Eating Apple3 menus
  5. 40,605Midnight Alarm3 menus
  6. 40,606Pedro Domecq, Double Century (Imp.)3 menus
  7. 40,607Half Grapefruit with Honey3 menus
  8. 40,608Boiled potatoes, each3 menus
  9. 40,609Potatoes Champs Elysees3 menus
  10. 40,610Mousseline of Capon with Sauce Madeira, Rice3 menus
  11. 40,611Cold Chicken and Veal Pie, Relish, Waldorf Salad3 menus
  12. 40,612Bread and Butter per person on all dishes a la Carte3 menus
  13. 40,613Frozen Mocha Pie3 menus
  14. 40,614Chocolate Log Pastry3 menus
  15. 40,615Roast Leg of Veal with Sage Dressing3 menus
  16. 40,616Broiled Pork Tenderloin, Apple Sauce3 menus
  17. 40,617Valliant Riesling3 menus
  18. 40,618Valliant Burgundy3 menus
  19. 40,619Kellogg's Pep with cream3 menus
  20. 40,620Toasted Almond Cream Pie3 menus
  21. 40,621Cointreau (Triple Sec)3 menus
  22. 40,622Frozen Flame Continentale (with dinner)3 menus
  23. 40,623Cafe Diable (With Dinner)3 menus
  24. 40,624Crepes Suzette (with dinner)3 menus
  25. 40,625Imported Still Wines3 menus
  26. 40,626BROILED MACKEREL, Parsley Butter3 menus
  27. 40,627Cold Lyon Sausage3 menus
  28. 40,628Fresh Maryland Crabmeat Cocktail3 menus
  29. 40,629Creamed Silver Onions3 menus
  30. 40,630Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw3 menus
  31. 40,631Fruit Supreme with Mint3 menus
  32. 40,632Sliced Long Island Duckling3 menus
  33. 40,633Jellied Tomato Madrilene en Tasse3 menus
  34. 40,634Assorted Cold Cuts Garni, Potato Salad, Dill Pickle3 menus
  35. 40,635PARKER HOUSE OYSTER STEW, with Milk3 menus
  36. 40,636Bread and butter on request only3 menus
  37. 40,637Consomme with Peas3 menus
  38. 40,638Fresh Crabflake Cocktail3 menus
  39. 40,639Mangos (preserved)3 menus
  40. 40,640Montmorency Cake3 menus
  41. 40,641BROILED PORK CHOPS, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  42. 40,642Banana (1)3 menus
  43. 40,643Raspberry Jell-O3 menus
  44. 40,644Rasher of Bacon, extra3 menus
  45. 40,645Sturgeon (3)3 menus
  46. 40,646Sundaes (all flavors)3 menus
  47. 40,647Celery and Ripe Olives3 menus
  48. 40,648Avocado and Grapefruit Cocktail3 menus
  49. 40,649Colcombet Chablis3 menus
  50. 40,650Fountain Grove Chablis3 menus
  51. 40,651Broiled Breast of Chicken, Saratoga Chips3 menus
  52. 40,652Broiled Half Guinea Hen, Currant Jelly3 menus
  53. 40,653Loin of Lamb Chop3 menus
  54. 40,654Shirred Eggs with Lamb Kidney, Meyerbeer3 menus
  55. 40,655Olympia Oyster Milk Stew3 menus
  56. 40,656Prawns Cocktail Supreme3 menus
  57. 40,657Breaded Veal Cutlet with Spaghetti Milanaise3 menus
  58. 40,658Cold Essence of Tomato Soup3 menus
  59. 40,659Sliced Chicken, White Meat Only3 menus
  60. 40,660Saccharin or Veg-O-Salt served on request3 menus
  61. 40,661Assorted Canape3 menus
  62. 40,662Lobster Creole3 menus
  63. 40,663BROILED BLUE FISH, BUTTER SAUCE3 menus
  64. 40,664Pork Chops (2), Breaded3 menus
  65. 40,665Toast Per Person3 menus
  66. 40,666Dry Monopole, 19293 menus
  67. 40,667Onions, French Fried3 menus
  68. 40,668Sliced Lettuce and Tomatoes3 menus
  69. 40,669Cold Asparagus, Mayonnaise3 menus
  70. 40,670Domestic Roquefort3 menus
  71. 40,671Crab Flakes a la Dewey3 menus
  72. 40,672Vanilla Ice Cream with Vanilla Wafers3 menus
  73. 40,673Smoked Nova Scotia Salmon (3)3 menus
  74. 40,674CONSOMME, HOT EN TASSE3 menus
  75. 40,675DINNER ROLLS AND BUTTER3 menus
  76. 40,676PICKLED PEARL ONIONS3 menus
  77. 40,677Brandy Cake with Whipped Cream3 menus
  78. 40,678Mocha Pudding with Fudge Sauce3 menus
  79. 40,679Creamed Clam Stew3 menus
  80. 40,680Ragout of Spring Lamb, Parisienne3 menus
  81. 40,681Merito Carmen Cocktail Sherry3 menus
  82. 40,682Anniversary Dessert Surprise3 menus
  83. 40,683Sirloin steak for three3 menus
  84. 40,684Coca Cola or Pepsi-Cola3 menus
  85. 40,685Walker De Luxe Bourbon3 menus
  86. 40,686Calvert's Special3 menus
  87. 40,687Victoria Vat Scotch3 menus
  88. 40,688Haig & Haig ***** Scotch3 menus
  89. 40,689Ambassador Scotch3 menus
  90. 40,690Cointreau (Triple Sec) Cordial3 menus
  91. 40,691Cointreau - Brandy Cordial3 menus
  92. 40,692Benedictine - Brandy Cordial3 menus
  93. 40,693Domestic Roquefort Cheese with Toasted Crackers3 menus
  94. 40,694Roquefort Type Cheese with Toasted Crackers3 menus
  95. 40,695Tomato Bouillon en tasse3 menus
  96. 40,696BROILED FRENCH LAMB CHOPS ON TOAST3 menus
  97. 40,697Chilled Grapefruit (Half)3 menus
  98. 40,698Home-made French Pastry3 menus
  99. 40,699Fresh Butter Beets3 menus
  100. 40,700Fresh Select fish, du Jour3 menus