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. 4,001Broiled Finnan Haddie32 menus
  2. 4,002Antediluvian32 menus
  3. 4,003CHAMPAGNES32 menus
  4. 4,004Cold32 menus
  5. 4,005Filet of Sole au Vin Blanc32 menus
  6. 4,006Extra sirloin with mushrooms32 menus
  7. 4,007Half Plain Lobster32 menus
  8. 4,008Boonekamp Bitters32 menus
  9. 4,009Calf's brains fried, tomato sauce32 menus
  10. 4,010Planked Whitefish32 menus
  11. 4,011Cigars and Cigarettes32 menus
  12. 4,012Potatoes, O'Brien32 menus
  13. 4,013Gordon's Dry Gin32 menus
  14. 4,014Bluefish, broiled32 menus
  15. 4,015Pies, per cut32 menus
  16. 4,016Raw Tomatoes32 menus
  17. 4,017fruit tart32 menus
  18. 4,018Horseradish32 menus
  19. 4,019Boeuf32 menus
  20. 4,020Sweetbreads, Broiled32 menus
  21. 4,021broiled spring turkey32 menus
  22. 4,022Omelette, with parsley32 menus
  23. 4,023Latour Blanche32 menus
  24. 4,024Honey Comb Tripe32 menus
  25. 4,025Calf's Liver, Fried32 menus
  26. 4,026Roast Beef au Jus32 menus
  27. 4,027Omelette, cheese32 menus
  28. 4,028Beefsteak with Onions32 menus
  29. 4,029Smoked Ox Tongue32 menus
  30. 4,030Red Raven Water32 menus
  31. 4,031Lamb Stew32 menus
  32. 4,032Napoleons32 menus
  33. 4,033Galantine of Veal32 menus
  34. 4,034Soup, Tomato32 menus
  35. 4,035Broiled Beefsteak32 menus
  36. 4,036Quince jelly32 menus
  37. 4,037Eggs a la tripe32 menus
  38. 4,038Piper Heidsieck Brut32 menus
  39. 4,039Graham Crackers with Milk32 menus
  40. 4,040Potatoes, Duchesse32 menus
  41. 4,041Piccalilli32 menus
  42. 4,042Welsh rarebits32 menus
  43. 4,043Omelet with kidneys32 menus
  44. 4,044Gekochter Schinken32 menus
  45. 4,045Sparkling Rhine32 menus
  46. 4,046Geraucherter Aal32 menus
  47. 4,047French lamb chops32 menus
  48. 4,048Macedoine of Vegetables32 menus
  49. 4,049Soup, Mock Turtle32 menus
  50. 4,050Split peas32 menus
  51. 4,051Sweet mixed pickles32 menus
  52. 4,052Tokay32 menus
  53. 4,053Mutton Chop (1)32 menus
  54. 4,054Club Soda, Imported32 menus
  55. 4,055Sorbet Prunelle32 menus
  56. 4,056Pralines32 menus
  57. 4,057Cold Squab32 menus
  58. 4,058Cup of cocoa32 menus
  59. 4,059English cake32 menus
  60. 4,060Omelette aux champignons32 menus
  61. 4,061cold pickled lamb's tongue32 menus
  62. 4,062Endive Flamande32 menus
  63. 4,063Asperges fraiches32 menus
  64. 4,064Porgies32 menus
  65. 4,065Anisette cordial32 menus
  66. 4,066Gombo, Creole32 menus
  67. 4,067Hot Chocolate with whipped cream32 menus
  68. 4,068Orangensaft32 menus
  69. 4,069Sprite32 menus
  70. 4,070Jus de tomate32 menus
  71. 4,071Old Grand Dad32 menus
  72. 4,072Hearts of Romaine32 menus
  73. 4,073Marinated Herring in sour cream32 menus
  74. 4,074Spaghetti Caruso32 menus
  75. 4,075Fresh crabmeat cocktail32 menus
  76. 4,076Lemon Chiffon Pie32 menus
  77. 4,077Assorted Cold Cuts, Potato Salad32 menus
  78. 4,078Chilled Orange Juice32 menus
  79. 4,079Martell's32 menus
  80. 4,080Fresh Vegetable Dinner32 menus
  81. 4,081Cold Roast Pork and Potato Salad32 menus
  82. 4,082Frontenac Ale32 menus
  83. 4,083Sanka with Cream32 menus
  84. 4,084Lime Dry32 menus
  85. 4,085Clam cocktail, Manhattan32 menus
  86. 4,086Mazagran plain32 menus
  87. 4,087Philadelphia Pullet (half)32 menus
  88. 4,088Terrapin (any style)32 menus
  89. 4,089Lettuce and Egg, Mayonnaise32 menus
  90. 4,090La Grande Marque brandy32 menus
  91. 4,091Otard Dupuy brandy32 menus
  92. 4,092Crab flakes au gratin32 menus
  93. 4,093La Grande Marque32 menus
  94. 4,094California grapes32 menus
  95. 4,095Champagne wafers32 menus
  96. 4,096String beans in butter32 menus
  97. 4,097Cold consomme in jelly32 menus
  98. 4,098Fresh Mackerel, Mustard sauce32 menus
  99. 4,099Bluefish, Piquante sauce32 menus
  100. 4,100Hashed Cream Potatoes32 menus