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. 41,101Pale Wiltshire Bacon3 menus
  2. 41,102Grilled Lake Trout3 menus
  3. 41,103Les Frivolites3 menus
  4. 41,104Individual Canadian Comb Honey3 menus
  5. 41,105"Red Brand" sirloin steak3 menus
  6. 41,106Individual bottle fresh buttermilk3 menus
  7. 41,107Ham (1/2 cut) with 1 Egg3 menus
  8. 41,108Ham (1/2 cut) with 2 Eggs3 menus
  9. 41,109Lamb Kidneys and Bacon3 menus
  10. 41,110Canadian Cream Cheese with Crackers3 menus
  11. 41,111Gumbo Soup Creole3 menus
  12. 41,112Lake Trout Amandine3 menus
  13. 41,113Petite Marmite Rossini3 menus
  14. 41,114Drewry's Soda Water3 menus
  15. 41,115Cold Sliced Chicken, Salad Nicoise3 menus
  16. 41,116Cold Roast Beef, Horseradish Sauce3 menus
  17. 41,117Canape of Domestic Caviar3 menus
  18. 41,118OYSTERS WITH COCKTAIL SAUCE3 menus
  19. 41,119Parsnips Fines Herbes3 menus
  20. 41,120Cream of Gruyere3 menus
  21. 41,121Whitefish Saute in Butter3 menus
  22. 41,122French Toast with Maple Syrup or Jelly3 menus
  23. 41,123Crab, Devilled3 menus
  24. 41,124Crab, Cracked3 menus
  25. 41,125Crab, Newburg3 menus
  26. 41,126CREAM ARGENTEUIL Soup3 menus
  27. 41,127Bovril Soup3 menus
  28. 41,128Turkey, sliced, with Jelly3 menus
  29. 41,129Cereals with Milk3 menus
  30. 41,130Egg (1) Fried Sandwich3 menus
  31. 41,131Roast beef, hot Sandwich3 menus
  32. 41,132Potato salad served with cold selections3 menus
  33. 41,133Double Pot of Coffee3 menus
  34. 41,134Double Pot of Tea3 menus
  35. 41,135Eggs, Scrambled with Bacon (2)3 menus
  36. 41,136Eggs, Poached (1)3 menus
  37. 41,137Eggs, Fried with Bacon (2)3 menus
  38. 41,138Eggs, Fried with Ham (2)3 menus
  39. 41,139Eggs, Fried with Bacon (1)3 menus
  40. 41,140Eggs, Fried with Ham (1)3 menus
  41. 41,141Tournados of Beef, Rossini3 menus
  42. 41,142Fancy Garnish, per person3 menus
  43. 41,143Planked, per person3 menus
  44. 41,144McLarens Imperial3 menus
  45. 41,145Gruyere, Indiv.3 menus
  46. 41,146Individual Strawberry Pie3 menus
  47. 41,147Bottle of Milk (Indiv.)3 menus
  48. 41,148Pitcher of Cream (Indiv.)3 menus
  49. 41,149Banana, Sliced3 menus
  50. 41,150Souffle, any flavor3 menus
  51. 41,151French Lamb Chops (3)3 menus
  52. 41,152Cold Sirloin of Beef, Potato Salad3 menus
  53. 41,153Individual Cream of Gruyere cheese3 menus
  54. 41,154Potatoes Parmentiere3 menus
  55. 41,155Frozen Bombe Andalouse3 menus
  56. 41,156Cote de Beaune 19233 menus
  57. 41,157Windsor Sandwich3 menus
  58. 41,158Corona Corona3 menus
  59. 41,159Strawberry Jam, per portion3 menus
  60. 41,160Raspberry Jam, per portion3 menus
  61. 41,161Marmalade (Assorted) per portion3 menus
  62. 41,162Pistache Ice3 menus
  63. 41,163Breaded Escalope of Veal, Milanaise3 menus
  64. 41,164Tarte aux Poires3 menus
  65. 41,165Escalope de Veau Panee, Milanaise3 menus
  66. 41,166Pomme Canadienne3 menus
  67. 41,167Pommery & Greno, 19283 menus
  68. 41,168Heart of Palm, Hollandaise3 menus
  69. 41,169Compote of Stewed Fresh Fruit3 menus
  70. 41,170Assorted Cold Meats and Chicken3 menus
  71. 41,171Cream of Gruyere Cheese3 menus
  72. 41,172May Wine, glass3 menus
  73. 41,173Lamb Kidney and Bacon3 menus
  74. 41,174Kippered Herring (1)3 menus
  75. 41,175Canadian Cheese and Crackers3 menus
  76. 41,176Bortsch Polonaise3 menus
  77. 41,177Boiled Egg, one3 menus
  78. 41,178Boiled egg, two3 menus
  79. 41,179Poached egg, one3 menus
  80. 41,180Hot Buckwheat Cakes3 menus
  81. 41,181Pineapple Granite Toscanini3 menus
  82. 41,182Wild Rice Saute3 menus
  83. 41,183Special Darjeeling Tea3 menus
  84. 41,184Graham Crackers with Cream3 menus
  85. 41,185Gelee de Raisin3 menus
  86. 41,186Boiled, two3 menus
  87. 41,187Petits Pains et Beurre3 menus
  88. 41,188Oyster Patties a la Newburg3 menus
  89. 41,189Cheddar Cheese in Port Wine3 menus
  90. 41,190Gournay Cheese3 menus
  91. 41,191Canape Romanoff3 menus
  92. 41,192Boiled Patna Rice3 menus
  93. 41,193Mackerel in Wine Sauce3 menus
  94. 41,194Tunny Fish in Oil3 menus
  95. 41,195Broiled Yarmouth Bloater3 menus
  96. 41,196French Sardines, Diable3 menus
  97. 41,197Stuffed Vermont Turkey, Cranberry Jelly3 menus
  98. 41,198Pineapples Compote3 menus
  99. 41,199Omelette, Savoyarde3 menus
  100. 41,200Sausages Assorted Continental3 menus