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. 41,201Smoked Sprats3 menus
  2. 41,202Hunter's Breakfast3 menus
  3. 41,203Roast Ribs of English Beef, Yorkshire Pudding3 menus
  4. 41,204London Ox Tongue3 menus
  5. 41,205American Pot Roast3 menus
  6. 41,206Chilvern Cottage Cheese3 menus
  7. 41,207Sardines Nantaise3 menus
  8. 41,208Cold Assorted Meats with Chicken3 menus
  9. 41,209Scotch Finnan Haddie with Drawn Butter3 menus
  10. 41,210Lamb Hash with Boiled Onions3 menus
  11. 41,211Split Brookfield Sausage on Toast3 menus
  12. 41,212Chiver's Assorted Jams3 menus
  13. 41,213Jalousies3 menus
  14. 41,214Baskets of fresh and dry Fruits3 menus
  15. 41,215Chipped Smoked Beef in Cream3 menus
  16. 41,216Prime Rib of Beef, Horseradish3 menus
  17. 41,217Filet of Boston Sole, Saute, Meuniere3 menus
  18. 41,218Boiled Salmon, Sauce Bearnaise3 menus
  19. 41,219Consomme Toscane3 menus
  20. 41,220Cantaloupe Surprise3 menus
  21. 41,221Fruit Salad with Liqueur3 menus
  22. 41,222Baskets of Fruits3 menus
  23. 41,223Fiocchi di Granchio3 menus
  24. 41,224Leg of Lamb, Mint Sauce, Currant Jelly3 menus
  25. 41,225Soup Faubonne3 menus
  26. 41,226Honeydew Melon, Frappe3 menus
  27. 41,227Gateau Anniversaire3 menus
  28. 41,228Sauted Cauliflowers3 menus
  29. 41,229Cream of Potatoes3 menus
  30. 41,230Parmesan Straws3 menus
  31. 41,231Tournedos, Mascotte3 menus
  32. 41,232Pommes Byron3 menus
  33. 41,233Rice au Naturel3 menus
  34. 41,234Agneau Sauce Menthe3 menus
  35. 41,235Langues de Chats3 menus
  36. 41,236Salade Fines Herbes3 menus
  37. 41,237Cavolfiori saltati3 menus
  38. 41,238Clear Vermicelli3 menus
  39. 41,239Consumato naturale (caldo o freddo)3 menus
  40. 41,240Portugaises de Claires3 menus
  41. 41,241Aringhe Bismarck3 menus
  42. 41,242Costolette di Vitello3 menus
  43. 41,243Scorzonera3 menus
  44. 41,244Tartara3 menus
  45. 41,245Jesuites3 menus
  46. 41,246Pommes O'Brien3 menus
  47. 41,247Piselli al burro3 menus
  48. 41,248Praga Ham3 menus
  49. 41,249Cream Andalouse Soup3 menus
  50. 41,250Roast Stuffed Philadelphia Capon3 menus
  51. 41,251Broiled Mutton Chop3 menus
  52. 41,252Braised Celery in gravy3 menus
  53. 41,253Rafano3 menus
  54. 41,254Vaniglia3 menus
  55. 41,255Vanilla Ice Cream, Fresh Strawberry Sauce3 menus
  56. 41,256Florida Peas3 menus
  57. 41,257Stuffed Green Olives3 menus
  58. 41,258Imported Swiss Sandwich3 menus
  59. 41,259Bacon and Egg on Toast3 menus
  60. 41,260Pork Chops Breaded3 menus
  61. 41,261Glace Poire3 menus
  62. 41,262Lobster a la King3 menus
  63. 41,263Steamed Clams, Drawn Butter3 menus
  64. 41,264Bombe Praline3 menus
  65. 41,265New Sugar Peas3 menus
  66. 41,266Farska Haricots Verts3 menus
  67. 41,267Farska Sockerarter3 menus
  68. 41,268Bakad Skinka med Potatis-sallad3 menus
  69. 41,269Rak Cocktail3 menus
  70. 41,270Swedish Shrimps3 menus
  71. 41,271Rokt Lax3 menus
  72. 41,272Cote de Boeuf Froid med Pepparrot3 menus
  73. 41,273kall Delikatesskinka med Sallad Special3 menus
  74. 41,274Mocca Glace3 menus
  75. 41,275Banana or Apple Fritters3 menus
  76. 41,276Imported Pate de Fois Gras3 menus
  77. 41,277Sweetbread Patty3 menus
  78. 41,278Cold Delicious Ham with Salad Special3 menus
  79. 41,279Marmelade de Pommes3 menus
  80. 41,280Breaded Veal Cutlet Milanaise3 menus
  81. 41,281Poires Helene3 menus
  82. 41,282Goose-liver en Croute3 menus
  83. 41,283Vinga Herring3 menus
  84. 41,284Vingasill3 menus
  85. 41,285Asparagus Sandwich3 menus
  86. 41,286Spaghetti Sandwich3 menus
  87. 41,287Monkey Gland Cocktail3 menus
  88. 41,288Liverwurst on Rye Sandwich3 menus
  89. 41,289Saltina Crackers3 menus
  90. 41,290Eggs with Tomato3 menus
  91. 41,291French Sallad-Dressing3 menus
  92. 41,292Cold Italian Ham3 menus
  93. 41,293Chicken Salad, Parisienne3 menus
  94. 41,294Palethorpe Sausages3 menus
  95. 41,295Cresta Blanca Sauterne Souvenir3 menus
  96. 41,296Chicken Egg soup3 menus
  97. 41,297Vegetable Chop Suey (no meat)3 menus
  98. 41,298Chow Mein w. Mushroom3 menus
  99. 41,299Shanghai Food Shoppe Chow Mein3 menus
  100. 41,300Beef w. Chinese Green Vegetable3 menus