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. 41,301Fine Cut Chicken Chow Mein3 menus
  2. 41,302Pork Yet Gor Mein3 menus
  3. 41,303Chicken Yet Gor Mein3 menus
  4. 41,304Fried Spare Ribs, Sweet Sour3 menus
  5. 41,305Breaded Pork, Sweet-Sour Sa.3 menus
  6. 41,306Pork with Tomatoes3 menus
  7. 41,307Fried Shrimps, Sweet Sour3 menus
  8. 41,308Tomato-Lettuce Sandwich3 menus
  9. 41,309Bacon Tomato Sandwich3 menus
  10. 41,310Hot Chinese Roast Pork Sandwich, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  11. 41,311Hot Chicken Sandwich, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  12. 41,312Cold Roast Chicken (Half)3 menus
  13. 41,313French Peach Ice Cream3 menus
  14. 41,314Beef broth (hot)3 menus
  15. 41,315Beef broth (jellied)3 menus
  16. 41,316Chicken broth (jellied)3 menus
  17. 41,317Nicoise soup3 menus
  18. 41,318Omelette with Smothered Onions3 menus
  19. 41,319Breaded Lamb Chop, Truffle Sauce3 menus
  20. 41,320Cold Pate of Goose Liver3 menus
  21. 41,321Cold Virginina Ham3 menus
  22. 41,322Pineapple Paradise3 menus
  23. 41,323Gumbo, Cup3 menus
  24. 41,324Coeur a la Creme cheese3 menus
  25. 41,325Planked Small Steak aux Primeurs3 menus
  26. 41,326Cold Crab Ravigote3 menus
  27. 41,327Cold Supreme Jeannette3 menus
  28. 41,328Egg, Nicoise3 menus
  29. 41,329Head Cheese with Potato Salad3 menus
  30. 41,330Jersey Asparagus3 menus
  31. 41,331Biron3 menus
  32. 41,332King Orange3 menus
  33. 41,333Thick Ox-Tail Soup3 menus
  34. 41,334Strained Okra broth (hot)3 menus
  35. 41,335Sweet Potatoes--Fried3 menus
  36. 41,336Assorted Fruit, Stewed3 menus
  37. 41,337Roast loin of spring lamb, mint sauce, new asparagus tips, Polonaise3 menus
  38. 41,338Braised veal cutlet des Primeurs3 menus
  39. 41,339New vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise3 menus
  40. 41,340Royal squab in cocotte with artichoke bottom and Mascotte potato3 menus
  41. 41,341Salad Favorite3 menus
  42. 41,342Chocolat Layer Cake3 menus
  43. 41,343Peach (1)3 menus
  44. 41,344Pommes de Terre Baked3 menus
  45. 41,345Pommes de Terre Stuffed3 menus
  46. 41,346Milk-fed Chicken Saute aux Fines Herbes (for 2)3 menus
  47. 41,347Veal Cutlet Parisienne, String Beans in Butter3 menus
  48. 41,348Sea Bass, Jean Bart3 menus
  49. 41,349Roast loin of veal, pan gravy3 menus
  50. 41,350Grilled Bluefish with Cucumber Vernon3 menus
  51. 41,351Broiled salmon, maitre d'hotel, waffle potatoes3 menus
  52. 41,352Clear Green Turtle Key West3 menus
  53. 41,353Salt Cod in Cream3 menus
  54. 41,354Lamb Hash with Poached Egg3 menus
  55. 41,355New Peas, String Beans or Lima Beans3 menus
  56. 41,356Braised Lettuce or Celery3 menus
  57. 41,357Hubbard or White Squash3 menus
  58. 41,358Roquefort or Gorgonzola3 menus
  59. 41,359Brook Trout aux Amandines3 menus
  60. 41,360Bananas sliced3 menus
  61. 41,361Lion's Pilsener beer3 menus
  62. 41,362Filet of sole, Crownwell3 menus
  63. 41,363Assorted fresh stewed fruits3 menus
  64. 41,364Commodore coffee with cream, per cup3 menus
  65. 41,365Sweetbread Patty Financiere3 menus
  66. 41,366Boiled Sea Bass, Fleurette Sauce3 menus
  67. 41,367Breaded Veal Cutlet, Asparagus Tips Polonaise3 menus
  68. 41,368Roast Stuffed Spring Duckling, Apple Sauce3 menus
  69. 41,369Salami, Italian3 menus
  70. 41,370Coeur a la Creme with Bar le Duc3 menus
  71. 41,371Pierre Salade3 menus
  72. 41,372Puree of Split Peas Frankfortoise3 menus
  73. 41,373Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Mustard Sauce, Straw Potatoes3 menus
  74. 41,374Sweet Potatoes, Imperial3 menus
  75. 41,375(cold) Tomato Broth3 menus
  76. 41,376Roast fresh tomato3 menus
  77. 41,377Lentil soup with croutons3 menus
  78. 41,378Broiled pork chop, pickle sauce3 menus
  79. 41,379Fresh vegetable luncheon, Deerfoot sausage3 menus
  80. 41,380Celery or Olives3 menus
  81. 41,381POTATOES:-Sweet, Southern Style3 menus
  82. 41,382Shirred Eggs Omer Pasha3 menus
  83. 41,383Soft Shell Crabs, Bonne Femme3 menus
  84. 41,384Boston Cream Pie, Apricot Sauce3 menus
  85. 41,385Consomme double, Alsacienne3 menus
  86. 41,386Anna (for 2)3 menus
  87. 41,387Fresh Asparagus, Hollandaise or Polonaise3 menus
  88. 41,388Shrimp Salad, Havanaise, tomato, string beans, Russian dressing3 menus
  89. 41,389Boiled Sea Bass, Hollandaise Sauce3 menus
  90. 41,390Long Island duckling with orange Bigarrade3 menus
  91. 41,391Fresh Vegetables Soup Paysanne3 menus
  92. 41,392Quarter of spring lamb with new peas and carrots3 menus
  93. 41,393Potatoes Cubaine3 menus
  94. 41,394Spring Pullet (half) Saute Chasseur3 menus
  95. 41,395Split sea bass, Mentonnaise3 menus
  96. 41,396Plombiere, Monaco3 menus
  97. 41,397Heart of Lettuce, Beet Dressing3 menus
  98. 41,398Frozen Cake, Chocolate Sauce3 menus
  99. 41,399Assorted Hors d'ouevres3 menus
  100. 41,400Curry of Baby Lamb with Rice Yokohoma3 menus