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. 41,701Draught Beer, Large Pitcher3 menus
  2. 41,702Rickey's, Fizzes & Highballs, Grape Juice3 menus
  3. 41,703Beer, Loewer's Gambrinus, Light3 menus
  4. 41,704Beer, Loewer's Gambrinus, Dark3 menus
  5. 41,705Beer, R. A. H. Wurzburger3 menus
  6. 41,706Beer, R. A. H. Pilsner3 menus
  7. 41,707Beer, Trommer's Dark Label3 menus
  8. 41,708Beer, Schaefer's Brew, Light3 menus
  9. 41,709Beer, Schaefer's Brew, Dark3 menus
  10. 41,710Beer, Schlitz's Brau3 menus
  11. 41,711Beer, Pabst's Blue Ribbon3 menus
  12. 41,712Beer, Muncher Hofbrau3 menus
  13. 41,713Beer, Tucher's Brau, Light (Imported)3 menus
  14. 41,714Moderne3 menus
  15. 41,715Turned Over Apple Cake3 menus
  16. 41,716Russian Sandwich3 menus
  17. 41,717Watercress Sandwich3 menus
  18. 41,718Omelette with Creamed Oysters3 menus
  19. 41,719Breast of Guinea hen, Veronique3 menus
  20. 41,720Strained Petite Marmite Soup with marrow3 menus
  21. 41,721Coupe, Imperial3 menus
  22. 41,722Milk-fed Spring Chicken, half3 menus
  23. 41,723Consomme double, Brunoise3 menus
  24. 41,724Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes Extra Cut3 menus
  25. 41,725R. A. H. Wurzburger3 menus
  26. 41,726R. A. H. Pilsner3 menus
  27. 41,727Raspberry, Lemon, Orange Apricot or Pineapple Water Ice3 menus
  28. 41,728Schwepp's Imported Gingerale3 menus
  29. 41,729Corned Beef Sandwich, Graham Bread3 menus
  30. 41,730Jellied Beef, Okra or Tomato Broth3 menus
  31. 41,731Lobster a la Russe(1/2)3 menus
  32. 41,732Bottled Beer, Trommer's White Label3 menus
  33. 41,733Salad, Old-fashion strawberry short cake3 menus
  34. 41,734Ice Cream, Orange Surprise, Commodore3 menus
  35. 41,735Apricot Custard Pie3 menus
  36. 41,736Ice Cream, Philadelphia vanilla3 menus
  37. 41,737Cherry Blossom Cocktails3 menus
  38. 41,738Chicken salad(with dark meat)3 menus
  39. 41,739Salmon steak, Mirabeau3 menus
  40. 41,740Poached egg, Daumont3 menus
  41. 41,741Omelette with shrimps Nantua, Gaufrette potato3 menus
  42. 41,742Broiled Boston scrod, maitre d'hotel, hashed creamed potatoes3 menus
  43. 41,743Grilled slice of beef, marrow sauce, O'Brien potatoes3 menus
  44. 41,744Roast loin of Jersey pork and braised sauerkraut3 menus
  45. 41,745Spring lamb hash with egg plant and green pepper3 menus
  46. 41,746Fresh vegetable luncheon and lobster cutlet3 menus
  47. 41,747Spaghetti and creamed crab flakes3 menus
  48. 41,748Fresh tomato a l'Estragon3 menus
  49. 41,749Eggs with parsley3 menus
  50. 41,750Long Island duckling, apple sauce(half)3 menus
  51. 41,751Nectar Marmalade3 menus
  52. 41,752Squab Chicken Roti a la Broche3 menus
  53. 41,753Capon, Giblet Sauce3 menus
  54. 41,754Split Sea Bass Saute Jackson3 menus
  55. 41,755Succotash au Paprika3 menus
  56. 41,756Soup, Jellied Madrilene, cup3 menus
  57. 41,757Soup, Croute-au-pot3 menus
  58. 41,758Cosgraves Ale3 menus
  59. 41,759Green gage Jam3 menus
  60. 41,760Homemade Pepper Relish3 menus
  61. 41,761Homemade Mustard Pickles3 menus
  62. 41,762Homemade Chili Sauce3 menus
  63. 41,763White Ribbon Beer3 menus
  64. 41,764In Cup(hot) Strained Okra soup3 menus
  65. 41,765In Cup(hot) Chicken Broth3 menus
  66. 41,766In Cup(cold)Tomato Broth3 menus
  67. 41,767In Cup(cold) Beef Consomme3 menus
  68. 41,768McLaughlins Dry Ginger Ale3 menus
  69. 41,769Iced Lemonade and Seltzer3 menus
  70. 41,770Ice Cream, Coupe St. Jacques3 menus
  71. 41,771Cream of Barley, Ecossaise3 menus
  72. 41,772Shirred Eggs with ham and sweet potatoes, Southern Style3 menus
  73. 41,773Mixed Grill a l'Astor3 menus
  74. 41,774Stewed Fruit, Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)3 menus
  75. 41,775Consomme double, Croute-au-pot3 menus
  76. 41,776Cold: Old-Fashioned Cured Virginia Ham, celery salad3 menus
  77. 41,777Coupe, Petit Duc3 menus
  78. 41,778Shirred Eggs with sausages, Bercy3 menus
  79. 41,779Cold Supreme Jeanette3 menus
  80. 41,780Gateau Chocolate3 menus
  81. 41,781Iced Coffiee3 menus
  82. 41,782Coupe of Fruit Supreme3 menus
  83. 41,783Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg, Choice of Vegetable and Potatoes or Salad3 menus
  84. 41,784Essence of Lamb with Barley3 menus
  85. 41,785Salad, Romain3 menus
  86. 41,786Potatoes, Brown3 menus
  87. 41,787Filet of Chicken Halibut with fresh vegetables, Russian dressing3 menus
  88. 41,788Egg, Ravigotte with fresh string beans, tartar sauce3 menus
  89. 41,789Eichler Bottle3 menus
  90. 41,790Ambassador Appetizers 1.003 menus
  91. 41,791Orange Grapefruit or Fruit Supreme 603 menus
  92. 41,792Half Grapefruit 403 menus
  93. 41,793Anchovy Canape 653 menus
  94. 41,794Westphalian Ham 803 menus
  95. 41,795Honey Dew Melon 603 menus
  96. 41,796Clam Broth 403 menus
  97. 41,797Onion au Gratin 403 menus
  98. 41,798Boneless Shad and Roe 1.253 menus
  99. 41,799Galantine of Capon 1.103 menus
  100. 41,800Pate of Goose Liver 1.503 menus