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. 42,101Egg Salad with Mayonaise3 menus
  2. 42,102Small Sirloin Steak with Grilled Tomatoes3 menus
  3. 42,103Chow Chow or Pickled Walnuts3 menus
  4. 42,104Ham en Casserole with Baked Potato and Piccalilli3 menus
  5. 42,105Combination Dish of Lamb Stew with Vegetables3 menus
  6. 42,106Fried Chicken Legs, Stuffed3 menus
  7. 42,107Cottage Chicken with Macaroni3 menus
  8. 42,108Cleveland Creamed Chicken3 menus
  9. 42,109Paprika Chicken on Toast3 menus
  10. 42,110Chicken and Mushroom Patty3 menus
  11. 42,111Spanish Pepper Stuffed with Force Meat, Mushroom Sauce3 menus
  12. 42,112Breaded Lamb Chops with Mint Jelly3 menus
  13. 42,113Creamed Ham on Toast with Baked Potato3 menus
  14. 42,114Creamed Sweetbreads with Tomato Sauce3 menus
  15. 42,115Home-made Corned Beef Hash3 menus
  16. 42,116Home-made Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg or Tartar Sauce3 menus
  17. 42,117Baked Trout Steak, Creole3 menus
  18. 42,118Boston Baked Pork and Beans, Hot or Cold3 menus
  19. 42,119Chicago Baked Pork and Beans, Hot or Cold3 menus
  20. 42,120Frankfurts with Hot or Cold Potato Salad3 menus
  21. 42,121Rice au Gratin3 menus
  22. 42,122Home-made Saratoga Chips3 menus
  23. 42,123Escalloped Fresh Tomatoes with Sweetbreads3 menus
  24. 42,124Spinach with Hard-boiled Egg3 menus
  25. 42,125New Potatoes in Cream Sauce3 menus
  26. 42,126New Peas in Cream Sauce3 menus
  27. 42,127Cottage Cream Cheese with Bar-le-duc3 menus
  28. 42,128Cottage Cream Cheese with Sweet Pepper Salad3 menus
  29. 42,129Frozen Pear Salad3 menus
  30. 42,130Grapefruit Salad with French Dressing3 menus
  31. 42,131Grapefruit Salad with Mayonnaise Dressing3 menus
  32. 42,132Grapefruit and Orange Salad with Pimento3 menus
  33. 42,133Romaine with Grapefruit3 menus
  34. 42,134Combination Dish of Chicken Salad with Vegetables3 menus
  35. 42,135Small Cooked Vegetable Salad3 menus
  36. 42,136Jellied Chicken and Vegetables3 menus
  37. 42,137Tomato Jelly Filled with Chicken Salad3 menus
  38. 42,138Pineapple Salad with Mayonnaise Dressing and Cream Cheese3 menus
  39. 42,139Fruit Salad in Lemon Jelly Rings3 menus
  40. 42,140Fruit Salad with Mayonnaise Dressing3 menus
  41. 42,141Tea Room Salad3 menus
  42. 42,142Mixed Fruit and Marshmallow Salad3 menus
  43. 42,143Fresh Cherry Salad3 menus
  44. 42,144Fruit and Ginger Salad3 menus
  45. 42,145Pineapple and Cucumber Salad3 menus
  46. 42,146Asparagus with Vinaigrette Sauce3 menus
  47. 42,147Whole Tomato with Cucumber Dressing3 menus
  48. 42,148Sliced Tomatoes with Mayonnaise Dressing3 menus
  49. 42,149Sliced Tomatoes with French Dressing3 menus
  50. 42,150Tomato, Celery and Onion Salad3 menus
  51. 42,151Tomato, Cottage Cheese and Almond Salad3 menus
  52. 42,152Fresh Tomato Stuffed with Sweetbreads3 menus
  53. 42,153Sweetbread and Cucumber Salad3 menus
  54. 42,154Nut and Celery Salad3 menus
  55. 42,155Potato Salad with French or Boiled Dressing3 menus
  56. 42,156Hot Potato Salad with Smoked Tongue3 menus
  57. 42,157Head Lettuce (Quarter) French Dressing3 menus
  58. 42,158Head Lettuce (Quarter) Mayonnaise Dressing3 menus
  59. 42,159Preserved Whole Peach or Pear3 menus
  60. 42,160Black Cherry Preserves3 menus
  61. 42,161Banana or Orange Fritters to Order3 menus
  62. 42,162Rice or Bread Pudding, Vanilla Sauce3 menus
  63. 42,163Swiss Meringue Glace3 menus
  64. 42,164Stewed Peaches and Plums3 menus
  65. 42,165Preserved Pears, Peaches or Pineapple3 menus
  66. 42,166Crushed Peaches and Ice Cream3 menus
  67. 42,167Broiled Weak Fish3 menus
  68. 42,168Waffles with wild cherry syrup3 menus
  69. 42,169Mixed Ices and Creams3 menus
  70. 42,170Bran Biscuits with milk3 menus
  71. 42,171Cold Oatmeal with milk3 menus
  72. 42,172Uneeda Cracker with milk3 menus
  73. 42,173Fried Ham and Egg on Toast Sandwich3 menus
  74. 42,174Orange Sandwich3 menus
  75. 42,175Sardine Sandwich on Toast3 menus
  76. 42,176Broiled Pork Chop3 menus
  77. 42,177Jambon du Tennessee3 menus
  78. 42,178Beefsteak a la Minute3 menus
  79. 42,179(1919) Poulet du printemps3 menus
  80. 42,180Clear Green Turtle a la Fine Champagne3 menus
  81. 42,181Crab-flake cocktail3 menus
  82. 42,182King Fish Saute Meuniere3 menus
  83. 42,183Individual Bar-le-Duc Jelly3 menus
  84. 42,184FRESH PEAR GLACE MELBA3 menus
  85. 42,185Liberty Steak a la Royal en Casserole3 menus
  86. 42,186Exton Crackers3 menus
  87. 42,187Religieuse Cake3 menus
  88. 42,188Baked (Idaho) Potato3 menus
  89. 42,189Chicken Cutlet with green peas3 menus
  90. 42,190Chiffonade [salad]3 menus
  91. 42,191Fresh Fruit [salad]3 menus
  92. 42,192Broiled Little Neck Clams Doz.3 menus
  93. 42,193Asparagus on toast, butter sauce3 menus
  94. 42,194Cold Poached Egg (1), Astor3 menus
  95. 42,195Cold Sugar-Cured Tennessee Ham3 menus
  96. 42,196Cold Veal and Ham Pate3 menus
  97. 42,197Cold Ox-Tongue a l'Anglaise3 menus
  98. 42,198Wine Jelly w. French Ice Cream3 menus
  99. 42,199Maryland, French Tobacco (yellow)3 menus
  100. 42,200Cold Ballotine of Chicken3 menus