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. 42,201Sugar-Cured Tennessee Ham3 menus
  2. 42,202Cazanove, 1906 Extra Dry Champagne3 menus
  3. 42,203Chateau La Tour Blanche Sauterne3 menus
  4. 42,204Cutter, J. H.3 menus
  5. 42,205VICHY "Celestins"3 menus
  6. 42,206Lamb Hash with green pepper3 menus
  7. 42,207Steak or Rack of Baby Lamb3 menus
  8. 42,208Consomme de Volaille ou de Boeuf3 menus
  9. 42,209Crabes mous frits (2), sauce remoulade3 menus
  10. 42,210Jambon du Jersey a la gelee3 menus
  11. 42,211Fromage Suisse3 menus
  12. 42,212Betteraves sautees3 menus
  13. 42,213Full Cream Damembert3 menus
  14. 42,214[Potatoes] au gratin3 menus
  15. 42,215Special [coffee]3 menus
  16. 42,216Potatoes - Sautees3 menus
  17. 42,217Camembert (Full Cream)3 menus
  18. 42,218Fromage au Bar-le-Duc3 menus
  19. 42,219Pamplemousse en Cocktail3 menus
  20. 42,220Potatoes, Baked (1)3 menus
  21. 42,221Cold Ham & Pot. Salad3 menus
  22. 42,222Cold Roast Beef & Pot. Salad3 menus
  23. 42,223Cold Corned Beef & Pot. Salad3 menus
  24. 42,224Fried Fresh Mushrooms on Toast3 menus
  25. 42,225Sparkling Champagnette3 menus
  26. 42,226Choux Chatillon3 menus
  27. 42,227Special Importation England Cumberland Ham3 menus
  28. 42,228Special Hors d'Oeuvre Traymore3 menus
  29. 42,229Veal and Virginia Ham Pie3 menus
  30. 42,230Crab Gumbo, Creole3 menus
  31. 42,231Royans, Vatel3 menus
  32. 42,232Perch and Eels, Matelotte3 menus
  33. 42,233Broiled Squab Chicken au Cresson3 menus
  34. 42,234Peaches Sliced3 menus
  35. 42,235Hot Egg3 menus
  36. 42,236Pies (Your Choice)3 menus
  37. 42,237Stuffed Pine Apple3 menus
  38. 42,238Chilli Sauce3 menus
  39. 42,239Canape of Cavair3 menus
  40. 42,240Celery Farci St. Charles3 menus
  41. 42,241Half Broiled Spring Turkey (for 2)3 menus
  42. 42,242Scallops any Style3 menus
  43. 42,243Cold Lobster Mayonnaise Sauce3 menus
  44. 42,244Prime Ribs of Beef Dish Gravy3 menus
  45. 42,245Roast Suckling Pig with Apple Sauce3 menus
  46. 42,246Salt Kød3 menus
  47. 42,247Hollandsk Ost3 menus
  48. 42,248D. Schweitzer Ost3 menus
  49. 42,249Holstensk Ost3 menus
  50. 42,250Potatoes Persillées3 menus
  51. 42,251Filet of Sole, Mariniere3 menus
  52. 42,252Corned Beef Hash and Egg3 menus
  53. 42,253Fragrant Tea, Made Special to Order, Pot3 menus
  54. 42,254Chatham Oysters3 menus
  55. 42,255Hashed browned tomatoes3 menus
  56. 42,256Bisque of Fresh Tomatoes3 menus
  57. 42,257Mandarines (2)3 menus
  58. 42,258Niersteiner (Rhine Wine)3 menus
  59. 42,259Skinkepølse3 menus
  60. 42,260Potatoes a la Maire3 menus
  61. 42,261Bortsch Imperial3 menus
  62. 42,262Green Turtle Soup a l'Amontillado3 menus
  63. 42,263Breaded Veal Chop Rothschild3 menus
  64. 42,264Browned cabbage3 menus
  65. 42,265Swiss sausage3 menus
  66. 42,266Egg, Aurore3 menus
  67. 42,267Sweetbread Croquette with Peas3 menus
  68. 42,268Green Pompano3 menus
  69. 42,269Magnolia Ham3 menus
  70. 42,270Canape, Fin de Siecle3 menus
  71. 42,271Creole String Beans3 menus
  72. 42,272Artichoke Hollandaise Sauce3 menus
  73. 42,273Citron, Plain or Raisin Cake3 menus
  74. 42,274Cold Patty of Goose Liver, Bonne Femme3 menus
  75. 42,275Cold Beef en Daube3 menus
  76. 42,276Cold Fresh Mackerel, Dieppoise3 menus
  77. 42,277Large Baked Apple in Bowl3 menus
  78. 42,278Elberta Salad3 menus
  79. 42,279Cold Prime Beef3 menus
  80. 42,280HORS-D'OEUVRE LAFAYETTE3 menus
  81. 42,281COUPE LELA LEE3 menus
  82. 42,282Noisette of Spring Lamb3 menus
  83. 42,283Strawberry Sundae with Cake3 menus
  84. 42,284Cold Sliced Tongue with Potato Salad3 menus
  85. 42,285New Cauliflower, Hollandaise Sauce3 menus
  86. 42,286Parfait Traymore3 menus
  87. 42,287Coupe d'Oranges a la White3 menus
  88. 42,288Milk Bottled Special3 menus
  89. 42,289Roast Boston Duckling, Apple Dressing3 menus
  90. 42,290Salad McAlpin3 menus
  91. 42,291Pol Roger, 19063 menus
  92. 42,292G.H. Mumm & Co., Cordon Rouge3 menus
  93. 42,293Ayala Green Label3 menus
  94. 42,294Croustade de Ris de Veau, Fulton3 menus
  95. 42,295Egg de Lesseps3 menus
  96. 42,296Codfish, Norwegienne3 menus
  97. 42,297Filet of Sole, Argenteuil3 menus
  98. 42,298Egg, Merry3 menus
  99. 42,299Lamb Chop, Bressoise3 menus
  100. 42,300Meringue Glace, Vanilla or Chocolate3 menus