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. 42,301Fresh Strawberry, Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream3 menus
  2. 42,302Compotier of Mixed Nuts and Raisins3 menus
  3. 42,303Pilsner (light)3 menus
  4. 42,304Skinkepolse3 menus
  5. 42,305Filet of Sole with Oysters3 menus
  6. 42,306Salad Panache3 menus
  7. 42,307Mammoth California Walnuts3 menus
  8. 42,308Soft Shell Rock Crabs3 menus
  9. 42,309Pecan Nut Tart3 menus
  10. 42,310Puree of Peas (soup)3 menus
  11. 42,311Italian Paste (soup)3 menus
  12. 42,312Pudding glace, Bragance3 menus
  13. 42,313*English Sole3 menus
  14. 42,314Plain Lobster Whole3 menus
  15. 42,315Extra Lobster Whole3 menus
  16. 42,316Soft Clam Milk Stew3 menus
  17. 42,317Soft Clam Cream Stew3 menus
  18. 42,318Soft Clam Chowder3 menus
  19. 42,319Long Island Rabbit3 menus
  20. 42,320Trout, Plombiere3 menus
  21. 42,321Gruyere (cheese)3 menus
  22. 42,322Half Partridge, Sera Morena3 menus
  23. 42,323Roast Christmas Lamb3 menus
  24. 42,324Scallop Fry with Bacon3 menus
  25. 42,325Salmon with Egg Sauce3 menus
  26. 42,326Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing3 menus
  27. 42,327Half Fried Chicken on Toast with Tomato Sauce3 menus
  28. 42,328Planked Steak for 43 menus
  29. 42,329Extra Sirloin for 23 menus
  30. 42,330Mut. Chops (brace)3 menus
  31. 42,331Hamb. Steak w. Onions3 menus
  32. 42,332Sea Bass with Bacon3 menus
  33. 42,333Calves Liver Saute, Mushrooms3 menus
  34. 42,334Purée of Squash3 menus
  35. 42,335Hothouse cucumbers Salad3 menus
  36. 42,336Coffee, per person3 menus
  37. 42,337Tea, per person3 menus
  38. 42,338Johannis-Lithia Water3 menus
  39. 42,339Fresh Mushrooms, Fried3 menus
  40. 42,340Fresh Mushrooms Stewed in Butter3 menus
  41. 42,341Saratoga F. Potatoes3 menus
  42. 42,342Pigs Feet, Deviled3 menus
  43. 42,343Coffee, per Pot, made to order3 menus
  44. 42,344Special "fresh every day" Clear Havana3 menus
  45. 42,345Cordial Highballs3 menus
  46. 42,346Lemonade with Seltzer Claret3 menus
  47. 42,347Eggs, Duchesse3 menus
  48. 42,348Roast Phila. chicken, giblet sauce3 menus
  49. 42,349Consomme Fedora3 menus
  50. 42,350Fried pork tenderloin3 menus
  51. 42,351Braised Shoulder of Lamb3 menus
  52. 42,352Whole or Sliced Orange3 menus
  53. 42,353Cup Tea3 menus
  54. 42,354Plombiere glace, Cardinal, sauce Framboise3 menus
  55. 42,355Roquefort, Port du Salut or Camembert3 menus
  56. 42,356Consomme of Chicken in Jelly3 menus
  57. 42,357Baked Boston Pork and Beans3 menus
  58. 42,358Jacket New Florida Potatoes3 menus
  59. 42,359Broiled Phila. spring chicken, whole3 menus
  60. 42,360(Soups Without Meat or Fish Order 10c Extra)3 menus
  61. 42,361Cream of lettuce soup, Chiffonade3 menus
  62. 42,362Ox-tail soup with barley3 menus
  63. 42,363Mackerel, Bordelaise (2)3 menus
  64. 42,364(1918) Squab Chicken3 menus
  65. 42,365Montreal Melon3 menus
  66. 42,366Liberty Steak3 menus
  67. 42,367Single Dishes Served to More than One Person 15c extra for Each Service3 menus
  68. 42,368Vegetable combination with egg3 menus
  69. 42,369Apple Fritters to Order3 menus
  70. 42,370Rye Crackers3 menus
  71. 42,371Neufchatel and Bar-le-Duc3 menus
  72. 42,372Kaffee Hag, special percolator3 menus
  73. 42,373Tenderloin steak, stanley3 menus
  74. 42,374Home-made English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce3 menus
  75. 42,375Compote of Malaga or Tokay grapes3 menus
  76. 42,376Fried filet of sole, tartar sauce, saute potatoes3 menus
  77. 42,377Galantine of Capon Lucculus3 menus
  78. 42,378Tomates nouvelles, Ruck3 menus
  79. 42,379Any other dressing3 menus
  80. 42,380Baked Spanish mackerel, Bercy3 menus
  81. 42,381Liberty Steak with Onions3 menus
  82. 42,382Sugar Beets sautes in butter3 menus
  83. 42,383Hot Strained Gumbo3 menus
  84. 42,384Broiled sweetbread, Georgia3 menus
  85. 42,385Boston scrod saute aux fines herbes3 menus
  86. 42,386India Tea with Cream3 menus
  87. 42,387Puree of lentils soup3 menus
  88. 42,388Normandy pie3 menus
  89. 42,389Salade Traymore3 menus
  90. 42,390Asparagus Tips (salad)3 menus
  91. 42,391Macedoine of Fresh Fruits aux Liqueurs3 menus
  92. 42,392Delicatessen Aufschnitt (cold cuts)3 menus
  93. 42,393Roast leg of lamb, potato salad3 menus
  94. 42,394Roast Vermont turkey, mixed salad3 menus
  95. 42,395Eggs fried (two)3 menus
  96. 42,396Coffee, Vanilla or Chocolate Eclair3 menus
  97. 42,397Filet of kingfish saute, Meuniere3 menus
  98. 42,398Brochette of scallops, Greville3 menus
  99. 42,399Fried or Grilled Sweets (Potatoes)3 menus
  100. 42,400Candied sweets (potatoes)3 menus