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. 42,401[Potatoes] Stewed in Cream3 menus
  2. 42,402Macaroon glace aux fraises3 menus
  3. 42,403Petits pois sautes au beurre3 menus
  4. 42,404Bombe de vanille et chocolat3 menus
  5. 42,405Eggs, boiled or fried (2)3 menus
  6. 42,406Fried eels, Ravigote sauce, Mexican slaw3 menus
  7. 42,407Savarin aux fraises3 menus
  8. 42,408French pancakes (three) with jelly3 menus
  9. 42,409Planked extra sirloin steak, City style3 menus
  10. 42,410Hennessy's *** cognac3 menus
  11. 42,411Consomme Julienne with barley3 menus
  12. 42,412Cold Lobster, Potato Salad3 menus
  13. 42,413Cold farina cream, strawberry sauce3 menus
  14. 42,414Chicken okra in cup3 menus
  15. 42,415Salt mackerel, steamed or fried3 menus
  16. 42,416Finnan haddie, steamed, broiled or in cream3 menus
  17. 42,417Boiled Kennebec salmon, Mousseline sauce3 menus
  18. 42,418Crab meat, Newburg in chafing dish3 menus
  19. 42,419Pie, cocoanut3 menus
  20. 42,420Extra sirloin steak plain (for 2) en casserole3 menus
  21. 42,421Chas. Heidsieck Champagne3 menus
  22. 42,422Broiled pig's feet, Lyonnaise potatoes3 menus
  23. 42,423Italian Chianti Wine3 menus
  24. 42,424Eggs--Shirred or Scrambled (2)3 menus
  25. 42,425Potato Salad with Cold Meats, Extra3 menus
  26. 42,426Ice Cream--Vanilla3 menus
  27. 42,427Imported Marmalade, or Strawberry Jam3 menus
  28. 42,428LETTUCE SALAD WITH LEMON JUICE DRESSING3 menus
  29. 42,429CELERY SALAD WITH LEMON JUICE DRESSING3 menus
  30. 42,430WATERCRESS SALAD WITH LEMON JUICE DRESSING3 menus
  31. 42,431MIXED GREEN SALAD WITH LEMON JUICE DRESSING3 menus
  32. 42,432Filet of sea bass, Meuniere3 menus
  33. 42,433Horlick's Malter Milk3 menus
  34. 42,434Eggs scrambled on toast (2)3 menus
  35. 42,435Onion soup with cheese au gratin (to order)3 menus
  36. 42,436Peas or string beans3 menus
  37. 42,437Sirloin steak (for 2), Planked3 menus
  38. 42,438Extra sirloin steak (for 3), Planked3 menus
  39. 42,439Filet Goulash Hongroise with Nockerel3 menus
  40. 42,440Broiled Calf's sweet bread3 menus
  41. 42,441Steamed lamb hash with green peppers3 menus
  42. 42,442Chicken hash with minced peppers3 menus
  43. 42,443Bordelaise sauce, person3 menus
  44. 42,444Bearnaise sauce, person3 menus
  45. 42,445Jardiniere variety of fresh vegetables and mushrooms in butter, per person3 menus
  46. 42,446Broiled Young Bluefish3 menus
  47. 42,447Fried L.I. Eels, Tartar Sauce3 menus
  48. 42,448Grilled L.I. Eels, Tartar Sauce3 menus
  49. 42,449Scallops and oyster crabs, Mariniere3 menus
  50. 42,450Madrilene (soup)3 menus
  51. 42,451Biltmore (salad)3 menus
  52. 42,452Julia Arthur (salad)3 menus
  53. 42,453Palm Beach (salad)3 menus
  54. 42,454Suzette (salad)3 menus
  55. 42,455Demi-deuil (salad)3 menus
  56. 42,456Fresh vegetable (salad)3 menus
  57. 42,457Sweetbread braise, Magenta3 menus
  58. 42,458Tournedos (1), Girondin3 menus
  59. 42,459Hermitage, Blanc, Grand Vin 19063 menus
  60. 42,460Yvorne, 19113 menus
  61. 42,461Neuchatel, Rouge3 menus
  62. 42,462Pineapple pudding, raspberry sauce3 menus
  63. 42,463Potatoes--Hashed brown3 menus
  64. 42,464Potatoes--Sweet, Southern style3 menus
  65. 42,465Whole Cantaloupe3 menus
  66. 42,466Carbonic, Artificial Vicy or Seltzer, Syphons3 menus
  67. 42,467Saddle Rock Oysters, Fried3 menus
  68. 42,468Baked Mashed or Boiled Potatoes3 menus
  69. 42,469Cepes and pimentos, provencale3 menus
  70. 42,470*Custard caramel3 menus
  71. 42,471*Petits fours glaces3 menus
  72. 42,472*Champagne wafers3 menus
  73. 42,473*Guava jelly3 menus
  74. 42,474Sirloin steak double with mushrooms3 menus
  75. 42,475Cold Half spring chicken, salade Mouquin3 menus
  76. 42,476Table pears3 menus
  77. 42,477Rolls or Bread with Butter3 menus
  78. 42,478Brandy Peach3 menus
  79. 42,479Eggs a la H.S.3 menus
  80. 42,480Apricot Liqueur, Pony3 menus
  81. 42,481Maraschino liqueur, Pony3 menus
  82. 42,482Saute Onions3 menus
  83. 42,483Chateau Bouliac Bordeaux3 menus
  84. 42,484Chambertin, 1898 Burgundy3 menus
  85. 42,485Montrachat Burgundy3 menus
  86. 42,486Cazanove Champagne, Extra Dry3 menus
  87. 42,487Gold Seal Champagne, Special Dry3 menus
  88. 42,488Paul Garret Champagne, Special3 menus
  89. 42,489Gold Cliff Champagne, Brut Dry3 menus
  90. 42,490French Pancakes, plain3 menus
  91. 42,491Virginia Ham and Potato Salad3 menus
  92. 42,492Veal Kidney, broiled3 menus
  93. 42,493Lamb Kidney, broiled3 menus
  94. 42,494Corned Beef & Baked Beans3 menus
  95. 42,495Soup without fish or meat order, extra3 menus
  96. 42,496Stuffed Eggs, Chimay3 menus
  97. 42,497Lamb Chop, Maintenon3 menus
  98. 42,498Escalope of Veal Breaded with Noodles3 menus
  99. 42,499Med. sirloin steak3 menus
  100. 42,500French coffee, demitasse with cream3 menus