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. 42,501Corn Bread and Butter3 menus
  2. 42,502Roast beef hash, Creole3 menus
  3. 42,503Ceylon or India Tea, per cup, with Cream3 menus
  4. 42,504Bread or Rolls and Butter, 10c. Extra3 menus
  5. 42,505Cheese, Half portion served for one3 menus
  6. 42,506Great Western Champagne, Special Reserve3 menus
  7. 42,507Pol Roger, 19093 menus
  8. 42,508Chateau Mouton Rothchild3 menus
  9. 42,509Fancy Pan Roast3 menus
  10. 42,510Romain Orange and Grape Fruit Combination3 menus
  11. 42,511Club Soda Delatour3 menus
  12. 42,512Macaroni with egg3 menus
  13. 42,513Vegetable soup, Milanaise3 menus
  14. 42,514G.H. Mumm & Co.'s Extra Dry Vintage, 19003 menus
  15. 42,515Gold Seal, Urbana Wine Co.3 menus
  16. 42,516Ripin's Extra Dry, Split3 menus
  17. 42,517Gilt Edge3 menus
  18. 42,518Gorden Gin3 menus
  19. 42,519Blackberry, Herald Sq. Bottling3 menus
  20. 42,520Apple, Herald Sq. Bottling3 menus
  21. 42,521Dry, Herald Sq. Bottling3 menus
  22. 42,522Lemp's "Falstaff"3 menus
  23. 42,523Schalk's3 menus
  24. 42,524Belvista Ruby Red3 menus
  25. 42,525Belvista White3 menus
  26. 42,526Ruby Top, Special Reserve3 menus
  27. 42,527John Jamesons Irish3 menus
  28. 42,528Rioja (Spanish Claret)3 menus
  29. 42,529Whole spring guinea-hen, broiled3 menus
  30. 42,530Ruppert's Knickerbocker Bottled Beer3 menus
  31. 42,531Boiled beef with horseradish sauce, bouillon potatoes3 menus
  32. 42,532Almond torte3 menus
  33. 42,533Frank Jones Ale on Draught3 menus
  34. 42,534Fruit blanc mange, strawberry sauce3 menus
  35. 42,535French chocolate or strawberry3 menus
  36. 42,536All leading brands of Cordials and Appetizers3 menus
  37. 42,537Bosca Brut, Club Vintage, Sparkling wine3 menus
  38. 42,538Haut Preignac, 19093 menus
  39. 42,539Haut Barsac, 19093 menus
  40. 42,540Frank Jones Ale3 menus
  41. 42,541Haut Sauternes, 19083 menus
  42. 42,542All Wine Cups Qts. 75, Pts. 50 cents Extra3 menus
  43. 42,543Boiled sweets potatoes3 menus
  44. 42,544Smoked ham with jelly3 menus
  45. 42,545Our Own Importation3 menus
  46. 42,546Strathmill Old Highland3 menus
  47. 42,547Watson's No. 103 menus
  48. 42,548B. & L Very Old Scotch3 menus
  49. 42,549Jameson's Three Star Irish3 menus
  50. 42,550Breast of guinea hen, Don Carlos3 menus
  51. 42,551*Cold Roast beef and potato salad3 menus
  52. 42,552Fresh New Orleans shrimps a la bordelaise in chafing-dish3 menus
  53. 42,553*Chicken salad in bowl a la francaise3 menus
  54. 42,554Petit fours secs3 menus
  55. 42,555Floriac Claret3 menus
  56. 42,556Finnan haddie, Havana style3 menus
  57. 42,557Potatoes - Lorette3 menus
  58. 42,558Potatoes - Sweet, Southern style3 menus
  59. 42,559C.&C. Ginger Ale, Imp.3 menus
  60. 42,560Pommery & Greno, Sec. champagne3 menus
  61. 42,561Cazanove, 1900 champagne3 menus
  62. 42,562"Neu Selters"3 menus
  63. 42,563Perrier French Sparkling Water3 menus
  64. 42,564Country Sausage with Corn Cakes3 menus
  65. 42,565Finnan haddie in cream on toast3 menus
  66. 42,566Extra sirloin planked [for 3], New York3 menus
  67. 42,567Ox-tail Soup, Anglaise3 menus
  68. 42,568Cazanove, 19003 menus
  69. 42,569Montrachat burgundy (white)3 menus
  70. 42,570Sauterne, Graves3 menus
  71. 42,571Cream of Tomato Soup aux Croutons3 menus
  72. 42,572Extra sirloin steak planked (for 3), New York3 menus
  73. 42,573Calf's liver sauté with bacon3 menus
  74. 42,574Boiled beef, horseradish sauce, bouillon potatoes3 menus
  75. 42,575Boiled Irish Bacon3 menus
  76. 42,576Fried Irish Bacon3 menus
  77. 42,577Lemon souffle pie3 menus
  78. 42,578Poached Eggs a l'Indienne3 menus
  79. 42,579COLD CUTS (Potato Salad with Cold Meats)3 menus
  80. 42,580Cold Loin of young lamb3 menus
  81. 42,581Cold Jersey ham3 menus
  82. 42,582Boiled Turkey with Celery in Cream3 menus
  83. 42,583Cream of chicken soup, Sevigne3 menus
  84. 42,584Puree of yellow peas soup3 menus
  85. 42,585English Breakfast, Pot3 menus
  86. 42,586Young Hyson, Pot3 menus
  87. 42,587Orange Pekoe, Pot3 menus
  88. 42,588Plombiere glace, Cardinal3 menus
  89. 42,589Frogs' legs saute, Sans-Gene3 menus
  90. 42,590Squab chicken in cocotte, Beaulieu3 menus
  91. 42,591Dominique pudding3 menus
  92. 42,592Cup Menier3 menus
  93. 42,593Loaf of Chicken Livers, Kossuth3 menus
  94. 42,594Celery Cream Broil3 menus
  95. 42,595Assorted meat, salade chiffonade3 menus
  96. 42,596Szegediner Goulash3 menus
  97. 42,597Punch Marasquin3 menus
  98. 42,598Finnan haddie in cream with green peppers3 menus
  99. 42,599Broiled pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes3 menus
  100. 42,600Supreme of pompano, Biltmore3 menus