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. 42,601Roasted Long Island duckling3 menus
  2. 42,602*Cold boned capon truffe and jelly3 menus
  3. 42,603Rice croquettes, vanilla sauce3 menus
  4. 42,604Sugar cured ham glace au Madere3 menus
  5. 42,605J. Calvet & Co. Graves Wine3 menus
  6. 42,606Potatoes-Souffle3 menus
  7. 42,607Asparagus tips with egg, Milanaise3 menus
  8. 42,608Smith's Islands oysters3 menus
  9. 42,609Country sausage with fried apples3 menus
  10. 42,610Potage a la Jackson3 menus
  11. 42,611Fresh Mushroom Saute3 menus
  12. 42,612White cherry pudding, lemon sauce3 menus
  13. 42,613Extra sirloin steak planked [for 3], New York3 menus
  14. 42,614Macrobrunner Cabinet3 menus
  15. 42,615Jules Robin & Co, ESO Cognac Extra Sup, Old3 menus
  16. 42,616Crab meat in shell, Mornay3 menus
  17. 42,617Calf's brains with black butter3 menus
  18. 42,618Sweetbread, Panetiere3 menus
  19. 42,619Charles Heidsieck, 1906, Brut3 menus
  20. 42,620Piesporter Moselle Wine, 19113 menus
  21. 42,621Poached eggs en croustade, Florentine3 menus
  22. 42,622Chablis burgundy (white) wine3 menus
  23. 42,623Hoyo de Monterey "Presidentes"3 menus
  24. 42,624Coffee, Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream3 menus
  25. 42,625Demi Caneton, Bigarade3 menus
  26. 42,626Steak de Chevreuil, Sauce au Vin de Porto3 menus
  27. 42,627Chair de Crabe Salade3 menus
  28. 42,628Noix de Coco Pie3 menus
  29. 42,629Coeur de Palm Salade3 menus
  30. 42,630Glace Quo Vadis3 menus
  31. 42,631Fried Cod Fish, Tomato Sauce3 menus
  32. 42,632Coquille de Chair de Crabe, Waleska3 menus
  33. 42,633Reid's Vanilla Ice Cream3 menus
  34. 42,634Filet d'Umbrine, Florentine3 menus
  35. 42,635Cannelons of Chicken3 menus
  36. 42,636Potatoes, Mont Dore3 menus
  37. 42,637Coeur de Palm3 menus
  38. 42,638Roast Lamb with brussels sprouts3 menus
  39. 42,639Stuffed deviled lobster (1)3 menus
  40. 42,640Italian spaghetti with chicken livers and grated Parmesan cheese3 menus
  41. 42,641Baked bluefish a la Portugaise en bordure3 menus
  42. 42,642Fried oysters and corn fritters, Saratoga potatoes3 menus
  43. 42,643Apple (each)3 menus
  44. 42,644Maple Wheat Flakes with Cream3 menus
  45. 42,645Chicken gumbo a la Creole with rice3 menus
  46. 42,646Bisque of fresh tomatoes aux croutons3 menus
  47. 42,647Squab cutlet a la Creole with new asparagus tips3 menus
  48. 42,648Half broiled spring chicken with French fried sweet potatoes3 menus
  49. 42,649Cold Fresh salmon, mayonnaise, salad3 menus
  50. 42,650Small Marmite, King Edward3 menus
  51. 42,651Filet of Kingfish, Florentine3 menus
  52. 42,652Pear Marie-Louise3 menus
  53. 42,653Turkey leg fricassee with boiled rice3 menus
  54. 42,654Philadelphia scrapple with saute potatoes3 menus
  55. 42,655Sparkling Burgundy (red)3 menus
  56. 42,656St. Julien Souvenir (red)3 menus
  57. 42,657Tomato Odessa3 menus
  58. 42,658Rice with half and half3 menus
  59. 42,659Cold ham and sliced chicken3 menus
  60. 42,660Caviar, p. p.3 menus
  61. 42,661Ruby Cap Sparkling Burgundy champagne3 menus
  62. 42,662Red Burgundy, Verchere & Co. sparkling wine3 menus
  63. 42,663Lacrima Christi Sp'l'g wine3 menus
  64. 42,664Chicken consommé with rice3 menus
  65. 42,665Calf's Liver, English3 menus
  66. 42,666Ham or corned beef with potato salad3 menus
  67. 42,667Cliquot yellow label champagne3 menus
  68. 42,668Salt mackerel, steamed3 menus
  69. 42,669Johann Hoff's Malt Extract, splits3 menus
  70. 42,670Filet of sole poached, Marguerite3 menus
  71. 42,671Chocolate or peach ice cream3 menus
  72. 42,672Filet mignon, planked3 menus
  73. 42,673Victoria fruit cake3 menus
  74. 42,674Chicken Soup with Tomatoes3 menus
  75. 42,675Plombiere aux Fraises3 menus
  76. 42,676Essence de clovisses consomme3 menus
  77. 42,677Sweetbread braise, fermiere3 menus
  78. 42,678Tournedos (1), moelle bordelaise3 menus
  79. 42,679Mignon of Filet of Beef, Fresh Mushrooms3 menus
  80. 42,680Venison Steak, Port Wine Sauce3 menus
  81. 42,681Cocoanut pit3 menus
  82. 42,682Orange, sliced (2)3 menus
  83. 42,683Broiled Fresh or Spanish Mackeral, Planked3 menus
  84. 42,684Great Western, Burgundy3 menus
  85. 42,685Avensan (Own Importation) from Cafe Voisin, Paris3 menus
  86. 42,686Macon, Vieux (Own Importation)3 menus
  87. 42,687Oysters or clams with cocktail sauce3 menus
  88. 42,688a la Newberg3 menus
  89. 42,689Indian Pudding, Caramel Sauce3 menus
  90. 42,690American cream3 menus
  91. 42,691Paysanne soup, Bretonne3 menus
  92. 42,692Fried Whiting, Tartar sauce3 menus
  93. 42,693Maple Nut Cake3 menus
  94. 42,694Breast of guinea hen, Bigarade3 menus
  95. 42,695Pouding a l'Indienne, Sauce Caramel3 menus
  96. 42,696Rack of Lamb with Stuffed Tomato3 menus
  97. 42,697Lobster (cold)3 menus
  98. 42,698Brauneberger, 1911 Moselle wine3 menus
  99. 42,699Half Guinea Hen with Noodles3 menus
  100. 42,700Whiting Meuniere3 menus