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. 42,801Puree of Green Split Pea Soup3 menus
  2. 42,802Tenderloin, Tomato sauce3 menus
  3. 42,803Chateau St Bris3 menus
  4. 42,804Boiled New England dinner a la Marlborough3 menus
  5. 42,805Holland sausages with sour cabbage3 menus
  6. 42,806Lobster plain, half, mayonnaise3 menus
  7. 42,807Lobster broiled, half3 menus
  8. 42,808Med. sirloin Tomato Sauce3 menus
  9. 42,809Chicken, hash, poached egg3 menus
  10. 42,810Syphons, C Schultz3 menus
  11. 42,811Oeufs a la Neige3 menus
  12. 42,812Oysters broiled with cream3 menus
  13. 42,813Soft clams fricassee on toast with celery3 menus
  14. 42,814Duca d'Alba Brut3 menus
  15. 42,815Barton & Guestier Pontet Canet3 menus
  16. 42,816El Bart3 menus
  17. 42,817Leg of spring lamb braise with new Lima beans3 menus
  18. 42,818Lobster croquette, Victoria3 menus
  19. 42,819Roast beef hash au gratin, Grandmother style3 menus
  20. 42,820Charlotte glace au cafe3 menus
  21. 42,821egg with mayonnaise3 menus
  22. 42,822Potiron Pie3 menus
  23. 42,823Crab meat in shell with paprika3 menus
  24. 42,824McLarens [cheese]3 menus
  25. 42,825Manhattan cream [cheese]3 menus
  26. 42,826Venison chop3 menus
  27. 42,827Tapioca pudding, fruit sauce3 menus
  28. 42,828Sherry, Table, California, glass3 menus
  29. 42,829Carl H. Schultz's Carbonic mineral water3 menus
  30. 42,830Carl H. Schultz's Seltzer mineral water3 menus
  31. 42,831Carl H. Schultz's Vichy mineral water3 menus
  32. 42,832Sandeman, Buck & Co. Dry3 menus
  33. 42,833English breakfast, Oolong, Ceylon or mixed tea, large pot3 menus
  34. 42,834Forster Half Schoppen with seltzer3 menus
  35. 42,835Du Barry3 menus
  36. 42,836James Hennessey3 menus
  37. 42,837Blackberry, Old Style3 menus
  38. 42,838Fried sweetbread, candied sweet potatoes3 menus
  39. 42,839Stuffed large royal squab, new corn fritters3 menus
  40. 42,840Stewed eels Bordelaise3 menus
  41. 42,841French vanilla ice cream, hot chocolate sauce3 menus
  42. 42,842French vanilla ice cream, raspberry sauce3 menus
  43. 42,843Camembert cheese, domestic3 menus
  44. 42,844Petite marmite, 15 min.3 menus
  45. 42,845New corn fritters with syrup3 menus
  46. 42,846Liver sausages with potato salad3 menus
  47. 42,847Phila. spring chicken breaded, half3 menus
  48. 42,848Lamb chops, plain (2)3 menus
  49. 42,849Broiled or Fried Mackerel3 menus
  50. 42,850Stew Prunes3 menus
  51. 42,851Fleischmann's Special Coffee, 1 lb. airtight carton3 menus
  52. 42,852Pommery and Greno Sec Champagne3 menus
  53. 42,853(Any other dressing 20 cents)3 menus
  54. 42,854Laubenheimer, P.J. Valckenburg, Ltd.3 menus
  55. 42,855Cabinet or Rice pudding3 menus
  56. 42,856Apple, pumpkin or cocoanut pie3 menus
  57. 42,857Hawthorn Mineral Water3 menus
  58. 42,858Sweetbreads, sautes, Zingara3 menus
  59. 42,859Heart of filet, Chateaubriand3 menus
  60. 42,860Grilled Royal squab3 menus
  61. 42,861GENUINE GREEN TURTLE A L'ANGLAISE3 menus
  62. 42,862Oysters Broil3 menus
  63. 42,863Hamburger Roast, Mashed Potatoes3 menus
  64. 42,864Clear green turtle, amomtillado, soup, cup3 menus
  65. 42,865Sirloin Steak & French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  66. 42,866Broiled brook trout, Bearnaise3 menus
  67. 42,867[Cold] Roast spring lamb3 menus
  68. 42,868SWEET POTATOES - Candied, Southern style3 menus
  69. 42,869Cocoa with cream, pot3 menus
  70. 42,870Cocoa with cream, large pot3 menus
  71. 42,871Doctor Brush Kumyss bread3 menus
  72. 42,872Broiled or Boiled Salt Mackerel, Butter Sauce3 menus
  73. 42,873Egg and Onion Sandwich3 menus
  74. 42,874Tomato and Onion Sandwich3 menus
  75. 42,875Sardines by the Box3 menus
  76. 42,876Chicken Pie, Manhattan3 menus
  77. 42,877Cape Code oysters3 menus
  78. 42,878Extra Delmonico Steak, for two3 menus
  79. 42,879Buzzard Bays Cocktail3 menus
  80. 42,880Baked Apple with Pitcher of Heavy Cream3 menus
  81. 42,881Assorted meats and chicken3 menus
  82. 42,882Compot of fresh fruit3 menus
  83. 42,883Tea, pot, p.p.3 menus
  84. 42,884Coffee with milk, pot p.p.3 menus
  85. 42,885Coffee with cream, pot p.p.3 menus
  86. 42,886Plain Omelette Three Eggs3 menus
  87. 42,887Special Combination Breakfast3 menus
  88. 42,888Beef Tongue (cold)3 menus
  89. 42,889Tea, Any Kind3 menus
  90. 42,890(To order) Green turtle soup3 menus
  91. 42,891Smelts saute, fine herbs3 menus
  92. 42,892Shirred egg, Meyerbeer3 menus
  93. 42,893Chicken croquettes, creamed potatoes, Lima beans3 menus
  94. 42,894Braised top end of beef a la Mode3 menus
  95. 42,895Saumon en Bordure, Mornay3 menus
  96. 42,896Salmon in Bordure, Mornay3 menus
  97. 42,897Walnut Parfait3 menus
  98. 42,898Clams: Fried3 menus
  99. 42,899Tomato Broth per cup3 menus
  100. 42,900Sparkling Clysmic3 menus