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. 4,2017 up31 menus
  2. 4,202Stinger Cocktail31 menus
  3. 4,203Assorted Cold Cuts with Potato Salad31 menus
  4. 4,204CHILLED APPLE JUICE31 menus
  5. 4,205Post Toasties31 menus
  6. 4,206MILK, BOTTLE31 menus
  7. 4,207ASSORTED SALTED NUTS31 menus
  8. 4,208ROAST PRIME RIB OF BEEF AU JUS31 menus
  9. 4,209Salade Lorenzo31 menus
  10. 4,210Pretzelettes31 menus
  11. 4,211Hearts of Lettuce, Russian Dressing31 menus
  12. 4,212Cream Cheese Sandwich31 menus
  13. 4,213Pork Chop (1)31 menus
  14. 4,214Stewed Fresh Pears31 menus
  15. 4,215Profiterolles, Chocolate Sauce31 menus
  16. 4,216Soup, Cream of Tomato31 menus
  17. 4,217Mountain Valley31 menus
  18. 4,218Walker Gordon Milk31 menus
  19. 4,219Chicken and Ham Pie in Jelly31 menus
  20. 4,220Baby Lobster31 menus
  21. 4,221Acidophilus Milk (Lederle)31 menus
  22. 4,222Frozen Chocolate Cream Puff31 menus
  23. 4,223Tao Tea31 menus
  24. 4,224Imported Zweiback31 menus
  25. 4,225Apenta Imperial31 menus
  26. 4,226Horse Neck31 menus
  27. 4,227Stuffed Pear Brillat Savarin31 menus
  28. 4,228Salad, Fruit31 menus
  29. 4,229Sirloin steak with smothered onions31 menus
  30. 4,230Salami sausage31 menus
  31. 4,231Whitebait, Tartar sauce31 menus
  32. 4,232Pop-Overs31 menus
  33. 4,233Jose Pemartin sherry31 menus
  34. 4,234Romanoff caviar31 menus
  35. 4,235Charles Heidsieck, Extra Dry champagne31 menus
  36. 4,236Sandeman Oloroso Fino31 menus
  37. 4,237Creuznacher Steinberg31 menus
  38. 4,238Pimento cheese sandwich31 menus
  39. 4,239Pigeonneau Royal31 menus
  40. 4,240New garden spinach31 menus
  41. 4,241George Washington Coffee31 menus
  42. 4,242Tomato with rice soup31 menus
  43. 4,243Fresh Strawberry Pie31 menus
  44. 4,244Sliced Bananas and Ice Cream31 menus
  45. 4,245Cold Roast Top Sirloin of Beef31 menus
  46. 4,246Rudesheimer Berg30 menus
  47. 4,247Baked macaroni30 menus
  48. 4,248White Horse Cellar30 menus
  49. 4,249Potatoes hashed brown30 menus
  50. 4,250Scrambled Eggs, plain30 menus
  51. 4,251Madeira Jelly30 menus
  52. 4,252Apple Jelly30 menus
  53. 4,253Omelet, with Tomatoes30 menus
  54. 4,254Parisienne30 menus
  55. 4,255Croquettes30 menus
  56. 4,256milk crackers and milk30 menus
  57. 4,257Potatoes, croquettes30 menus
  58. 4,258terrapin Maryland30 menus
  59. 4,259Creme d'asperges30 menus
  60. 4,260Sorbet Benedictine30 menus
  61. 4,261Graham Gems30 menus
  62. 4,262Pure Cream, per glass30 menus
  63. 4,263Cream Gervais30 menus
  64. 4,264Coffee, large pot30 menus
  65. 4,265Canape d'anchois30 menus
  66. 4,266Wilson Rye Whiskey30 menus
  67. 4,267omelet30 menus
  68. 4,268Pommes Julienne30 menus
  69. 4,269Potatoes, Hollandaise30 menus
  70. 4,270Lemon Custard Pie30 menus
  71. 4,271Stewed Fruit30 menus
  72. 4,272Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce30 menus
  73. 4,273MUTTON CHOPS WITH TOMATO SAUCE30 menus
  74. 4,274Beefsteak with Bacon30 menus
  75. 4,275Sherry and Egg30 menus
  76. 4,276Double porterhouse steak with mushrooms30 menus
  77. 4,277Duckling, Apple Sauce30 menus
  78. 4,278Anchovy sandwich30 menus
  79. 4,279Piper Heidsieck, Brut30 menus
  80. 4,280Cold Westphalia Ham30 menus
  81. 4,281Fried calf's liver and bacon30 menus
  82. 4,282English Breakfast Tea, pot30 menus
  83. 4,283Macaroni italienne30 menus
  84. 4,284Evans' India Pale Ale30 menus
  85. 4,285M. & S. Gibson Monogram30 menus
  86. 4,286Zungenwurst30 menus
  87. 4,287Shoestring Potatoes30 menus
  88. 4,288Boston Oyster Stew30 menus
  89. 4,289Cauliflower, au gratin30 menus
  90. 4,290Fricandeau of Veal30 menus
  91. 4,291Golden Sherry30 menus
  92. 4,292Turtle Soup30 menus
  93. 4,293Broiled Spanish Mackerel, Maitre D'Hotel30 menus
  94. 4,294Betteraves30 menus
  95. 4,295Plombiere aux marrons30 menus
  96. 4,296Kronsbeeren30 menus
  97. 4,297Sherry, Amontillado30 menus
  98. 4,298Macaroni and Cheese30 menus
  99. 4,299Toasted Corn Flakes30 menus
  100. 4,300Broiled Kennebec Salmon30 menus