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. 43,201Filet of Beef with Tomato Surprise3 menus
  2. 43,202Combination cold cuts with potato salad3 menus
  3. 43,203Half Squab Chicken a l'Ancienne3 menus
  4. 43,204Eggs, Mexican (poached on rice, creole sauce)3 menus
  5. 43,205V.I.C. Straight Rye3 menus
  6. 43,206Fried Frog Legs Newburg3 menus
  7. 43,207Chicken Cutlet, green peas3 menus
  8. 43,208Squab Chicken, Polonaise3 menus
  9. 43,209Imported Orange Marmalade3 menus
  10. 43,210Parfait panache3 menus
  11. 43,211Stuffed clams, Nantaise3 menus
  12. 43,212Broiled fresh salmon steak, maitre d'hotel3 menus
  13. 43,213Comte Vernon, 1900, Brut3 menus
  14. 43,214Cazanove, 1898, Private Stock3 menus
  15. 43,215Frizzled Ham and Scrambled Eggs3 menus
  16. 43,216Roast Prime Ribs, Beef3 menus
  17. 43,217Roast Delaware Chicken3 menus
  18. 43,218Asparagus, whole can3 menus
  19. 43,219Cold Smelts, Mariniere3 menus
  20. 43,220Codfish tongues with black butter3 menus
  21. 43,221TERRAPIN Baltimore Club3 menus
  22. 43,222Chas Heidsieck, Extra Dry3 menus
  23. 43,223Doigts de Dame au chocolat3 menus
  24. 43,224Crackers, Half Milk, Half Cream3 menus
  25. 43,225Gniocchis, Romaine3 menus
  26. 43,226Medium Little Neck clam cocktail3 menus
  27. 43,227Creamed Oysters gratin3 menus
  28. 43,228Little Neck clams broiled with Chili Sauce3 menus
  29. 43,229Minced Little Neck Clams, Duchesse3 menus
  30. 43,230Haig and Haig, Pinch Bottle3 menus
  31. 43,231Oysters with green peppers3 menus
  32. 43,232Little Neck Clams Medium Cocktail3 menus
  33. 43,233Corned beef hash browned in pan, macaroni au gratin3 menus
  34. 43,234Blue Points oysters, half shell3 menus
  35. 43,235Nougatine Glace, Sauce Caramel3 menus
  36. 43,236Paprika Veal - Rice3 menus
  37. 43,237Fried Calves Brains Breaded - Tomato Sauce3 menus
  38. 43,238Roast Chicken - Dressing3 menus
  39. 43,239Chicken Fricassee - Rice3 menus
  40. 43,240Italian Pot Roast - Spaghetti3 menus
  41. 43,241Spanish Omelette ala Muller3 menus
  42. 43,242Shad Roe ala Maryland with Corn Fritters3 menus
  43. 43,243Oysters Au-Gratin in Shell ala Muller3 menus
  44. 43,244Pickled or Buttered Beets3 menus
  45. 43,245German Bean soup3 menus
  46. 43,246Roast Fresh Ham - Dressing3 menus
  47. 43,247Breast of Lamb Breaded - Tomato Sauce3 menus
  48. 43,248Tomatoes & Lettuce3 menus
  49. 43,249Cucumber Smelts - Broiled3 menus
  50. 43,250Cow Bay Soft Clams Stewed3 menus
  51. 43,251German Pot Roast - Potato Pancake3 menus
  52. 43,252Crab meat, Mephisto3 menus
  53. 43,253Finnan Haddie Steamed3 menus
  54. 43,254Finnan Haddie Broiled3 menus
  55. 43,255smelts, brown butter3 menus
  56. 43,256Wholewheat toast3 menus
  57. 43,257Deerfoot sausages with risotto3 menus
  58. 43,258Anisette jelly3 menus
  59. 43,259Boiled halibut, caper sauce3 menus
  60. 43,260Gourmet salad3 menus
  61. 43,261Lobster, Columbus3 menus
  62. 43,262Apple and tapioca pudding3 menus
  63. 43,263Glace Marquise3 menus
  64. 43,264Paysanne Bretonne soup3 menus
  65. 43,265Lobster on skewer, deviled sauce3 menus
  66. 43,266Schaefer's Extra Wiener Beer3 menus
  67. 43,267All Liqueurs Frapped 5c extra3 menus
  68. 43,268Red Raven water, Splits3 menus
  69. 43,269Saratoga salad3 menus
  70. 43,270Baked Beans with Corned Beef3 menus
  71. 43,271F & M Schaefer3 menus
  72. 43,272Lemp Falstaff Brewery Bottling3 menus
  73. 43,273Bass white label3 menus
  74. 43,274Carl H. Schultz's Selter3 menus
  75. 43,275Cold Baked Red Beans with Potato Salad and Rolls3 menus
  76. 43,276Shirred eggs, Cluny3 menus
  77. 43,277Chicken hash in cream au gratin3 menus
  78. 43,278Cream of lettuce soup aux croutons3 menus
  79. 43,279Consomme Pascaline3 menus
  80. 43,280Bahar - Milliktani (Curry and Rice)3 menus
  81. 43,281Kaffee coffeinfrei3 menus
  82. 43,282Fresh Pineapple Ice Cream3 menus
  83. 43,283Boiled short ribs of beef, horseradish sauce, bouillon potatoes3 menus
  84. 43,284Breaded Beef Cutlet, Escalloped Tomatoes3 menus
  85. 43,285Flaked Cereals with Milk3 menus
  86. 43,286Rice with Pitcher of Cream3 menus
  87. 43,287Cherrystones in cream3 menus
  88. 43,288Steaks and Chops to Order3 menus
  89. 43,289Rice, with Bottle Milk3 menus
  90. 43,290Per Glass3 menus
  91. 43,291Spaghetti dinner (spaghetti, creamed fish, tomatoes, Parmesan)3 menus
  92. 43,292Apple Jack Whisky3 menus
  93. 43,293Sweetbread, Sultane3 menus
  94. 43,294Blackfish, Orly3 menus
  95. 43,295Young codfish, Italienne3 menus
  96. 43,296Aiguillette of striped bass, Rouennaise3 menus
  97. 43,297Filet de kingfish, Bella3 menus
  98. 43,298Spanish mackerel, Bonnefoy3 menus
  99. 43,299Emince of chicken, Kimble3 menus
  100. 43,300Lamb hash with bananas3 menus