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. 43,501Tungepolse3 menus
  2. 43,502Toasted corn flakes and cream3 menus
  3. 43,503Tongue Danish sausage3 menus
  4. 43,504Cream crakers3 menus
  5. 43,505Hot corn bread with butter3 menus
  6. 43,506Asperges nouvelles, sauce Mousseline3 menus
  7. 43,507Medaillon d'agneau du printemps a la Rose3 menus
  8. 43,508Deviled crabs (one)3 menus
  9. 43,509Tuval Cigars3 menus
  10. 43,510Squab Chicken, Roasted in Casserole3 menus
  11. 43,511New green corn on cob3 menus
  12. 43,512Home-Made Pudding with Cream3 menus
  13. 43,513Almond Tarts3 menus
  14. 43,514Clams, Poulette3 menus
  15. 43,515Soft Clams à l'Ancienne3 menus
  16. 43,516Modern salad3 menus
  17. 43,517Table Water from Lithia Springs, Wolf Trap, Va3 menus
  18. 43,518Moet & Chandon Imperial Crown3 menus
  19. 43,519Whiskey Highball3 menus
  20. 43,520Cornstarch with Cream3 menus
  21. 43,521Coffee Buns3 menus
  22. 43,522Cervalat3 menus
  23. 43,523French Crullers, 3 for3 menus
  24. 43,524Pineapple Square3 menus
  25. 43,525Tutti Frutti Cake3 menus
  26. 43,526Currant Buns (2)3 menus
  27. 43,527Crullers, 2 for3 menus
  28. 43,528Crackers with Bowl of Milk3 menus
  29. 43,529Greenhut-Siegel Cooper's Finest Mixed Tea3 menus
  30. 43,530Guadarali Coffee with Pure Cream3 menus
  31. 43,531Jelly Tarts, 2 for3 menus
  32. 43,532Crab a la Ravigote [1]3 menus
  33. 43,533Egg, Mikado3 menus
  34. 43,534Hot Griddle Cakes with Sausages3 menus
  35. 43,535Coeurs de laitue au Roquefort3 menus
  36. 43,536Toasted Muffin with Fresh Apple Sauce3 menus
  37. 43,537Toasted Muffin with Jelly3 menus
  38. 43,538Bacon and Eggs with Fried Potatoes3 menus
  39. 43,539Green Lima Succotash3 menus
  40. 43,540Sparkling Apenta3 menus
  41. 43,541Filet de bass, sauce homard3 menus
  42. 43,542Chicken Croquette, Apple Sauce, Mashed Potatoes3 menus
  43. 43,543Consommé in Jelly3 menus
  44. 43,544Fried Ham, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  45. 43,545Lamb Chops, Potatoes3 menus
  46. 43,546Tomato Soup in Jelly3 menus
  47. 43,547Fillet of Beef with Tomato Surprise3 menus
  48. 43,548Squab Chicken Roasted en Casserole3 menus
  49. 43,549Plombiere de marrons glaces3 menus
  50. 43,550Iced Tea (2)3 menus
  51. 43,551Ham & Eggs, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  52. 43,552Lamb Chops Broiled on Toast3 menus
  53. 43,553Hot Corned Beef with N.Y. Baked Beans3 menus
  54. 43,554Crullers Home Made3 menus
  55. 43,555Vienna Roast, Spaghetti, Potatoes3 menus
  56. 43,556Satsuma Plums Preserves3 menus
  57. 43,557Ham glace with Spinach3 menus
  58. 43,558per demi tasse3 menus
  59. 43,559Huitres Blue Point3 menus
  60. 43,560Home Made Pies of All Sorts3 menus
  61. 43,561CREAM RICE PUDDING3 menus
  62. 43,562Fraunces' Tavern Souvenir with Ice Cream or Bonbons3 menus
  63. 43,563Potatoes, Benedict3 menus
  64. 43,564Zinfandel (red) wine3 menus
  65. 43,565V.S.O.P. Martell brandy3 menus
  66. 43,566V.O. Sherry3 menus
  67. 43,567Cocoa, large pot3 menus
  68. 43,568West Indian Salad3 menus
  69. 43,569Boneless Squab a la Taft3 menus
  70. 43,570Poussin, Polonaise3 menus
  71. 43,571Cold Chicken Broth per cup3 menus
  72. 43,572Cold Tomato Broth per cup3 menus
  73. 43,573Cold Clam Broth per cup3 menus
  74. 43,574Salmon, Mousseline sauce3 menus
  75. 43,575Moet & Chandon, Imperial Crown, Brut3 menus
  76. 43,576Seltzer, Vichy, Carbonic, syphon3 menus
  77. 43,577Cold Chicken Okra Soup, per cup3 menus
  78. 43,578Fillet of Sole, Oyster Crab sauce3 menus
  79. 43,579Orange Basket, Portugaise3 menus
  80. 43,580Rhubarb Tartlet3 menus
  81. 43,581Crab Meat, Gadski3 menus
  82. 43,582Spanish Mackeral, Fleurette sauce3 menus
  83. 43,583Half Guinea Hen with Braised Lettuce3 menus
  84. 43,584Egg, Tartar3 menus
  85. 43,585Egg, Gourmet3 menus
  86. 43,586Champignons frais sous cloche, Eugenie3 menus
  87. 43,587Weakfish sur le plat3 menus
  88. 43,588Cold Half Duckling with Oranges3 menus
  89. 43,589Cold Chicken Pie, Orleanais3 menus
  90. 43,590Half Lobster, Ravigotte3 menus
  91. 43,591Mignardise3 menus
  92. 43,592Cottage Cheese with Rose Jelly3 menus
  93. 43,593Chesnut Plombiere3 menus
  94. 43,594Pudding glace, Fedora3 menus
  95. 43,595Trout Meunière3 menus
  96. 43,596Sheepshead, Bordelaise sauce3 menus
  97. 43,597Salmon, Fleury3 menus
  98. 43,598Egg, Flora3 menus
  99. 43,599Heart's Delight salad3 menus
  100. 43,600Pudding glace, Excelsior3 menus