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. 43,701Barclay Stout3 menus
  2. 43,702DeKuyper Geneva3 menus
  3. 43,703Evans' Ale on Draught3 menus
  4. 43,704Celery and Lettuce3 menus
  5. 43,705Imported Muenchener Hofbrau3 menus
  6. 43,706Pilsener Buergerbrau3 menus
  7. 43,707Selected Table Celery3 menus
  8. 43,708Cold Boiled Egg Sandwich3 menus
  9. 43,709Pimento and Lettuce Sandwich3 menus
  10. 43,710Parsley omelette, two eggs3 menus
  11. 43,711St. Julien, Domestic3 menus
  12. 43,712All Liquors and Cordials Frapped3 menus
  13. 43,713Sherry, Duff-Gordon3 menus
  14. 43,714Spinach with Two Poached Eggs3 menus
  15. 43,715Half Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast, Compote3 menus
  16. 43,716Blue Points or Rockaways Boston box stew3 menus
  17. 43,717Runkel's Cocoa, Per Cup3 menus
  18. 43,718Cereals and Milk3 menus
  19. 43,719Coffee served in pots with pitcher of pure cream3 menus
  20. 43,720Sardellen Ringe sandwich3 menus
  21. 43,721Special Table Celery3 menus
  22. 43,722Kidneys Omelette3 menus
  23. 43,723Coffee Cakes, All Kinds3 menus
  24. 43,724Half California Grape Fruit3 menus
  25. 43,725Vienna Bretzels3 menus
  26. 43,726G. H. Mumm & Co's. Cordon Rouge3 menus
  27. 43,727Toasted Bread in Place of Bread with Soups, Eggs, Meat or Fish3 menus
  28. 43,728Toasted Bread with Pitcher of Half and Half3 menus
  29. 43,729French Toast (3 slices) with Syrup3 menus
  30. 43,730Milk or Old Fashioned Cream Toast of Bread3 menus
  31. 43,731Corned Beef and Boston Baked Beans3 menus
  32. 43,732Individual Pot of Boston Baked Beans3 menus
  33. 43,733Preserved Pineapple with dash of Ice Cream3 menus
  34. 43,734Additional small pitcher of milk3 menus
  35. 43,735Roast Ribs of Lamb, Mint Sauce and Green Peas3 menus
  36. 43,736Fried Joints of Young Chicken, Imported Macaroni3 menus
  37. 43,737Fresh Fruit Wine Jelly with Whipped Cream3 menus
  38. 43,738Grape Jelly, Whipped Cream3 menus
  39. 43,739Our English Club Dinner3 menus
  40. 43,740Graham Crackers Served with Milk3 menus
  41. 43,741Baked Pork Tenderloin with Fried Sweet Potatoes3 menus
  42. 43,742Lettuce and Tomato salad, Half and Half3 menus
  43. 43,743Coffee per cup with Jug of Cream3 menus
  44. 43,744Tea, per Small Pot with Jug of Cream3 menus
  45. 43,745Half Milk and Half Cream, Pitcher3 menus
  46. 43,746Heavy Cream, per Jug3 menus
  47. 43,747Heavy Cream, per Glass3 menus
  48. 43,748Hot home-made mince pie with hard and wine sauce3 menus
  49. 43,749Cup of Chocolate with Cream3 menus
  50. 43,750Home-made Peach Pie with Cheese3 menus
  51. 43,751Boiled Irish Bacon and Spinach3 menus
  52. 43,752Broiled Kennebec Salmon, Green Peas and Sweet Potatoes3 menus
  53. 43,753Cocktail of Little Neck Clams3 menus
  54. 43,754Half Shell of Little Neck Clams3 menus
  55. 43,755Large Pitcher of Cream and Milk3 menus
  56. 43,756Boiled Rice, Hot or Cold3 menus
  57. 43,757German Cheese Cake3 menus
  58. 43,758Apple Snow Pudding, Cream Sauce3 menus
  59. 43,759A Cup of Soup Served with Egg, Meat or Fish Order3 menus
  60. 43,760Fricassee of Young Chickens with Peas3 menus
  61. 43,761Pot Pie of Young Chickens with Peas3 menus
  62. 43,762Henry of Navarre Panatellas3 menus
  63. 43,763M. Garcia Panatellas3 menus
  64. 43,764Romeo & Julietta Panatellas3 menus
  65. 43,765Boiled Ham (cold)3 menus
  66. 43,766Cream, small glass3 menus
  67. 43,767Additional pitcher of milk3 menus
  68. 43,768Coffee, pot for one with Cream3 menus
  69. 43,769Special Sardines on Lettuce3 menus
  70. 43,770Oriental a la Kaydouh3 menus
  71. 43,771Kaydouh's Special3 menus
  72. 43,772Usher's Special Scotch Whiskey3 menus
  73. 43,773Kirk's Old Crow Rye Whiskey3 menus
  74. 43,774Walker's Canadian Rye Whiskey3 menus
  75. 43,775Kaydouh's Special Rye Whiskey3 menus
  76. 43,776Old Cliff Rye Whiskey3 menus
  77. 43,777Oporto Superior Port3 menus
  78. 43,778Amoroso, Extra3 menus
  79. 43,779Small pitcher pure cream3 menus
  80. 43,780Pure cream, per bowl3 menus
  81. 43,781Champagne cider, extra dry3 menus
  82. 43,782A Special Sirloin Steak3 menus
  83. 43,783Chambertin 18983 menus
  84. 43,784Boiled Shoulder of Mutton with Caper Sauce3 menus
  85. 43,785Berries and cream in season3 menus
  86. 43,786Soup, without a meat order3 menus
  87. 43,787Asparagus salad, Norwegienne3 menus
  88. 43,788An Egg Omelet with Chicken Livers, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  89. 43,789Crab flake salad, mayonnaise dressing3 menus
  90. 43,790Bacon served with any order, per strip3 menus
  91. 43,791Cherrystone clams and oysters cocktail3 menus
  92. 43,792Two French Rib Chops3 menus
  93. 43,793Baltimore pan roast oysters3 menus
  94. 43,794Smothered3 menus
  95. 43,795Cold roast L. I. duckling, apple sauce3 menus
  96. 43,796Crab flakes, Ravigote, half3 menus
  97. 43,797Crab flakes, Ravigote, whole3 menus
  98. 43,798Mocha squares3 menus
  99. 43,799Veal Sweetbread Saute en Casserole3 menus
  100. 43,800Small sirloin, Bordelaise or Bearnaise3 menus