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. 4,301Potatoes Dauphine30 menus
  2. 4,302Reis30 menus
  3. 4,303Table Port30 menus
  4. 4,304G. H. Mumm & Co. Extra Dry30 menus
  5. 4,305Spanish salad30 menus
  6. 4,306Bass' Ale, White Label30 menus
  7. 4,307Spinat30 menus
  8. 4,308Cigares30 menus
  9. 4,309Pamplemousse au marasquin30 menus
  10. 4,310Young turkey cranberry sauce30 menus
  11. 4,311Pork and Beans, Boston Style30 menus
  12. 4,312Creamed Samp30 menus
  13. 4,313Creamed Onions30 menus
  14. 4,314Assorted Canapes30 menus
  15. 4,315Soupe a l'Oignon30 menus
  16. 4,316Grapefruit Cocktail30 menus
  17. 4,317Chivas Regal30 menus
  18. 4,318King's Ransom30 menus
  19. 4,319Lemon juice30 menus
  20. 4,320Golden Rich Cheese30 menus
  21. 4,321I. W. Harper30 menus
  22. 4,322Pomme30 menus
  23. 4,323New England Clam Chowder30 menus
  24. 4,324Pepsi-Cola30 menus
  25. 4,325Cream Cheese with Jelly30 menus
  26. 4,326Vinaigrette Dressing30 menus
  27. 4,327Hickory Smoked Cheese30 menus
  28. 4,328Cream of Corn Soup30 menus
  29. 4,329Lamb Chop, extra thick30 menus
  30. 4,330Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Green Peas30 menus
  31. 4,331Cuban Coffee30 menus
  32. 4,332Cream Cheese with Guava Paste30 menus
  33. 4,333Fresh Strawberries Melba30 menus
  34. 4,334Chicken salad, white and dark meat, asparagus tips and chutney30 menus
  35. 4,335Imported Stilton cheese30 menus
  36. 4,336Head Cheese, Potato Salad30 menus
  37. 4,337Vanilla Ice Cream with Rhum30 menus
  38. 4,338French or Vienna Pastry30 menus
  39. 4,339Limeade Plain30 menus
  40. 4,340Shlitz's Brau30 menus
  41. 4,341Romaine and Pineapple Salad30 menus
  42. 4,342Venaison30 menus
  43. 4,343Half chicken with salad in season30 menus
  44. 4,344Chocolate ice cream in glass30 menus
  45. 4,345Sauce bordelaise a la moelle with steaks30 menus
  46. 4,346Baked pork and beans, Boston style30 menus
  47. 4,347New Flageolets30 menus
  48. 4,348Liebfraumilch Rhine Wine30 menus
  49. 4,349Green turtle au Madere soup30 menus
  50. 4,350Young Maryland turkey, cranberry sauce30 menus
  51. 4,351Sandeman Oloroso Fino sherry30 menus
  52. 4,352Jose Pemartin30 menus
  53. 4,353Paul Garret, Special30 menus
  54. 4,354Little Neck cocktail30 menus
  55. 4,355Boston brown bread with butter30 menus
  56. 4,356Curacao, red30 menus
  57. 4,357Onion Soup Gratine30 menus
  58. 4,358Crab flakes, Ravigote30 menus
  59. 4,359Herring in White Wine30 menus
  60. 4,360Hot Cakes29 menus
  61. 4,361Corn Meal Mush29 menus
  62. 4,362Russet Cider29 menus
  63. 4,363Stew29 menus
  64. 4,364Brandy figs29 menus
  65. 4,365Baltimore broil29 menus
  66. 4,366Fried or Broiled Ham29 menus
  67. 4,367Puree Mongole29 menus
  68. 4,368Stewed Potatoes in Cream29 menus
  69. 4,369Chicoree29 menus
  70. 4,370Small Sirloin Steak with Onions29 menus
  71. 4,371Omelet au Rhum29 menus
  72. 4,372Toast, Cream29 menus
  73. 4,373Sweetbread patties29 menus
  74. 4,374Tripe29 menus
  75. 4,375Corned Beef Hash, browned in pan29 menus
  76. 4,376Graham Wafers and Milk29 menus
  77. 4,377Smoked Herring29 menus
  78. 4,378Chartreuse, Green or Yellow29 menus
  79. 4,379Champagne Cup29 menus
  80. 4,380JAMS29 menus
  81. 4,381Chateau LaGrange29 menus
  82. 4,382Soused Mackerel29 menus
  83. 4,383APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING29 menus
  84. 4,384Sherry, Pale Dry29 menus
  85. 4,385Potatoes Fried29 menus
  86. 4,386Blue-Points29 menus
  87. 4,387Imported Pilsener29 menus
  88. 4,388Holland29 menus
  89. 4,389Peach Meringue Pie29 menus
  90. 4,390Rockaway Oysters29 menus
  91. 4,391Strawberry Sherbet29 menus
  92. 4,392Duc de Montebello29 menus
  93. 4,393Omelette with chicken liver29 menus
  94. 4,394Agneau de Printemps29 menus
  95. 4,395Potato-Salad29 menus
  96. 4,396Fried eels, tartar sauce29 menus
  97. 4,397C. & C. Ginger Ale29 menus
  98. 4,398Compote of Peaches29 menus
  99. 4,399Bordelaise Sauce29 menus
  100. 4,400Roast Philadelphia Capon29 menus