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. 44,101Sparkling Chambertin Red Burgundy3 menus
  2. 44,102Macon Vieux Red Burgundy3 menus
  3. 44,103Consomme, Home-made Noodles3 menus
  4. 44,104Cafe and Ice Cream Glace3 menus
  5. 44,105Cold Kennebec Salmon, Potato Salad3 menus
  6. 44,106Smoked Norwegian Salmon, Potato Salad3 menus
  7. 44,107Crackers, Graham with Milk or Cream3 menus
  8. 44,108Chicken Lobster, Butter Sauce3 menus
  9. 44,109Bread, White with Milk or Cream3 menus
  10. 44,110Pompier3 menus
  11. 44,111Curry of Crab Flakes, Chafing Dish3 menus
  12. 44,112WESTPHALIA HAM AND PIMENTOES3 menus
  13. 44,113Sorrel with Rice3 menus
  14. 44,114Shirred Eggs, Chicken Liver3 menus
  15. 44,115Glaces de Fraises Vanille, Pistache, Cafe ou Chocolat3 menus
  16. 44,116Ices in Sovvenir3 menus
  17. 44,117Grenadine Cordial3 menus
  18. 44,118Peas, Green3 menus
  19. 44,119OCHSENMAUL SALAD, EGG DRESSING3 menus
  20. 44,120bouillon, hot, per cup3 menus
  21. 44,121Shredded wheat and cream (one)3 menus
  22. 44,122Shredded wheat and cream (two)3 menus
  23. 44,123New Matjes Herring, New Potatoes, String Beans3 menus
  24. 44,124Ham and Tongue, Potato Salad3 menus
  25. 44,125Half Broiled Spring Chicken and Salad3 menus
  26. 44,126Half Spring Chicken, Sliced Tomatoes3 menus
  27. 44,127French Brick Ice Cream3 menus
  28. 44,128Spanish Figs with Cream Cheese3 menus
  29. 44,129Assorted Home=made Pies3 menus
  30. 44,130Whole Can Asparagus3 menus
  31. 44,131Chicken fricassee, French Peas3 menus
  32. 44,132Squab, currant jelly3 menus
  33. 44,133New Matjes Herring, Bermuda Potatoes3 menus
  34. 44,134New Asparagus, Cold, Vinaigrette3 menus
  35. 44,135Beef Tongue, Potato Salad3 menus
  36. 44,136Mutton Chops with Potatoes3 menus
  37. 44,137Salad a la Carreno3 menus
  38. 44,138Mayonnaise Sauce, Extra3 menus
  39. 44,139Rioja Own Importation3 menus
  40. 44,140Marquis de Riscal3 menus
  41. 44,141Chateau Lafite, 18483 menus
  42. 44,142Cold Kennebec Salmon, Sauce Tartare3 menus
  43. 44,143Cold Wiener Schnitzel and Mixed Salad3 menus
  44. 44,144Burnett & Co.'s Dry3 menus
  45. 44,145Park and Tilford's Dry3 menus
  46. 44,146Garrick Club Maryland3 menus
  47. 44,147Cotuits, half shell3 menus
  48. 44,148Sweetbread saute, Colbert3 menus
  49. 44,149Dewars' Whitel Label Scotch3 menus
  50. 44,150John Jameson, Irish XXX3 menus
  51. 44,151H. Upmann Perfectos3 menus
  52. 44,152H. Upmann Puritanos Finas3 menus
  53. 44,153Bock Obsequios Flor Fina3 menus
  54. 44,154Tournedos of Fillet, Beaugency3 menus
  55. 44,155Holskamps3 menus
  56. 44,156P. L. Dry Gin, Special for Rickies3 menus
  57. 44,157Chat Yquem, 18883 menus
  58. 44,158P. L. Port3 menus
  59. 44,159Assorted French ice cream bricks3 menus
  60. 44,160Schaefer's Lager Beer, Glass3 menus
  61. 44,161Cold sliced chicken [white meat]3 menus
  62. 44,162Boiled chicken, cream sauce and green peas3 menus
  63. 44,163Small dish of spaghetti3 menus
  64. 44,164Lettuce salad, plain3 menus
  65. 44,165P.L. 3 Star, Special for High Ball3 menus
  66. 44,166P.L. 4 Star, Special for High Ball3 menus
  67. 44,167Mazetti's assorted pastry3 menus
  68. 44,168Coquille of Chicken, Montpensier3 menus
  69. 44,169Hollandaise or Parmigian3 menus
  70. 44,170Soda, Schweppes3 menus
  71. 44,171Ginger Ale, Schweppes Imported3 menus
  72. 44,172Ginger Ale, Cap3 menus
  73. 44,173Sarsaparilla, Cap3 menus
  74. 44,174Club Soda, Schultz's3 menus
  75. 44,175Whitefish saute with Butter3 menus
  76. 44,176Moerlein's Cincinnati Beer, Glass3 menus
  77. 44,177Oregon Apple, one3 menus
  78. 44,178Rutherford Special Port3 menus
  79. 44,179Port Wine Flipp3 menus
  80. 44,180Port Wine Lemonade3 menus
  81. 44,181Kaffee Hag, (Caffeine Removed 95 per cent)3 menus
  82. 44,182Bowl of Half Milk and Half Cream with Crackers3 menus
  83. 44,183GRILLE3 menus
  84. 44,184La Grander Marque Brandy3 menus
  85. 44,185Hennessy XXX3 menus
  86. 44,186Martel XXX3 menus
  87. 44,187Homard Salad3 menus
  88. 44,188Glaces de Chocolat3 menus
  89. 44,189Degenhardt's Special Reserve3 menus
  90. 44,190Degenhardt's Old Private Stock3 menus
  91. 44,191Degenhardt's Pure 1898 Kentucky Bourbon3 menus
  92. 44,192Gibson's Cabinet3 menus
  93. 44,193Gallagher & Burton's3 menus
  94. 44,194Triton Old Rye3 menus
  95. 44,195Royal Arms Scotch3 menus
  96. 44,196Sir John Power's Three Swallows3 menus
  97. 44,197Barclay & Perkins Oatmeal Stout3 menus
  98. 44,198Barclay & Perkins Oatmeal Ale3 menus
  99. 44,199Salad d'Anchois3 menus
  100. 44,200Consommé Marjolaine3 menus