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. 44,201Old Extra Dry Monopole3 menus
  2. 44,202Private Stock Monopole3 menus
  3. 44,203New life mineral water3 menus
  4. 44,204CROWN OF SWEETBREADS, VIRGINIENNE3 menus
  5. 44,205Haig & Haig Whiskey3 menus
  6. 44,206Erlauer Hungarian Wine3 menus
  7. 44,207Little Neck Clams, half shell, cocktail3 menus
  8. 44,208Lacrima Christi, White3 menus
  9. 44,209Asticolony Tipo, Red3 menus
  10. 44,210Vin Crest Champagne3 menus
  11. 44,211Tomate soup3 menus
  12. 44,212Vermicelles soup3 menus
  13. 44,213Pates d'Italie soup3 menus
  14. 44,214glaces, vanille3 menus
  15. 44,215rotis, chapon3 menus
  16. 44,216grille, poulet (demi)3 menus
  17. 44,217grille, poussin3 menus
  18. 44,218Sorrel [soup] with Vermicelli3 menus
  19. 44,219(cold) tomato soup3 menus
  20. 44,220Crackers, Milk with Milk or Cream3 menus
  21. 44,221huckleberries in cream3 menus
  22. 44,222Spanish Pot Roast3 menus
  23. 44,223Oyster cocktail in green pepper3 menus
  24. 44,224FRESH CLEAR GREEN TURTLE SOUP3 menus
  25. 44,225Milk, Half Cream, per Bottle3 menus
  26. 44,226Potatoes, Alphonso3 menus
  27. 44,227Veal with Gravy3 menus
  28. 44,228Country Cured Ham3 menus
  29. 44,229Chicken Pot Pie, Family Style, New Cauliflower, Sweet Potatoes3 menus
  30. 44,230Steak Salmon3 menus
  31. 44,231Fried Egg Plant with Spaghetti, Italienne3 menus
  32. 44,232Tenderloin Steak, Fresh Mushrooms, Potatoes au Gratin3 menus
  33. 44,233Single Pork Chop Saute, Spaghetti with Cheese, Stuffed Tomato3 menus
  34. 44,234Huckleberry Pie with Cheese3 menus
  35. 44,235Blackberry Pie (Home-made) with Cheese3 menus
  36. 44,236Stewed Honeycomb Tripe with Oysters3 menus
  37. 44,237Cold loin of Jersey pork, potato salad3 menus
  38. 44,238Deep dish combination pie (strawberry and rhubarb)3 menus
  39. 44,239New strawberry ice cream3 menus
  40. 44,240Biscuit Tortini3 menus
  41. 44,241Sea Bass with Sauterne3 menus
  42. 44,242Egg, Armenonville3 menus
  43. 44,243Lamb Chop, Brazza3 menus
  44. 44,244Strawberries with Pitcher of Cream3 menus
  45. 44,245TANGO COCKTAIL3 menus
  46. 44,246side order of ham, bacon or country sausage and wheat cakes3 menus
  47. 44,247side order of ham or bacon and southern waffles3 menus
  48. 44,248Haut Barsac, 19043 menus
  49. 44,249Bisque of Hard Shell Crabs3 menus
  50. 44,250Prime rib roast beef au jus, extra cut3 menus
  51. 44,251Hazelnut Soufflé3 menus
  52. 44,252Cold boiled salmon, mayonnaise3 menus
  53. 44,253Cold eels in jelly3 menus
  54. 44,254Boiled Kennebec Salmon, Egg Sauce3 menus
  55. 44,255Cherrystone Clams, Raw3 menus
  56. 44,256Lettuce Salad with Two Hard Boiled Eggs3 menus
  57. 44,257Cold Ham and Swiss Cheese, Potato Salad3 menus
  58. 44,258Small sirloin steak, Onions3 menus
  59. 44,259"Frash Special" cocktail3 menus
  60. 44,260Sardellen Ringe3 menus
  61. 44,261Cold veal cutlet, potato salad3 menus
  62. 44,262Carrots with Butter3 menus
  63. 44,263Mussels, Fines Herbes3 menus
  64. 44,264Sheepshead, Creole3 menus
  65. 44,265Prunes, Chantilly3 menus
  66. 44,266New huckleberries with cream3 menus
  67. 44,267New blackberries with cream3 menus
  68. 44,268Tournedos d'agneau du printemps, sauce Colbert3 menus
  69. 44,269Fresh Asparagus, Butter or Cream Sauce3 menus
  70. 44,270Cold chicken, potato salad3 menus
  71. 44,271Sole, Fredericksburg3 menus
  72. 44,272Hamburg Chicken, Casserole3 menus
  73. 44,273Potted Beef, Fried Sweet Potatoes3 menus
  74. 44,274Lamb Chop Combination (Lamb Chop, Fried Soft Shell Crab, Fried Ham)3 menus
  75. 44,275Bread, butter and potatoes with all meat or egg orders3 menus
  76. 44,276DEEP DISH STRAWBERRY PIE3 menus
  77. 44,277Spanish Omelette with Potatoes3 menus
  78. 44,278Spaghetti a la Garret3 menus
  79. 44,279Fried Tomato with Bacon3 menus
  80. 44,280Consomme, Italienne3 menus
  81. 44,281Boiled Ham and New Spinach, Boiled New Potatoes3 menus
  82. 44,282Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only3 menus
  83. 44,283Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two3 menus
  84. 44,284Cold Sliced Ox=tongue, Potato Salad3 menus
  85. 44,285Double Bone Sirloin Steak Planked a la Gibson3 menus
  86. 44,286Claret, Pontin3 menus
  87. 44,287Bismarck Puritanos3 menus
  88. 44,288Bismarck Perfectos3 menus
  89. 44,289Bismarck Palmas3 menus
  90. 44,290Castaneda Exellentes3 menus
  91. 44,291La Vencedora Cazadores3 menus
  92. 44,292Romeo & Julieta Puritanos3 menus
  93. 44,293Romeo & Julieta Perfecionados3 menus
  94. 44,294Romeo & Julieta Perfectos3 menus
  95. 44,295Piel's Beer on Draught3 menus
  96. 44,296Beef a la mode and potato pancakes3 menus
  97. 44,297Rice Pudding a la Gibson3 menus
  98. 44,298Sardine on Toast3 menus
  99. 44,299Chateau Larose Barton & G3 menus
  100. 44,300High Ball Rye3 menus