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. 44,301Home=made Grape Jelly3 menus
  2. 44,3021912 Chat. Yquem3 menus
  3. 44,303Marinirter or Bismarck Herring3 menus
  4. 44,304King Conrad Boite Nature3 menus
  5. 44,305Tomates sautées3 menus
  6. 44,306Céléri3 menus
  7. 44,307Van Hook3 menus
  8. 44,308Crème de Cacao3 menus
  9. 44,309Crème Yvette3 menus
  10. 44,310Val d'Ema3 menus
  11. 44,311Beadleston & Woerz Cream Ale3 menus
  12. 44,312Smith Pale Ale3 menus
  13. 44,313Perrier Natural Sparkling3 menus
  14. 44,314Hunter Baltimore Rye Whiskey3 menus
  15. 44,315Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  16. 44,316Fried Ham, Boiled Rice with Gravy, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  17. 44,317Corned Beef Hash Browned with Poached Egg, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  18. 44,318Onion Omelet, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  19. 44,319Parsley Omelet, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  20. 44,320Broiled Ham with Eggs, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  21. 44,321Broiled Bacon with Eggs, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  22. 44,322King Conrad Longfellow3 menus
  23. 44,323King Conrad Perfecionados3 menus
  24. 44,324King Conrad Regalia3 menus
  25. 44,325Yracheta Anacreon Panetelas3 menus
  26. 44,326Yracheta Washington Plant'n3 menus
  27. 44,327Reynaldo Perfecto3 menus
  28. 44,328La Integridad Puritanos3 menus
  29. 44,329Garcia & Pando Rivoli Perfectos3 menus
  30. 44,330La Coronilla Perfecto3 menus
  31. 44,331Rodena Americanos3 menus
  32. 44,332Rodena Perfecionados3 menus
  33. 44,333Rodena Perfectos3 menus
  34. 44,334E. H. Gato Perfectos3 menus
  35. 44,335The American Longfellow3 menus
  36. 44,336The American Perfectos3 menus
  37. 44,337Corona de Bachia3 menus
  38. 44,338Graham Courtney Invincible3 menus
  39. 44,339Lacrima Christi Still3 menus
  40. 44,340Barbera, Our Own Bottling3 menus
  41. 44,341Fromage Canadien3 menus
  42. 44,342Asticolony Tipo, White3 menus
  43. 44,343Moscato Passito3 menus
  44. 44,344Pennsylvania Monogram, Special3 menus
  45. 44,345CARAFON (DECANTER) RED WINE3 menus
  46. 44,346Rhine Wine and Seltzer, Half Schoppen3 menus
  47. 44,347Margaux, Calvet & Co.3 menus
  48. 44,348Floirac, Calvet & Co.3 menus
  49. 44,349Chateau Pontet Canet (Calvet)3 menus
  50. 44,350Capri, A. Salvo3 menus
  51. 44,351Capri, W. Codrington3 menus
  52. 44,352CARAFON (DECANTER) WHITE WINE3 menus
  53. 44,353CANETTE OF PILSNER BEER3 menus
  54. 44,354White Rock (splits)3 menus
  55. 44,355Pommard Mousseux3 menus
  56. 44,356Smoked kippered herring3 menus
  57. 44,357Halibut, Galipoli sauce3 menus
  58. 44,358Cream Dubarry soup3 menus
  59. 44,359Kingfish, Orientale3 menus
  60. 44,360Grenadin of Fillet, Roussel3 menus
  61. 44,361Fillet of Sole with Sauterne3 menus
  62. 44,362RAMEQUINS3 menus
  63. 44,363Ackerman Laurance Brut Royal, Magnums3 menus
  64. 44,364Perrier Jouet Sec, Reserve3 menus
  65. 44,365Broiled Half Lobster, Maitre d'Hotel3 menus
  66. 44,366Souffle Mandarine3 menus
  67. 44,367Ham Cakes with Fried Egg3 menus
  68. 44,368Onion Soup Gratinée3 menus
  69. 44,369Eggs Bercy (2)3 menus
  70. 44,370Lobster Armenonville, half3 menus
  71. 44,371Crab Meat au Gratin Mexicaine3 menus
  72. 44,372Crab Meat Carlos (Cold)3 menus
  73. 44,373Croquette of Lobster Nantua3 menus
  74. 44,374All Patties3 menus
  75. 44,375Cold Lobster, Sauce Mayonnaise (half)3 menus
  76. 44,376Cold Virginia Ham a la Gelee3 menus
  77. 44,377Perrier Sparkling Mineral Water3 menus
  78. 44,378Shamrock Cup3 menus
  79. 44,379Jugo de Pina (Sparkling Pineapple Juice)3 menus
  80. 44,380Grapefruit au marasquin3 menus
  81. 44,381Cold pig's knuckle in jelly, potato salad3 menus
  82. 44,382Stewed new sugar corn3 menus
  83. 44,383Pickled lamb's tongue and onions3 menus
  84. 44,384Oysters Cotuits3 menus
  85. 44,385Broiled squab, currant jelly3 menus
  86. 44,386Planked Whitefish half3 menus
  87. 44,387Malted Nutrine3 menus
  88. 44,388Tenderloin (for two)3 menus
  89. 44,389Oporto Superior3 menus
  90. 44,390Cherry Jubliee3 menus
  91. 44,391Horlicks Malted Milk, Cup3 menus
  92. 44,392Scrambled eggs with ham or bacon3 menus
  93. 44,393Dutch Cheese (per person)3 menus
  94. 44,394New green corn on the cob3 menus
  95. 44,395Oyster Fry in a box3 menus
  96. 44,396Chicken Broth, in cup3 menus
  97. 44,397Frankfurters, Cabbage3 menus
  98. 44,398Olives Stuffed with Almonds3 menus
  99. 44,399Imported Muenchener Kinder'l Brau3 menus
  100. 44,400Egg Florentine3 menus