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. 44,501Poussin, Souvaroff3 menus
  2. 44,502Emince of Chicken, Calcutta3 menus
  3. 44,503Liptauer Cheese3 menus
  4. 44,504Hashed Cream3 menus
  5. 44,505Sirloin Steak, Boniface3 menus
  6. 44,506Crabmeat, Thermidor3 menus
  7. 44,507Fried Hominy with Milk3 menus
  8. 44,508Glace Benedictine3 menus
  9. 44,509Consomme Beauharnais3 menus
  10. 44,510Cream with Stewed Fruit, extra3 menus
  11. 44,511Lettuce heart salad3 menus
  12. 44,512Meringue glace, Panache3 menus
  13. 44,513Tapioca Pudding with Apples3 menus
  14. 44,514Almond Tartlet3 menus
  15. 44,515Perch, Upsala3 menus
  16. 44,516Coquille of Crabmeat, Gadski3 menus
  17. 44,517Breast of Pheasant, Alsacienne3 menus
  18. 44,518Breast of Duckling saute, Minute3 menus
  19. 44,519Sorbet a L'arrack3 menus
  20. 44,520Trout a la Juive3 menus
  21. 44,521SORBET ORIENTAL3 menus
  22. 44,522Poussin, Broiled3 menus
  23. 44,523Hamburg Chicken, Broiled3 menus
  24. 44,524Tomato Souffle3 menus
  25. 44,525Chaudfroid of Chicken, George Sand3 menus
  26. 44,526Oolong with cream3 menus
  27. 44,527Pigeonneau grille3 menus
  28. 44,528Gosling with Wild Rice3 menus
  29. 44,529Beluga Caviar Relish3 menus
  30. 44,530Breast of Grouse, Tete d'Or3 menus
  31. 44,531Maquereau à l'huile3 menus
  32. 44,532Hawaiian Pineapple Juice, large glass3 menus
  33. 44,533Quince Pie3 menus
  34. 44,534Glace Dalmatienne3 menus
  35. 44,535Half Guinea Hen with Figs3 menus
  36. 44,536Angelique Mousse3 menus
  37. 44,537Virginia ham omelette, French fried potatoes3 menus
  38. 44,538Cold roast beef, sliced tomatoes3 menus
  39. 44,539Mutton Chop, Robinson3 menus
  40. 44,540consomme, plain with vermicelli, rice or noodles3 menus
  41. 44,541Bacon with meats3 menus
  42. 44,542Milk Half Cream3 menus
  43. 44,543Broiled Small Steak with Onions and Potatoes3 menus
  44. 44,544Hot home-made apple pie, hard and wine sauce3 menus
  45. 44,545Crackers, portion3 menus
  46. 44,546Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel, Center Cut3 menus
  47. 44,547Half Partridge, American style3 menus
  48. 44,548Bill of fare3 menus
  49. 44,549Broiled Bluefish, Creamed Potatoes3 menus
  50. 44,550Cold Roast Prime Rib Beef Extra Cut3 menus
  51. 44,551Melon Ice Cream3 menus
  52. 44,552Semoule soup3 menus
  53. 44,553Cold imported sliced Cervelat sausage, new asparagus salad3 menus
  54. 44,554Cold smoked sturgeon with salad3 menus
  55. 44,555Half Duckling, Paillard3 menus
  56. 44,556Fresh Asparagus, Butter3 menus
  57. 44,557Krug Private Cuvee Ex Sec Champagne3 menus
  58. 44,558gervaise cheese with individual bar-le-duc3 menus
  59. 44,559Fresh Mackerel, Hotelière3 menus
  60. 44,560Scallops à la Newburg3 menus
  61. 44,561Cheese, per person3 menus
  62. 44,562Steamed Cow Bay clam3 menus
  63. 44,563Tetley's English Breakfast Tea3 menus
  64. 44,564Tetley's Ceylon Tea3 menus
  65. 44,565Tetley's Mixed Tea3 menus
  66. 44,566Tetley's Oolong Tea3 menus
  67. 44,567Breaded Lamb Chop a la Rose3 menus
  68. 44,568Imported: Gruyere3 menus
  69. 44,569Claret and Seltzer, Glass3 menus
  70. 44,570Home-made cherry cake3 menus
  71. 44,571Huckleberry cake with ice cream3 menus
  72. 44,572Braunschweiger cervelat sausage sandwich3 menus
  73. 44,573Gold Seal Special Dry Wine3 menus
  74. 44,574ROYAL PUNCH3 menus
  75. 44,575Corned Beef, Rump and Naval with Cabbage3 menus
  76. 44,576Corned Beef, Rump and Naval with Spinach3 menus
  77. 44,577Fried Liver and Bacon with Fried Sweet Potatoes3 menus
  78. 44,578Corned beef hash, browned or steamed3 menus
  79. 44,579Frankfurter, Potato Salad3 menus
  80. 44,580Geneva Litha3 menus
  81. 44,581Buffallo Litha3 menus
  82. 44,582Cold Boiled Kennebec Salmon, Mayonnaise3 menus
  83. 44,583Roast Top Sirloin of Beef with Potatoes3 menus
  84. 44,584A Cut of Prime Rib Roast Beef, Apple Sauce3 menus
  85. 44,585A Cut of Prime Rib Roast Beef, Currant Jelly3 menus
  86. 44,586Corned beef hash, green pepper, poached egg3 menus
  87. 44,587Beechnut Ham and Sliced Chicken, Lettuce and Tomatoes3 menus
  88. 44,588Stewed beef kidneys, Paysanne3 menus
  89. 44,589Cold Roast L.I. Duck, Mixed Salad3 menus
  90. 44,590New England Fish Cakes with Tomato Sauce, Cold Slaw3 menus
  91. 44,591Broiled Chicken Halibut with Butter Sauce, Cold Slaw3 menus
  92. 44,592Fried Chicken Halibut with Tomato Sauce, Cold Slaw3 menus
  93. 44,593Fried Little Neck Clams with French Fried Potatoes, Cold Slaw3 menus
  94. 44,594Fricassee of Young Chickens with Peas, Half and Half3 menus
  95. 44,595Fricassee of Young Chickens with Peas, All White Meat3 menus
  96. 44,596Roast Mutton with Currant Jelly3 menus
  97. 44,597Ruinart Pere & Fils3 menus
  98. 44,598Lobster Patties (2)3 menus
  99. 44,599Soup aux Onions3 menus
  100. 44,600Spanish Omlette3 menus