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. 44,701New Spinach, with Egg3 menus
  2. 44,702Half Cream, Extra3 menus
  3. 44,703Cold Roast Prime Rib Beef, Extra Cut3 menus
  4. 44,704Boiled, French Fried or German Fried Potatoes3 menus
  5. 44,705Tunny-fish3 menus
  6. 44,706Eggs, poached, Bombay3 menus
  7. 44,707Omelette with chipped beef3 menus
  8. 44,708Porterhouse Steak, Single, with Mushrooms3 menus
  9. 44,709Peach or Pear "au feu d' Enfer"3 menus
  10. 44,710Vanilla, Strawberry, Pistache, Coffee or Chocolate Ice Cream3 menus
  11. 44,711Bluefish, sauce Arlequin3 menus
  12. 44,712Fine herbs omelette (for one)3 menus
  13. 44,713Fine herbs omelette (for two)3 menus
  14. 44,714Chianti, Claret or Rhine Wine, Glass3 menus
  15. 44,715Gervaise with Individual Bar-le-duc3 menus
  16. 44,716Bar-le-duc : Red Currant3 menus
  17. 44,717Bar-le-duc : White Currant3 menus
  18. 44,718Pates d'Italie Potage3 menus
  19. 44,719Glaces de Fraises Cafe3 menus
  20. 44,720Glaces de Fraises Chocolat3 menus
  21. 44,721Croute au pot Potage3 menus
  22. 44,722Table celery salad3 menus
  23. 44,723Blue-Point Oysters, dozen3 menus
  24. 44,724Scotch, Haig & Haig3 menus
  25. 44,725Whisky, Hermitage. Bottled in Bond3 menus
  26. 44,726Cold half chicken and salad3 menus
  27. 44,727CLAMS:LITTLE NECKS3 menus
  28. 44,728with Virginia Ham3 menus
  29. 44,729Paté de foie gras sandwich3 menus
  30. 44,730Chair de Crabs a la Manners3 menus
  31. 44,731Breast of Duckling with Oranges3 menus
  32. 44,732Romaine and hot house cantaloupe salad3 menus
  33. 44,733Vegetable with Rice3 menus
  34. 44,734Bouchees, Jardinette3 menus
  35. 44,735Beechnut Ham Omelette3 menus
  36. 44,736Salmon, Polignac sauce3 menus
  37. 44,737Cigarettes Fatima3 menus
  38. 44,738Boiled Beef Salad, Parisienne3 menus
  39. 44,739Coffee, pot, served for two, with cream3 menus
  40. 44,740Santa Maria sherry3 menus
  41. 44,741Chicken gumbo, strained, en tasse3 menus
  42. 44,742VEGETABLE OR FRUIT ORDERS AMOUNTING TO 20 CENTS, NO CHARGE FOR BREAD AND BUTTER3 menus
  43. 44,743Not Responsible for Hats, Coats, Umbrellas, Etc.3 menus
  44. 44,744Rupper's Knickerbocker beer3 menus
  45. 44,745SPECIAL TABLE D'HOTE DINNER3 menus
  46. 44,746Sirloin steak (1)3 menus
  47. 44,747PETIT POIS NOUVEAUX3 menus
  48. 44,748Sweetbreads, Montebello Style, Green Peas Saute In Butter3 menus
  49. 44,749Amontillado Fino Sherry3 menus
  50. 44,750Red Raven Splits [mineral water]3 menus
  51. 44,751Sherwood, 12 Years old whiskey3 menus
  52. 44,752Chambertin (Still)3 menus
  53. 44,753Cold smoked tongue, potato salad3 menus
  54. 44,754Cold lamb with new string bean salad3 menus
  55. 44,755Hors D'Oeuvre a la Mouquin3 menus
  56. 44,756Fresh Dates3 menus
  57. 44,757Oyster cocktail sauce3 menus
  58. 44,758Fried filet of sole, sauce Remoulade3 menus
  59. 44,759Half partridge3 menus
  60. 44,760Veloutine Soup3 menus
  61. 44,761Canape, Danoise3 menus
  62. 44,762Terrapin, Admiral Ried3 menus
  63. 44,763Endives in Cream3 menus
  64. 44,764Chicken [salad] with mayonnaise3 menus
  65. 44,765Marble Pound Cake3 menus
  66. 44,766Broiled Calf's Liver Steak with Onions3 menus
  67. 44,767Sauternes (white Bordeaux)3 menus
  68. 44,768Haut Sauternes (white Bordeaux)3 menus
  69. 44,769Chateau Lafite, 1903 red Bordeaux3 menus
  70. 44,770Chateau La Rose, 1903 red Bordeaux3 menus
  71. 44,771Chateau Mouton Rothschild red Bordeaux3 menus
  72. 44,772Eels and Perch, Matelotte3 menus
  73. 44,773Special Raised Squab Turkey, broiled3 menus
  74. 44,774Brauneberger, Moselle wine3 menus
  75. 44,775Cream a la Reine soup3 menus
  76. 44,776Chambertin burgundy (Still)3 menus
  77. 44,777Jeune pintade rotie3 menus
  78. 44,778Poitrine de volaille a la Clare3 menus
  79. 44,779Webster's Favoritas3 menus
  80. 44,780Romeo & Juliet Perfectos3 menus
  81. 44,781Sauerbraten with Noodles3 menus
  82. 44,782Clear Green Turtle en Tasse3 menus
  83. 44,783London Pudding, Sherry Cream Sauce3 menus
  84. 44,784Tournedos d'agneau, sauce Colbert3 menus
  85. 44,785Tomato Stuffed with Celery3 menus
  86. 44,786Toddy3 menus
  87. 44,787ORANGE AND ROMAIN SALAD3 menus
  88. 44,788Gateau Pont Neuf3 menus
  89. 44,789Olives Relish3 menus
  90. 44,790Buffet Russe p.p.3 menus
  91. 44,791Dipped [toast]3 menus
  92. 44,792Paysanne, Bretonne3 menus
  93. 44,793Tomatoes, Mexicaine3 menus
  94. 44,794Bread or Rolls or Butter3 menus
  95. 44,795Ragout of Beef, Bourguignonne3 menus
  96. 44,796gateau frangipane3 menus
  97. 44,797Sorbet Crême Yvette3 menus
  98. 44,798Planked Roe Shad, Half3 menus
  99. 44,799Milk Pig, Cranberry sauce3 menus
  100. 44,800Frog Legs Saute, fines herbes3 menus