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. 4,401German Pan Cake29 menus
  2. 4,402Light Claret29 menus
  3. 4,403BROILED SEA BASS, MAITRE D'HOTEL29 menus
  4. 4,404Angel Food29 menus
  5. 4,405Tomates sautees29 menus
  6. 4,406Piments verts farcis29 menus
  7. 4,407Straw potatoes29 menus
  8. 4,408Little Neck clams, fried29 menus
  9. 4,409Hock, Still, Rudesheimer29 menus
  10. 4,410Baked Ham29 menus
  11. 4,411Roast beef sandwich, hot29 menus
  12. 4,412Roast Philadelphia squab29 menus
  13. 4,413Kilkis29 menus
  14. 4,414Absinthe Frappe29 menus
  15. 4,415Cress salad29 menus
  16. 4,416St Estephe29 menus
  17. 4,417Lobster, Mayonnaise29 menus
  18. 4,418Home Made Apple Pie29 menus
  19. 4,419Asparagus Tips, Vinaigrette29 menus
  20. 4,420Scrambled eggs with asparagus tips29 menus
  21. 4,421Lettuce-salad29 menus
  22. 4,422Segars29 menus
  23. 4,423Hash Browned Potatoes29 menus
  24. 4,424Filet of Sole, Marguery29 menus
  25. 4,425Pommes de terre persillade29 menus
  26. 4,426French Coffee Ice Cream29 menus
  27. 4,427French endive salad29 menus
  28. 4,428Benedictine cordial29 menus
  29. 4,429Caviar de Beluga29 menus
  30. 4,430Tomatoes Surprise29 menus
  31. 4,431Steak a la tartare29 menus
  32. 4,432Cream Caramel29 menus
  33. 4,433Emmenthal29 menus
  34. 4,434Petits fours glaces29 menus
  35. 4,435Whisky sour29 menus
  36. 4,436Half Lobster, Mayonnaise29 menus
  37. 4,437Remy Martin29 menus
  38. 4,438Smoked trout29 menus
  39. 4,439Petite Marmite Henri IV29 menus
  40. 4,440Jack Daniels29 menus
  41. 4,441Fachinger29 menus
  42. 4,442Baked Idaho29 menus
  43. 4,443sliced turkey29 menus
  44. 4,444Cherrystone Clams on Half Shell29 menus
  45. 4,445Giblet Gravy29 menus
  46. 4,446Peanut Butter29 menus
  47. 4,447Tunafish Salad Sandwich29 menus
  48. 4,448Chicken Salad, all White Meat29 menus
  49. 4,449Sweet Potatoes, Candied29 menus
  50. 4,450Imported Champagne29 menus
  51. 4,451Cold: Tongue29 menus
  52. 4,452Stem Ginger in Syrup29 menus
  53. 4,453Italian Antipasto29 menus
  54. 4,454Pink Lady Cocktail29 menus
  55. 4,455Cold Sliced Chicken with Potato Salad29 menus
  56. 4,456Boneless Shad and Roe29 menus
  57. 4,457Fresh Squab Chicken29 menus
  58. 4,458Instant Postum with Cream29 menus
  59. 4,459Buttermilk (1/2) Pint29 menus
  60. 4,460Boiled Beamuda Potatoes29 menus
  61. 4,461Galantine of Capon, String Bean Salad29 menus
  62. 4,462Canadian Salmon, Norvegienne29 menus
  63. 4,463Ham, Prague Style, Cole Slaw29 menus
  64. 4,464Hors d'Oeuvres, Francaise29 menus
  65. 4,465Long Island Duckling (1/2)29 menus
  66. 4,466Cooked Fresh Pears29 menus
  67. 4,467Crab Flakes Ravigote29 menus
  68. 4,468Orangeade Plain29 menus
  69. 4,469Schultz Club Soda29 menus
  70. 4,470Fatima Cigarettes29 menus
  71. 4,471Individual Guava Jelly29 menus
  72. 4,472Deviled Whitebait29 menus
  73. 4,473Idaho baked potato29 menus
  74. 4,474Leg of Canada mutton, currant jelly29 menus
  75. 4,475Chambertin, 189829 menus
  76. 4,476Schalks (Only)29 menus
  77. 4,477Brauneberger, 191129 menus
  78. 4,478Goldtroepchen29 menus
  79. 4,479Anheuser Busch Muenchener29 menus
  80. 4,480Salade de fruit glace29 menus
  81. 4,481Gold Seal, Special Dry champagne29 menus
  82. 4,482Demi-tasse coffee29 menus
  83. 4,483Sauce Cocktail29 menus
  84. 4,484Fresh Romanoff Beluga caviar29 menus
  85. 4,485Tartar sandwich29 menus
  86. 4,486Bisque of tomatoes29 menus
  87. 4,487Milk, Half Cream29 menus
  88. 4,488Cauliflower Salad29 menus
  89. 4,489Croute-au-pot soup29 menus
  90. 4,490Lobster a la Newburg en Casserole29 menus
  91. 4,491French Melon29 menus
  92. 4,492Mixed Cold Meat with Virginia Ham29 menus
  93. 4,493Cold Westphalian Ham29 menus
  94. 4,494Gelee au vin29 menus
  95. 4,495Cold Sliced Chicken, Sliced Tomatoes29 menus
  96. 4,496Extra Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms29 menus
  97. 4,497Plain Omelette, Two Eggs29 menus
  98. 4,498Baked Spaghetti au Gratin, 10 Minutes29 menus
  99. 4,499Fried Flounder28 menus
  100. 4,500Consomme Plain28 menus