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. 44,901Broiled Young Guinea Hen3 menus
  2. 44,902Fresh Crab Meat, Cocktail3 menus
  3. 44,903Fresh Crab Meat, Mayonnaise3 menus
  4. 44,904Lake Shrimps Salad3 menus
  5. 44,905Patisserie Parisienne (French Pastry)3 menus
  6. 44,906Assorted Cold Meats with Sliced Turkey3 menus
  7. 44,907St. Charles Parfait3 menus
  8. 44,908Chateau La Rose Claret3 menus
  9. 44,909Französische Erbsen3 menus
  10. 44,910Grüne Erbsen3 menus
  11. 44,911Häuptelsalat3 menus
  12. 44,912Gilka Kümmel3 menus
  13. 44,913Geräucherter Aal3 menus
  14. 44,914Rote Grütze3 menus
  15. 44,915Königin-Pastetchen3 menus
  16. 44,916G H Mumm's champagne3 menus
  17. 44,917Broiled Bluefish, Parsley Butter3 menus
  18. 44,918Assorted Cold Cuts (Kalter Aufschnitt), Potato Salad3 menus
  19. 44,919Kraftbruehe en tasse3 menus
  20. 44,920Imported Bismarck herring, potatoes3 menus
  21. 44,921Marinirte herring, potatoes3 menus
  22. 44,922Little Necks clam stew3 menus
  23. 44,923Lobster salad, small3 menus
  24. 44,924Lobster salad, large3 menus
  25. 44,925ABOVE SOUPS WITH EGG, FISH OR MEAT ORDERS ONLY3 menus
  26. 44,926Baked macaroni au gratin, individual dish. 10 minutes3 menus
  27. 44,927New spinach with two eggs3 menus
  28. 44,928Apple fritters, hard and wine sauce3 menus
  29. 44,929Stewed Bartlett pears3 menus
  30. 44,930Peach jelly with ice cream3 menus
  31. 44,931Pineapple jelly with ice cream3 menus
  32. 44,932Special-Ice Cream with Crushed California Peaches3 menus
  33. 44,933English mutton chop with kidney and bacon3 menus
  34. 44,934Prime ribs of beef, potato or vegetable salad3 menus
  35. 44,935Home-made tartlets3 menus
  36. 44,936Genuine Irish Stew, Dublin Style3 menus
  37. 44,937Roast Tenderloin of Beef aux Champignons3 menus
  38. 44,938Real Old Fashioned Lamb Stew or Pot Pie3 menus
  39. 44,939Yankee Beef Stew, Containing Vegetables3 menus
  40. 44,940Pies - Fresh Rhubarb, Lemon Meringue, Custard or Apple with Cheese3 menus
  41. 44,941One Baked Apple with Cream3 menus
  42. 44,942Smoked Brisket of Beef, Puree of Peas3 menus
  43. 44,943Combination Cuts, Potato Salad3 menus
  44. 44,944Pies with young American cheese3 menus
  45. 44,945Glass of half cream and half milk3 menus
  46. 44,946Sweetbread Glace3 menus
  47. 44,947Clam broth in cup, to order3 menus
  48. 44,948Broiled shad, parsley butter3 menus
  49. 44,949Piel's Beer on Draught, glass3 menus
  50. 44,950Broiled half spring chicken on toast with compote or lettuce3 menus
  51. 44,951French Peas Saute3 menus
  52. 44,952Grand imperial, sec3 menus
  53. 44,953Schweizer Käse mit Butter und Brot3 menus
  54. 44,954Coca-Cola Classic3 menus
  55. 44,955Broiled North River Shad, Drawn Butter and Potatoes3 menus
  56. 44,956Chicken Pot Pie, Green Peas and Sweet Potatoes3 menus
  57. 44,957Rice Pudding with Raisins, Vanilla Sauce3 menus
  58. 44,958Prime Ribs of Beef with Mushroom Sauce3 menus
  59. 44,959Roast Leg of Lamb, with Green Peas3 menus
  60. 44,960Shad Roe Omelette with Bacon3 menus
  61. 44,961Bass' Ale White Label Bottling3 menus
  62. 44,962Kümel Allash (Russian)3 menus
  63. 44,963Kümmel, Gilka (German)3 menus
  64. 44,964On the shell3 menus
  65. 44,965Consomme cup, hot or cold3 menus
  66. 44,966Long Island Brook Trout Meuniere3 menus
  67. 44,967G. H. Mumm & Co's Selected Brut3 menus
  68. 44,968Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus Extra Cut, String Beans3 menus
  69. 44,969Special 20c. Combination Breakfast3 menus
  70. 44,970Broiled Blue-fish with Bacon3 menus
  71. 44,971Fresh Astrakan Caviar3 menus
  72. 44,972Eggs, Omelettes and Pancakes3 menus
  73. 44,973Boiled Corned Beef and New Cabbage3 menus
  74. 44,974Roast, Filet of Beef3 menus
  75. 44,975Salade de laitue à la Russe3 menus
  76. 44,976Shredded wheat biscuit served with milk3 menus
  77. 44,977Oyster omelette, two eggs3 menus
  78. 44,978Little-Neck clams, roasted3 menus
  79. 44,979Steamed Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg3 menus
  80. 44,980Country Sausage, Wheat Cakes, Coffee and Rolls3 menus
  81. 44,981Fried Liver with Onions, Coffee and Rolls3 menus
  82. 44,982Pork Chops, Coffee and Rolls3 menus
  83. 44,983Mutton Chops, Coffee and Rolls3 menus
  84. 44,984Veal chops, with tomato sauce3 menus
  85. 44,985Individual Banana Pudding3 menus
  86. 44,986German Pot Roast en Casserole, Corn Fritters3 menus
  87. 44,987Baked Beechnut Ham and New Spinach3 menus
  88. 44,988Fruit or Cereal3 menus
  89. 44,989Baked shad, butter sauce3 menus
  90. 44,990Lobster, saute a la Newburg3 menus
  91. 44,991Squab guinea-hen3 menus
  92. 44,992Irish stew, country style3 menus
  93. 44,993Stuffed deviled lobster, americaine3 menus
  94. 44,994Filet mignon en casserole, Trianon3 menus
  95. 44,995saute a la Newburg3 menus
  96. 44,996Spanish or Bermuda onion salad3 menus
  97. 44,997Cosmopolitan Cocktail3 menus
  98. 44,998Cosmopolitan Fizz3 menus
  99. 44,999Omelet, Chicken Liver3 menus
  100. 45,000C. & B. Pickled Walnuts3 menus