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. 45,001Old Reserve Whiskey3 menus
  2. 45,002Domestic draught in pitchers3 menus
  3. 45,003Imp. draught in pitchers3 menus
  4. 45,004Champ. Cider in bottles3 menus
  5. 45,005German Seltzer, in cruchons3 menus
  6. 45,006Russian Kuemmel3 menus
  7. 45,007Clam Fritters and Bacon3 menus
  8. 45,008[Soups] With Meat Orders3 menus
  9. 45,009Steak à la tartare3 menus
  10. 45,010Imported Alt Pilsner and Muenchener Loewenbraeu3 menus
  11. 45,011French Sandwich (Ham and Chicken)3 menus
  12. 45,012Poached eggs plain, two3 menus
  13. 45,013Bread or rolls and butter with egg orders3 menus
  14. 45,014New spinach and two hard boiled eggs3 menus
  15. 45,015Preserved pineapple a la mode3 menus
  16. 45,016Fried Codfish Steak with Tomato Sauce3 menus
  17. 45,017New England Fish Cakes, Tomato Sauce3 menus
  18. 45,018Country sausage, buckwheat cakes, coffee and rolls3 menus
  19. 45,019Large Grape Fruit3 menus
  20. 45,020Cocoa, pot, for one3 menus
  21. 45,021Chopped Chicken in Scrambled Eggs, French Fried Potatoes3 menus
  22. 45,022A Broiled Pork Tenderloin3 menus
  23. 45,023Chipped Beef in Scrambled Eggs3 menus
  24. 45,024Home-made sand tart3 menus
  25. 45,025Fried, two3 menus
  26. 45,026Hot Consommé3 menus
  27. 45,027Macédoine of Fruits3 menus
  28. 45,028Spring Lamb Stew, Dublin Style3 menus
  29. 45,029Carré de Porc Dijonnaise3 menus
  30. 45,030Café Medaglia d'Oro3 menus
  31. 45,031Nescafé without Caffeine3 menus
  32. 45,032Café Français Décaféiné3 menus
  33. 45,033Poisson Poché3 menus
  34. 45,034Poisson Grillé3 menus
  35. 45,035Oeufs Brouillés3 menus
  36. 45,036Mineralwasser3 menus
  37. 45,037Thé de Menthe3 menus
  38. 45,038Esturgeon Fumé3 menus
  39. 45,039ROAST: Pork3 menus
  40. 45,040Le Saumon fumé3 menus
  41. 45,041Concombre à la Crème3 menus
  42. 45,042Œufs Froids Laguipière3 menus
  43. 45,043Anguille Fumée de Kiel3 menus
  44. 45,044Tortue Verte à l'Anglaise3 menus
  45. 45,045Gateau Pain de Gênes3 menus
  46. 45,046Cold Eggs Laguipière3 menus
  47. 45,047Petits Pois Française3 menus
  48. 45,048Crème au caramel3 menus
  49. 45,049Côtelettes d'agneau3 menus
  50. 45,050Langue écarlate3 menus
  51. 45,051Rädisor3 menus
  52. 45,052Café express3 menus
  53. 45,053La Pêche Melba3 menus
  54. 45,054Consommé Célestine3 menus
  55. 45,055Terrine de Pigeonneau Truffé3 menus
  56. 45,056Soupe à L'Oignon Gratinée Au Parmesan3 menus
  57. 45,057Poached Eggs Bénédictine3 menus
  58. 45,058Pommes Nouvelles Persillées3 menus
  59. 45,059Gombo Créole3 menus
  60. 45,060Consommé froid en tasse3 menus
  61. 45,061Café au Lait3 menus
  62. 45,062fromage Demi-Sel3 menus
  63. 45,063Canapés des Gourmets3 menus
  64. 45,064Bouchées à la Reine3 menus
  65. 45,065Canapé caviar3 menus
  66. 45,066Consommé in cup, hot3 menus
  67. 45,067Cup of Cold Chicken Gumbo3 menus
  68. 45,068Crushed strawberry water ice3 menus
  69. 45,069Preserved Delaware Peaches3 menus
  70. 45,070Consommé aux diablotins3 menus
  71. 45,071Oeufs pochés Florentine3 menus
  72. 45,072Homard grillé3 menus
  73. 45,073Faisan Rôti3 menus
  74. 45,074Boeuf Mode en Gelée3 menus
  75. 45,075Fruits rafraîchis3 menus
  76. 45,076Graves supérieur3 menus
  77. 45,077Cordial Médoc3 menus
  78. 45,078Turbot Grillé Béarnaise3 menus
  79. 45,079Crème de volaille3 menus
  80. 45,080Entrecôte3 menus
  81. 45,081Meringue glacée Chantilly3 menus
  82. 45,082L'Entrecôte Minute3 menus
  83. 45,083SAINT-ESTèPHE3 menus
  84. 45,084Café Moka3 menus
  85. 45,085Fruits Glacés3 menus
  86. 45,086Terrapin, à la Maryland3 menus
  87. 45,087Canards à tête rouge3 menus
  88. 45,088Gelée aux cerises3 menus
  89. 45,089Glace à l'ananas3 menus
  90. 45,090Gâteaux variés3 menus
  91. 45,091Glace pêche3 menus
  92. 45,092Loin of Veal Printanière3 menus
  93. 45,093Mixed Grill Vert-Pré3 menus
  94. 45,094Poularde de Bresse à la Broche3 menus
  95. 45,095Dindonneau Rôti Cranberry Sauce3 menus
  96. 45,096Grand Vin Rouge des Caves de la Compagnie Générale Transatlantique3 menus
  97. 45,097Grand Vin Blanc des Caves de la Compagnie Générale Transatlantique3 menus
  98. 45,098Pâtisserie Parisienne3 menus
  99. 45,099Café Glacé3 menus
  100. 45,100Consommé au tapioca3 menus