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. 4,501Hunyadi28 menus
  2. 4,502Broiled Smoked Salmon28 menus
  3. 4,503with onions28 menus
  4. 4,504with mushrooms28 menus
  5. 4,505Franzosische Bratkartoffeln28 menus
  6. 4,506Irish Stew, Dublin Style28 menus
  7. 4,507Scallops and bacon28 menus
  8. 4,508Fritters28 menus
  9. 4,509Little Neck Fry28 menus
  10. 4,510Curacao, Orange28 menus
  11. 4,511Kidney Omelette28 menus
  12. 4,512Sirloin Steak Bordelaise28 menus
  13. 4,513Spinach, plain28 menus
  14. 4,514Boiled Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce28 menus
  15. 4,515Chicken hash with green peppers28 menus
  16. 4,516Sorbet Cardinal28 menus
  17. 4,517Golden Gate Fruits28 menus
  18. 4,518Assorted sandwiches28 menus
  19. 4,519Boned turkey with jelly28 menus
  20. 4,520Wurzburger28 menus
  21. 4,521Cream, glass28 menus
  22. 4,522Soft Shell Crabs on Toast28 menus
  23. 4,523Chicken Saute a la Marengo28 menus
  24. 4,524Codfish Cakes, Tomato Sauce28 menus
  25. 4,525Szegszardi28 menus
  26. 4,526Chateau Lafite28 menus
  27. 4,527Potage St. Germain28 menus
  28. 4,528Whiskey, Scotch28 menus
  29. 4,529Curry and Rice28 menus
  30. 4,530Rice Custard28 menus
  31. 4,531Honeycomb Tripe28 menus
  32. 4,532Gooseberry Pie28 menus
  33. 4,533Pickled English walnuts28 menus
  34. 4,534Green Gages28 menus
  35. 4,535Sage Cheese28 menus
  36. 4,536German Pancakes28 menus
  37. 4,537Guinness's Extra28 menus
  38. 4,538Nova Scotia smoked salmon28 menus
  39. 4,539New Bermuda potatoes28 menus
  40. 4,540Little Neck Clams, Stew28 menus
  41. 4,541Salad, Dandelion28 menus
  42. 4,542Assorted Fancy Cake28 menus
  43. 4,543Marinierte Herring28 menus
  44. 4,544Whipped Cream28 menus
  45. 4,545Calf's Liver, Broiled28 menus
  46. 4,546Frizzled Beef with Eggs28 menus
  47. 4,547Escaloped oysters28 menus
  48. 4,548Haricots Verts Francais28 menus
  49. 4,549Tarte aux Pommes28 menus
  50. 4,550Green turtle a l'anglaise28 menus
  51. 4,551Kirsch punch28 menus
  52. 4,552Napoleon Cake28 menus
  53. 4,553Tomaten28 menus
  54. 4,554Cream of lettuce soup28 menus
  55. 4,555Melon Mangoes28 menus
  56. 4,556Pommery & Greno, Extra Sec & Sec28 menus
  57. 4,557Roti de Boeuf28 menus
  58. 4,558California Cheese28 menus
  59. 4,559Consomme Rachel28 menus
  60. 4,560Graves, White28 menus
  61. 4,561American Rye, Y.P.M.28 menus
  62. 4,562Fried Chicken28 menus
  63. 4,563Fruchtgelee28 menus
  64. 4,564Kartoffeln28 menus
  65. 4,565Rum jelly28 menus
  66. 4,566Omelette with fresh mushrooms28 menus
  67. 4,567Steinhager28 menus
  68. 4,568Spring salad28 menus
  69. 4,569Roast beef sandwich, cold28 menus
  70. 4,570Rhine Wine Jelly28 menus
  71. 4,571Medoc, B. & G.28 menus
  72. 4,572Frozen Nesselrode Pudding28 menus
  73. 4,573Corned-beef28 menus
  74. 4,574Cold Bologna sausage28 menus
  75. 4,575Anheuser-Busch Budweiser28 menus
  76. 4,576Potatoes, Souffle28 menus
  77. 4,577Vanilla Ice28 menus
  78. 4,578Hot Tea Biscuits28 menus
  79. 4,579Gemischtes Eis28 menus
  80. 4,580Force with Cream28 menus
  81. 4,581Leiden Cheese28 menus
  82. 4,582Epinards a la creme28 menus
  83. 4,583Deutscher Pfannkuchen28 menus
  84. 4,584Creamed Cauliflower28 menus
  85. 4,585Frugt28 menus
  86. 4,586Planked Roe Shad28 menus
  87. 4,587Hot or cold mince pie28 menus
  88. 4,588bacon sandwich28 menus
  89. 4,589Cold Chicken Consomme28 menus
  90. 4,590Chicken Broth, Rice28 menus
  91. 4,591Gold Seal Champagne28 menus
  92. 4,592Pontet Canet claret28 menus
  93. 4,593Creamed Mushrooms28 menus
  94. 4,594Breaded Veal Cutlet28 menus
  95. 4,595Chicory and Beets28 menus
  96. 4,596Omelette Fines Herbes28 menus
  97. 4,597Germiny Soup28 menus
  98. 4,598Ham with potato salad28 menus
  99. 4,599Sole Meuniere28 menus
  100. 4,600Virginia Ham with Cloves28 menus