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. 4,701Potatoes, Chateau27 menus
  2. 4,702Broiled half chicken27 menus
  3. 4,703Celery en Branche27 menus
  4. 4,704Punch Benedictine27 menus
  5. 4,705Custard pudding27 menus
  6. 4,706Assorted Eclairs27 menus
  7. 4,707Horse Radish27 menus
  8. 4,708"White Rock"27 menus
  9. 4,709Veal cutlet, Milanaise27 menus
  10. 4,710Consomme Printanier Royal27 menus
  11. 4,711Lamb Fries, tomato sauce27 menus
  12. 4,712Cold Roast Pork27 menus
  13. 4,713Table Claret27 menus
  14. 4,714Canned apricots27 menus
  15. 4,715Eggs with bacon27 menus
  16. 4,716Potatoes - Baked27 menus
  17. 4,717Boiled corned beef27 menus
  18. 4,718Artichauts27 menus
  19. 4,719American Cheese and Crackers27 menus
  20. 4,720Roman sorbet27 menus
  21. 4,721Cold Spring Lamb27 menus
  22. 4,722Macon Burgundy27 menus
  23. 4,723Geraucherter Stor27 menus
  24. 4,724American Rye27 menus
  25. 4,725Sappodillas27 menus
  26. 4,726Tomate27 menus
  27. 4,727Salade de Romaine27 menus
  28. 4,728Haut Sauterne, White27 menus
  29. 4,729Spaghetti Napolitaine27 menus
  30. 4,730Hennessey27 menus
  31. 4,731Waffles with honey27 menus
  32. 4,732Gek. Kartoffeln27 menus
  33. 4,733Gluhwein27 menus
  34. 4,734Ballantine27 menus
  35. 4,735Duff Gordon27 menus
  36. 4,736HAM WITH FRIED EGGS27 menus
  37. 4,737Erbsen27 menus
  38. 4,738Buckwheat-cakes27 menus
  39. 4,739Schildkrotensuppe27 menus
  40. 4,740New beets in butter27 menus
  41. 4,741Salade Escarole27 menus
  42. 4,742Porto27 menus
  43. 4,743Pate de Gibier a la Chartres27 menus
  44. 4,744Gurken-Salat27 menus
  45. 4,745Ice cream, Fresh Strawberry27 menus
  46. 4,746Dragees27 menus
  47. 4,747Fruit Lemonade27 menus
  48. 4,748Finnan Haddie in Cream27 menus
  49. 4,749Chicken Liver Brochette27 menus
  50. 4,750Potato pancakes27 menus
  51. 4,751Split peas Soup27 menus
  52. 4,752Bouillon des clovisses en tasse27 menus
  53. 4,753French potatoes27 menus
  54. 4,754Boiled live codfish, egg sauce27 menus
  55. 4,755Home-Made Pies27 menus
  56. 4,756Abricots27 menus
  57. 4,757Clams on Half Shell27 menus
  58. 4,758Kummel cordial27 menus
  59. 4,759English Bloater27 menus
  60. 4,760Astoria Salad27 menus
  61. 4,761Cherry Cordial27 menus
  62. 4,762Ardennes ham27 menus
  63. 4,763Martell Cordon Bleu27 menus
  64. 4,764Oysters Rockefeller27 menus
  65. 4,765Assorted Pastries27 menus
  66. 4,766Shasta Lemonade27 menus
  67. 4,767Ward Eight27 menus
  68. 4,768"Jackets On" Potatoes27 menus
  69. 4,769Beverage27 menus
  70. 4,770Chilled Cantaloupe27 menus
  71. 4,771Mocha Layer Cake27 menus
  72. 4,772Canada Dry Sparkling Water27 menus
  73. 4,773Selection of Fresh Fruit27 menus
  74. 4,774Avocado Pear Salad27 menus
  75. 4,775Cream Cheese and Jelly Sandwich27 menus
  76. 4,776Hawaiian Pineapple Juice27 menus
  77. 4,777IMPORTED BLUE CHEESE27 menus
  78. 4,778My Fancy Salad27 menus
  79. 4,779Frozen Flame Continentale27 menus
  80. 4,780New String Beans au Beurre27 menus
  81. 4,781Force Cereal27 menus
  82. 4,782Coupe Chestnuts27 menus
  83. 4,783New asparagus, Milanaise27 menus
  84. 4,784Philadelphia vanilla ice cream27 menus
  85. 4,785Galantine of capon with salad Andalouse27 menus
  86. 4,786Filet of Herring, Remoulade27 menus
  87. 4,787Special McAlpin Cup27 menus
  88. 4,788Ambassador Coffee27 menus
  89. 4,789Grade A Milk, Pint27 menus
  90. 4,790Assorted Hors d'Oeuvres (If Taken as a Course)27 menus
  91. 4,791Lion's Pilsener27 menus
  92. 4,792Lemonade with Fruit27 menus
  93. 4,793Crabflakes au Gratin Times Square27 menus
  94. 4,794Water Ice, Apricot27 menus
  95. 4,795Scrod27 menus
  96. 4,796Vol-au-vent of chicken, reine27 menus
  97. 4,797Crab flakes a la Newburg in chafing dish27 menus
  98. 4,798Soft Clams, Casino27 menus
  99. 4,799Broiled Philadelphia Chicken27 menus
  100. 4,800Squab Guinea27 menus