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. 5,001Butter Crescents26 menus
  2. 5,002Boiled Rice with Cream26 menus
  3. 5,003SALMON SALAD, MAYONNAISE26 menus
  4. 5,004Creme Caramel26 menus
  5. 5,005Chaudfroid Jeannette26 menus
  6. 5,006Waldorf Omelette Souffle26 menus
  7. 5,007French Coffee, Cup26 menus
  8. 5,008Breakfast25 menus
  9. 5,009Boiled Cabbage25 menus
  10. 5,010Old Crow Whiskey25 menus
  11. 5,011French artichoke25 menus
  12. 5,012Sirloin steak a la bearnaise25 menus
  13. 5,013Old Crow Rye25 menus
  14. 5,014Antediluvian Whiskey25 menus
  15. 5,015Saratoga25 menus
  16. 5,016Omelette Espagnole25 menus
  17. 5,017Plain Boiled Rice25 menus
  18. 5,018Peach Shortcake25 menus
  19. 5,019St. Germain25 menus
  20. 5,020Omelettes25 menus
  21. 5,021Russische Eier25 menus
  22. 5,022Wheaten Grits25 menus
  23. 5,023Raisins de serre25 menus
  24. 5,024Eggs, scrambled with tomatoes25 menus
  25. 5,025Marie Antoinette25 menus
  26. 5,026Beadleston & Woerz25 menus
  27. 5,027Parfait cafe25 menus
  28. 5,028Comport of assorted fruits25 menus
  29. 5,029Buffalo Lithia25 menus
  30. 5,030HOT CORN BREAD25 menus
  31. 5,031Chicken Liver Omelet25 menus
  32. 5,032Eggs, scrambled with ham25 menus
  33. 5,033Moselblumchen25 menus
  34. 5,034Boiled Bermuda onions25 menus
  35. 5,035White Seal25 menus
  36. 5,036Canvasback Duck25 menus
  37. 5,037Golden Russet Cider25 menus
  38. 5,038Lamb's Tongue25 menus
  39. 5,039Sturgeon25 menus
  40. 5,040Iced Tea, per Glass25 menus
  41. 5,041Filbert Ice Cream25 menus
  42. 5,042Cakes Ass't'd25 menus
  43. 5,043Clam Chowder, Manhattan25 menus
  44. 5,044Squab en casserole25 menus
  45. 5,045Pomaloes25 menus
  46. 5,046Small Steak, Plain25 menus
  47. 5,047Tobacco25 menus
  48. 5,048Mandarines25 menus
  49. 5,049Apple Pies25 menus
  50. 5,050Pilchards25 menus
  51. 5,051Glace Napolitaine25 menus
  52. 5,052Creme de Menthe, Green or White25 menus
  53. 5,053Little Neck Clams, Fry25 menus
  54. 5,054Salted mackerel25 menus
  55. 5,055Fried Yorkshire ham and bacon25 menus
  56. 5,056Ham with Eggs25 menus
  57. 5,057Boiled Rice with Milk25 menus
  58. 5,058English mutton chop, brace25 menus
  59. 5,059lamb pot pie25 menus
  60. 5,060Romain Salad25 menus
  61. 5,061Cigarettes, Sweet Caporal25 menus
  62. 5,062Stuffed Dates25 menus
  63. 5,063Eggs, Russian style25 menus
  64. 5,064Chambertin Burgundy25 menus
  65. 5,065Straight Bone Sirloin Steak25 menus
  66. 5,066Spaghetti Italian25 menus
  67. 5,067Hunter Whiskey25 menus
  68. 5,068Puree of Tomato Soup25 menus
  69. 5,069Smoked ox-tongue25 menus
  70. 5,070Oysters, Fancy roast25 menus
  71. 5,071Assorted nuts and raisins25 menus
  72. 5,072Asperges Sauce Mousseline25 menus
  73. 5,073Cocoanut Cream Pie25 menus
  74. 5,074Devilled Whitebait25 menus
  75. 5,075Berncasteler Doctor25 menus
  76. 5,076New Asparagus, Hollandaise sauce25 menus
  77. 5,077Pork Chops, Breaded25 menus
  78. 5,078Mexican salad25 menus
  79. 5,079Champagne Punch25 menus
  80. 5,080Napolitaine Ice Cream25 menus
  81. 5,081Omelet, Spanish25 menus
  82. 5,082Filet of Beef with Mushrooms25 menus
  83. 5,083Mongol25 menus
  84. 5,084Navets25 menus
  85. 5,085Omelette Plain25 menus
  86. 5,086Demitasse25 menus
  87. 5,087Broiled brook trout25 menus
  88. 5,088Broiled smelts25 menus
  89. 5,089Salade de tomates25 menus
  90. 5,090Orange (1)25 menus
  91. 5,091Mocha Ice Cream25 menus
  92. 5,092Canadian Club Whisky25 menus
  93. 5,093Small beefsteak with fried onions25 menus
  94. 5,094Small beefsteak with smothered onions25 menus
  95. 5,095Oyster Broil25 menus
  96. 5,096Pyramids25 menus
  97. 5,097Nuits Burgundy25 menus
  98. 5,098Sirloin Steak for two25 menus
  99. 5,099Home-made Vegetable Soup25 menus
  100. 5,100Eggs a la russe25 menus