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. 5,201Pigeon desosse farci a la Gelee25 menus
  2. 5,202Salade de Concombre25 menus
  3. 5,203Heart of romaine salad25 menus
  4. 5,204Brussels sprouts with chestnuts25 menus
  5. 5,205Lettuce and Egg Salad25 menus
  6. 5,206White Peaches25 menus
  7. 5,207Souffle Potato25 menus
  8. 5,208Pasteurized Milk25 menus
  9. 5,209Romaine and Orange25 menus
  10. 5,210Preserved Satsuma Plums25 menus
  11. 5,211Malaga or Tokay Grapes25 menus
  12. 5,212Stewed oyster plant24 menus
  13. 5,213Gebratene Seezunge24 menus
  14. 5,214Fried Whiting24 menus
  15. 5,215Flannel Cakes24 menus
  16. 5,216Waffle24 menus
  17. 5,217Potato Chips24 menus
  18. 5,218Stewed French prunes24 menus
  19. 5,219Consomme a la royale24 menus
  20. 5,220Oporto24 menus
  21. 5,221SLICED APPLE PIE24 menus
  22. 5,222Oysters, half shell24 menus
  23. 5,223Beefsteak, broiled & fried24 menus
  24. 5,224Clam Soup24 menus
  25. 5,225Scalloped oysters24 menus
  26. 5,226Lamb Chops, Breaded, Tomato Sauce24 menus
  27. 5,227Boston Lettuce24 menus
  28. 5,228Beefsteak, Tartare24 menus
  29. 5,229Gordon Dry Gin24 menus
  30. 5,230Louis Roederer, Carte Blanche24 menus
  31. 5,231Omelette with fine herbs24 menus
  32. 5,232Goblet of cream24 menus
  33. 5,233Hashed potatoes with cream24 menus
  34. 5,234Plain Celery24 menus
  35. 5,235Boiled Rice and Milk24 menus
  36. 5,236Russian24 menus
  37. 5,237Potatoes stewed24 menus
  38. 5,238Chicken Broth, Cup24 menus
  39. 5,239Chartreuse (Yellow)24 menus
  40. 5,240Biscuit24 menus
  41. 5,241Persillade Potatoes24 menus
  42. 5,242ONION SALAD24 menus
  43. 5,243Potatoes, hashed with cream24 menus
  44. 5,244imported Camembert cheese24 menus
  45. 5,245Apollinaris & Johannis Water (small)24 menus
  46. 5,246Flaked Rice24 menus
  47. 5,247Eggs, au beurre noir24 menus
  48. 5,248Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes24 menus
  49. 5,249Boiled halibut, egg sauce24 menus
  50. 5,250Rhubarb tart24 menus
  51. 5,251Tea, large pot24 menus
  52. 5,252bisque ice cream24 menus
  53. 5,253Scotch Mutton Broth24 menus
  54. 5,254Neuchatel24 menus
  55. 5,255tripe, broiled24 menus
  56. 5,256roquefort cheese sandwich24 menus
  57. 5,257Eggs scrambled24 menus
  58. 5,258Smithfield ham24 menus
  59. 5,259Broiled Whitefish, Maitre d'Hotel24 menus
  60. 5,260Prime Ribs of Beef, au jus24 menus
  61. 5,261Oyster Cocktails24 menus
  62. 5,262Potatoes Croquettes24 menus
  63. 5,263French Chocolate Ice Cream24 menus
  64. 5,264Tomatoes, sliced24 menus
  65. 5,265Mulligatawney24 menus
  66. 5,266Creamed Oysters on Toast24 menus
  67. 5,267Guinness's Extra Stout24 menus
  68. 5,268Corned Beef with potato salad24 menus
  69. 5,269Roast Goose, Apple Sauce24 menus
  70. 5,270Browned Corned Beef hash24 menus
  71. 5,271Lobster Stew24 menus
  72. 5,272Jamaica24 menus
  73. 5,273Fresh Buttermilk24 menus
  74. 5,274Fruit Sherbet24 menus
  75. 5,275Marble Cake24 menus
  76. 5,276Broiled Shad Roe24 menus
  77. 5,277BENEDICTINE PUNCH24 menus
  78. 5,278Lamb Chops Breaded, Tomato Sauce24 menus
  79. 5,279Brandy Milk Punch24 menus
  80. 5,280Egyptian Cigarettes24 menus
  81. 5,281Ham and eggs, country style24 menus
  82. 5,282Potatoes - French Fried24 menus
  83. 5,283Cream Potatoes24 menus
  84. 5,284Beef tongue sandwich24 menus
  85. 5,285Canned Fruits24 menus
  86. 5,286Kirsch sorbet24 menus
  87. 5,287Broiled potatoes24 menus
  88. 5,288Stuffed deviled lobster24 menus
  89. 5,289Welch Rarebit24 menus
  90. 5,290Mounie, F.O.B.24 menus
  91. 5,291Pommes Persillade24 menus
  92. 5,292Irish24 menus
  93. 5,293WHITE WINE24 menus
  94. 5,294Pommes de Terre au Gratin24 menus
  95. 5,295Tobacco, Cut24 menus
  96. 5,296Schinkenwurst24 menus
  97. 5,297Tenderloin of Beef24 menus
  98. 5,298ASPARAGUS, SAUCE HOLLANDAISE24 menus
  99. 5,299Mince Pies24 menus
  100. 5,300Lyoner Kartoffeln24 menus