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. 5,301Saratoga-Kartoffeln24 menus
  2. 5,302American Sauterne24 menus
  3. 5,303Whiskey, American Rye24 menus
  4. 5,304Potatoes: boiled24 menus
  5. 5,305Gebratener Schinken24 menus
  6. 5,306Mixed Vegetables24 menus
  7. 5,307Cream of Cauliflower Soup24 menus
  8. 5,308Salade laitue24 menus
  9. 5,309G.H. Mumm & Co, Extra Dry24 menus
  10. 5,310Liquers24 menus
  11. 5,311Glaces Fantaisie24 menus
  12. 5,312Mutton-chops24 menus
  13. 5,313Filet de boeuf aux champignons24 menus
  14. 5,314Cold Ribs of beef24 menus
  15. 5,315Still Moselle24 menus
  16. 5,316Hock, Still24 menus
  17. 5,317Pommery & Greno, Extra Sec24 menus
  18. 5,318Roast Long Island Duckling24 menus
  19. 5,319Beefsteak gerostet24 menus
  20. 5,320Canards a tete rouge24 menus
  21. 5,321Consomme en gelee24 menus
  22. 5,322Haricots Verts frais24 menus
  23. 5,323Banana Short Cake24 menus
  24. 5,324Asperges friaches24 menus
  25. 5,325Consomme Frappe24 menus
  26. 5,326Rice Pudding, Vanilla Sauce24 menus
  27. 5,327Apple pancake24 menus
  28. 5,328Hot House Grapes24 menus
  29. 5,329Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise24 menus
  30. 5,330Triscuit24 menus
  31. 5,331Maquereau a l'huile24 menus
  32. 5,332Fancy Assorted Cakes24 menus
  33. 5,333Oyster Patties (2)24 menus
  34. 5,334Coates' Plymouth Gin24 menus
  35. 5,335Fine Champagne24 menus
  36. 5,336Alma salad24 menus
  37. 5,337Stewed kidneys, Marchand de Vin24 menus
  38. 5,338Smothered Onions24 menus
  39. 5,339Paille Potatoes24 menus
  40. 5,340Limburger Cheese24 menus
  41. 5,341Oyster Bay Asparagus, Hollandaise24 menus
  42. 5,342French Toast with Jelly24 menus
  43. 5,343Stewed Lima Beans24 menus
  44. 5,344Poire Belle Helene24 menus
  45. 5,345Pear Helene24 menus
  46. 5,346Banane24 menus
  47. 5,347Pepper Steak24 menus
  48. 5,348Fresh Fruits in Season24 menus
  49. 5,349Leaf Spinach24 menus
  50. 5,350Medaglia d'Oro Coffee24 menus
  51. 5,351Chef's Salad Bowl24 menus
  52. 5,352Smoked Turkey24 menus
  53. 5,353Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce24 menus
  54. 5,354Perfect24 menus
  55. 5,355GERVAIS GARNIERT24 menus
  56. 5,356Chilled Half Grapefruit24 menus
  57. 5,357Shrimp Chow Mein24 menus
  58. 5,358Frozen Eclair24 menus
  59. 5,359Smoked Salmon with capers24 menus
  60. 5,360Frisches Obst24 menus
  61. 5,361Assorted cheeses24 menus
  62. 5,362Billy Baxter Club Soda24 menus
  63. 5,363Cherry Blossom Cocktail24 menus
  64. 5,364Fresh Garden Peas24 menus
  65. 5,365Jellied Beef Broth24 menus
  66. 5,366Chewing gum24 menus
  67. 5,367Macaroon Custard Pie24 menus
  68. 5,368Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast24 menus
  69. 5,369Fruit Cocktail Supreme24 menus
  70. 5,370Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup24 menus
  71. 5,371Potatoes Macaire24 menus
  72. 5,372COKE24 menus
  73. 5,373Beurre de Normandie24 menus
  74. 5,374Normandy Butter24 menus
  75. 5,375Shrimp Salad Sandwich24 menus
  76. 5,376Cutty Sark SCOTCH24 menus
  77. 5,377Steamed Patna Rice24 menus
  78. 5,378Jellied Madrilene, cup24 menus
  79. 5,379Salmon Salad Sandwich24 menus
  80. 5,380Rice with Curry24 menus
  81. 5,381Bushmill's24 menus
  82. 5,382Rainbow Sherbet New Yorker24 menus
  83. 5,383Tomato Broth (cold)24 menus
  84. 5,384New string beans, Fleurette24 menus
  85. 5,385Baked Lobster in Shell, Casino24 menus
  86. 5,386Crabflakes au Gratin Jules24 menus
  87. 5,387Coffee (pot) with Cream24 menus
  88. 5,388Brook Trout Saute Vigneronne24 menus
  89. 5,389Supreme of Bass Mourrier24 menus
  90. 5,390Commodore coffee with cream24 menus
  91. 5,391White Rock Dry Ginger Ale24 menus
  92. 5,392Cliquot Club Sec24 menus
  93. 5,393Baby Flounder Saute IV Saisons24 menus
  94. 5,394Orangeade with Fruit24 menus
  95. 5,395Munchner Hofbrau24 menus
  96. 5,396Water Ice, Pineapple24 menus
  97. 5,397Miles River Squab24 menus
  98. 5,398Assorted French Pastry (each)24 menus
  99. 5,399Frog's Legs Saute24 menus
  100. 5,400Weakfish, Bercy24 menus