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. 5,401Bread and butter, per person24 menus
  2. 5,402Boston baked pork and beans24 menus
  3. 5,403Assorted bonbons24 menus
  4. 5,404Vichy Celestins mineral water24 menus
  5. 5,405Fried Maine scallops with tartar sauce24 menus
  6. 5,406Bahar- Milliktani (Curry and Rice)24 menus
  7. 5,407Whole Grape Fruit24 menus
  8. 5,408New apple pie24 menus
  9. 5,409Horton's ice cream24 menus
  10. 5,410Smoked salmon in oil24 menus
  11. 5,411Pate de pintade en croute24 menus
  12. 5,412Fried Frog's Legs with Remoulade sauce24 menus
  13. 5,413Mince pie, hot or cold24 menus
  14. 5,414Patisserie Assortie24 menus
  15. 5,415Chaudfroid, Jeannette24 menus
  16. 5,416Oysters a la Newberg24 menus
  17. 5,417Lettuce and Cucumbers24 menus
  18. 5,418Double Tenderloin Steak24 menus
  19. 5,419Two Pork Chops24 menus
  20. 5,420Hillsdale Sausages24 menus
  21. 5,421Cream with Fruit, Extra24 menus
  22. 5,422Puree de pois24 menus
  23. 5,423Shirred Eggs with Brown Butter24 menus
  24. 5,424Romaine and Cantaloupe Salad24 menus
  25. 5,425Francillon Salad24 menus
  26. 5,426Cold consomme en tasse24 menus
  27. 5,427Asperges Allemandes24 menus
  28. 5,428Chipped Fresh Pineapple24 menus
  29. 5,429Fried or Broiled Ham, Beechnut24 menus
  30. 5,430Two Boiled or Fried Eggs24 menus
  31. 5,431Porterhouse Steak, Single with Mushrooms24 menus
  32. 5,432American Cheese and Saltines24 menus
  33. 5,433Bacon & Eggs23 menus
  34. 5,434Veal Cutlets, Breaded, Tomato Sauce23 menus
  35. 5,435Sally Lunns23 menus
  36. 5,436Marsala23 menus
  37. 5,437Broiled Spring Duckling23 menus
  38. 5,438Baked bluefish23 menus
  39. 5,439Whole Plain Lobster23 menus
  40. 5,440Poached on toast23 menus
  41. 5,441Stuffed veal23 menus
  42. 5,442Mutton Chops, Breaded, Tomato Sauce23 menus
  43. 5,443Bavarian Cream23 menus
  44. 5,444Hostetter's23 menus
  45. 5,445Maryland Club23 menus
  46. 5,446Cold Cuts23 menus
  47. 5,447Eggs a la Turque23 menus
  48. 5,448Oatmeal Cakes23 menus
  49. 5,449Broiled Wiltshire Bacon23 menus
  50. 5,450Pimolas23 menus
  51. 5,451Beets au beurre23 menus
  52. 5,452Cream Pie23 menus
  53. 5,453Sandwich, Tongue23 menus
  54. 5,454Saucisson23 menus
  55. 5,455Samp23 menus
  56. 5,456Oat Meal and Milk23 menus
  57. 5,457hot-house grapes23 menus
  58. 5,458Beefsteaks23 menus
  59. 5,459Assorted Salads23 menus
  60. 5,460Small Steak, French Fried Potatoes23 menus
  61. 5,461Filet of sole au gratin23 menus
  62. 5,462Pilsener23 menus
  63. 5,463Salt Codfish in cream23 menus
  64. 5,464Sweets23 menus
  65. 5,465pork chops, plain23 menus
  66. 5,466Curry Rice23 menus
  67. 5,467Bisque of Shrimp23 menus
  68. 5,468Burgundy, Nuits23 menus
  69. 5,469Beans23 menus
  70. 5,470Tea or Coffee23 menus
  71. 5,471Eggs Shirred23 menus
  72. 5,472Crushed Strawberry Ice Cream23 menus
  73. 5,473Consomme, Printaniere23 menus
  74. 5,474Milwaukee Beer23 menus
  75. 5,475Cold Asparagus23 menus
  76. 5,476Veal chops, plain23 menus
  77. 5,477Escalloped Oysters23 menus
  78. 5,478L. Roederer, Brut23 menus
  79. 5,479Frutta23 menus
  80. 5,480Beer on Draught23 menus
  81. 5,481Broiled lamb kidneys23 menus
  82. 5,482Sliced Tomatoes with Lettuce23 menus
  83. 5,483Oyster Pie23 menus
  84. 5,484Scrambled eggs with chicken livers23 menus
  85. 5,485Pineapple Fritters23 menus
  86. 5,486Italienne23 menus
  87. 5,487Horlick's malted milk, hot or cold23 menus
  88. 5,488Oolong Tea, pot23 menus
  89. 5,489Stewed celery in cream23 menus
  90. 5,490Mounie, Very Old23 menus
  91. 5,491Pine-apples23 menus
  92. 5,492Cauliflower, Hollandaise Sauce23 menus
  93. 5,493Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne23 menus
  94. 5,494CHEESE STICKS23 menus
  95. 5,495Haricots verts sautes23 menus
  96. 5,496Chicken a la Marengo23 menus
  97. 5,497Poached eggs on toast, two23 menus
  98. 5,498Penobscot Salmon23 menus
  99. 5,499Omelet Plain23 menus
  100. 5,500Tripe, fried23 menus