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. 5,901Milch21 menus
  2. 5,902Pate de gibier21 menus
  3. 5,903Pate de fois gras21 menus
  4. 5,904Fresh Green Asparagus21 menus
  5. 5,905Glass of Pure Cream21 menus
  6. 5,906Single Pot of Tea21 menus
  7. 5,907Finnan haddock21 menus
  8. 5,908POTATOES, SARATOGA CHIPS21 menus
  9. 5,909Mince pie, hot21 menus
  10. 5,910Dog's Head21 menus
  11. 5,911English Beef Broth21 menus
  12. 5,912Cold pork and Beans21 menus
  13. 5,913Fancy Roast Oysters21 menus
  14. 5,914Suckling pig, apple sauce21 menus
  15. 5,915Beefsteak & Onions21 menus
  16. 5,916Chipped Potatoes21 menus
  17. 5,917Roquefort, Edam and American Cheese21 menus
  18. 5,918Eggs, boiled (3)21 menus
  19. 5,919Cheese, Roquefort21 menus
  20. 5,920Kisses21 menus
  21. 5,921Coffee per cup21 menus
  22. 5,922Coffee per pot21 menus
  23. 5,923Gebrat. Yorkshire Schinken u. Speck21 menus
  24. 5,924RASPBERRY PRESERVES21 menus
  25. 5,925Deerfoot sausage21 menus
  26. 5,926Club Cheese21 menus
  27. 5,927Virginia ham and eggs21 menus
  28. 5,928Minced Ham with Scrambled Eggs21 menus
  29. 5,929Champignons Frais21 menus
  30. 5,930Pommes de Terre Parisienne21 menus
  31. 5,931Haricots Flageolets21 menus
  32. 5,932Mushrooms, stewed21 menus
  33. 5,933Fricassee of Oysters21 menus
  34. 5,934hot consomme in cup21 menus
  35. 5,935Three Poached Eggs on Toast21 menus
  36. 5,936Hollandaise21 menus
  37. 5,937Erdner Treppchen21 menus
  38. 5,938Cafe au Lait21 menus
  39. 5,939Cracked crab21 menus
  40. 5,940Braised Sweet Potatoes21 menus
  41. 5,941Raisin Pie21 menus
  42. 5,942Meringues21 menus
  43. 5,943Asparagus, drawn butter21 menus
  44. 5,944Dry Catawba21 menus
  45. 5,945Mutton chops, two21 menus
  46. 5,946Pabst Beer21 menus
  47. 5,947Iced Coffee or Tea21 menus
  48. 5,948MULLIGATAWNEY SOUP21 menus
  49. 5,949Roquefort Käse21 menus
  50. 5,950Apple Charlotte21 menus
  51. 5,951Pflaumen21 menus
  52. 5,952Sherry, Oloroso21 menus
  53. 5,953Consomme, Princesse21 menus
  54. 5,954Canapes21 menus
  55. 5,955Eichler21 menus
  56. 5,956Consomme Deslignac21 menus
  57. 5,957Calf's brains, fried21 menus
  58. 5,958Imported Pilsner21 menus
  59. 5,959Cerises21 menus
  60. 5,960Cornbeef21 menus
  61. 5,961New asparagus, Vinaigrette21 menus
  62. 5,962Lamb kidneys en brochette21 menus
  63. 5,963Eperlans Frits21 menus
  64. 5,964Crab Meat a la Newburg21 menus
  65. 5,965Fischfricandellen21 menus
  66. 5,966Lobster à la Newburgh21 menus
  67. 5,967Thon a l'huile21 menus
  68. 5,968Pflaumen Kompott21 menus
  69. 5,969Rotkohl21 menus
  70. 5,970Cream of Green Peas21 menus
  71. 5,971Olive21 menus
  72. 5,972Small Cakes21 menus
  73. 5,973Petite Fours21 menus
  74. 5,974Haricots panaches21 menus
  75. 5,975Sauce Bearnaise21 menus
  76. 5,976Rob Roy Cocktail21 menus
  77. 5,977Cold Lambs' Tongues21 menus
  78. 5,978Saute Kartoffeln21 menus
  79. 5,979Escargots21 menus
  80. 5,980Orange Salad21 menus
  81. 5,981Orange Sliced21 menus
  82. 5,982Tripe a la Mode de Caen21 menus
  83. 5,983Sherbert21 menus
  84. 5,984Perfectos21 menus
  85. 5,985Gombo Creole21 menus
  86. 5,986Crab flake21 menus
  87. 5,987Astrachan caviar21 menus
  88. 5,988Boiled artichoke, Hollandaise sauce21 menus
  89. 5,989Bavaroise21 menus
  90. 5,990Cape Cods, half shell21 menus
  91. 5,991Omelet Espagnole21 menus
  92. 5,992Asparagus Omelet21 menus
  93. 5,993Vin blanc21 menus
  94. 5,994Pouding au riz froid21 menus
  95. 5,995Sarsaparilla, Imported21 menus
  96. 5,996Baked Alaska (for two)21 menus
  97. 5,997Black Olives21 menus
  98. 5,998Old Grand-Dad21 menus
  99. 5,999Screw Driver21 menus
  100. 6,000Grilled Mushrooms21 menus