New State House (1900) · The Menu Museum

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

On this menu 42 dishes

Oyster cocktail

Cream of celery

Consomme, in cups

Sea Trout, Lemon Butter Sauce

Wafers

St. Julienne Potatoes

Celery

Onions

salted peanuts

Radishes

Pickled onions

Roast Prime Cut of Beef, Drip Gravy

Mashed potatoes

SPICED YAMS

Chicken Croquets with French Peas

New beets

Spinach

Fricasseed Spareribs with Pastry

Veal Sweet Breads, Mushrooms

Rissolets of Pear, Maraschino Sauce

Raspberry Punch

Roast Young Turkey, Dressing

Cranberry Jelly

Lobster Mayonnaise

Apple Pie

Gooseberry Pie

Lobster Mayonnaise

Snow Ball Pudding

Lemon ice cream

Fruit Cake

ASSORTED CAKE

Crackers

Edam Cheese

AMERICAN CHEESE

ROQUEFORT CHEESE

Milk

Tea

Nuts

Raisins

Figs

Coffee

Snow Ball Pudding