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

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United States Hotel

Portland, MA · May 13, 1881

On this menu 31 dishes

Escalloped Oysters
Cold turkey
Cold tongue
Cold Chicken
Cold Corned Beef
Cold Ham
Lobster salad
Baked Potatoes
Fried Potatoes
Plain Bread
PRUNES
Cranberry Preserves
Strawberry Jelly
Squash Pie
Washington Pie
Apple Pie
Sponge Cake
Pound cake
Corn Starch Cake
Frosted Cake
Cup Cakes
Castanas
Filberts
English walnuts
Pecans
Raisins
Oranges
Apples
Vanilla ice cream
Coffee
Tea