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

Page 1

Waldorf Astoria

April 22, 1938

On this menu 12 dishes

Tongue Sandwich$0.40
Swiss Cheese Sandwich on Rye$0.35
Ham Sandwich$0.50
Chicken Sandwich$0.70
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.90
Creamed Chicken with Mushrooms$1.25
Welsh rarebit$0.75
Coffee$0.30
Individual Ice Cream, Any Flavor$0.40
Sherbets, Any Flavor$0.35
Pastries$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.15