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

Unknown restaurant

July 10, 1916

On this menu 25 dishes

Ragout of Sea Food in Chafing Dish "Elks Own"$1.00
Crab Cake a la Belvedere$0.50
Crab Salad$0.60
Crab Gumbo, Creole$0.30
Little Necks on the Half Shell$0.25
Little Necks cocktail$0.30
Cherrystones on the half Shell$0.30
Cherrystones Cocktail$0.35
Crab Cocktail "Merry Elk"$0.50
Crab cocktail$0.45
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.65
Creamed Crabmeat, Plain$0.90
Creamed Crabmeat with Green Peppers$1.00
Creamed Crabmeat with Red Peppers$1.00
Creamed Crabmeat with Red and Green Peppers$1.00
Crab flakes a la Newburg$1.00
Deviled Crabs, each$0.40
Crabs Ravigot (cold)$0.40
Sea Bass Broiled$0.60
Sea Bass a la Meuniere$0.60
Striped Bass Broiled$0.60
Striped Bass a la Meuniere$0.60
Bluefish Broiled$0.60
Fried Filet of Sole$0.60
Fried Norfolk Spots$0.50