page_title: Delmonico's
section_title: Menus
hierarchical_section_title: Delmonico's / Menus
caption_attribution_description: English: Image Title: BANQUET FOR THE EVACUATION OF NYC BY THE BRITISH [held by] NYCC [at] "DELMONICO'S, NY" (HOTEL) Additional Name(s): Buttolph, Frank E., Miss, d. 1924 -- Collector Item Physical Description: CARD;ILLUS;4.5 X 7.75 Notes: PRINTED IN FRENCH Source: The Buttolph collection of menus / 1883
context_page_description: Delmonico's is the name of various New York City restaurants of varying duration, quality, and fame.
  The original and most famous iteration was operated by the Delmonico family at 2 South William Street in Lower Manhattan during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when it gained a reputation as one of the nation's top fine dining establishments. The birthplace of the widely imitated Delmonico steak, the restaurant is credited with being one of the first American restaurants to allow patrons to order from a menu à la carte, as opposed to table d'hôte. It is also said to be the first to employ a separate wine list.
  The family also opened other restaurants under the name, operating up to four at a time and ultimately totaling 10 establishments by the time it departed the business in 1923.
  In 1926, restaurateur Oscar Tucci purchased the ground floor and the basement of the 70,000-square foot building at 56 Beaver Street and reopened Delmonico's as a speakeasy. During the 1920s and 1930s the upper floors of 56 Beaver Street were being used as offices for ship insurance, legal offices, and other types of offices.
caption: Banquet menu in French from the Fifth Avenue and 26th St. location for the 1883 Centennial Commemoration of Evacuation Day.
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