32 restaurants in Downtown, Austin that earn more on your cards
Downtown has 32 restaurants in our Austin listings: 22 take a dining program and 11 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top cuisines: American (9), Seafood (5), and Steakhouse (5).
32 restaurants
Emmer & Rye
up to6%American · Downtown
American Express Gold Card
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables creditRed Ash Italia
up to6%Italian · Downtown
American Express Gold Card
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
- Restaurants
- 32
- Neighborhoods
- 1
- Cuisines
- 23
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 11
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Downtown
Ranked by what each card earns across this city's restaurants at our point valuations, counting the dining program that pays most at each one. Card credits aren't counted. AAdvantage Dining (18 restaurants) and MileagePlus Dining (18) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 32 restaurants. American Express Gold Card tops the list here on its own dining rate — ≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner before any program.
American Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 7 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 4 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
14 dining programs that pay in Downtown
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining18 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining18 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham18 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining18 restaurants1 point per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining17 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn17 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining17 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town17 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining17 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining17 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining17 restaurants5% back
- Hilton Honors Dining16 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- Upside13 restaurantsUp to 11% back
- inKind11 restaurants20% back
23 cuisines in Downtown
8 neighborhoods near Downtown
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