Rock & Rye American Bar
up to16%American · $$ · Theatre District
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
183 American restaurants in Boston that earn more on your cards
Boston has 183 American restaurants in our listings: 120 take a dining program and 77 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: South Shore (14), Back Bay (13), and Cambridge (7).
183 restaurants
The Burren
up to16%Irish · $$$ · Davis Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside13%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreAlthea
up to15%American · $$ · Central Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Bilt Dining1xCósmica
up to15%Mexican · $$$ · Ellis
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreTavern of Tales
up to14%Café · $$ · Parker Hill
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside8%+10 more730 Tavern Kitchen & Patio
up to13%American · $$ · Central Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
IHG Dine & Earn8xUpside7%AAdvantage Dining5x+4 moreBack Deck
up to13%American · $$$ · Theatre District
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside7%+10 moreEva
up to13%American · $$ · Back Bay
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside7%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xGrendel's Den Restaurant & Bar
up to13%American · $$ · Harvard Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside7%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xBrooksys Belmont
up to12%American · $$$ · Belmont
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreCF McCarthy's
up to12%American · $$$ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreCraig's Cafe
up to12%American · $ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreCrown Fried Chicken
up to12%American · $$ · Boston
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreDot Block Diner
up to12%American · $$ · Dorchester
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreIl Massimo
up to12%American · $$$ · Dedham
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreJersey Mikes
up to12%American · $$ · Newton
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreJohnny Kono's Bar & Grill
up to12%American · $$$ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreJohnny's Pockets
up to12%American · $$ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreLyndell's Bakery
up to12%American · $$ · Somerville
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreMain Street Pizza & Sub
up to12%Pizza · $$ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreMelrose Diner
up to12%Breakfast · $$ · Wyoming
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreMick Morgan's
up to12%Irish · $$$ · Norwood
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreMiddle Ground Grill
up to12%American · $$ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreOasis Breakfast and Coffee
up to12%American · $$ · North Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more
- Restaurants
- 183
- Neighborhoods
- 89
- Cuisines
- 31
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 77
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Boston
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. MileagePlus Dining (75 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (73) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 183 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 75 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 2 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
14 dining programs that pay in Boston
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- MileagePlus Dining75 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- AAdvantage Dining73 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn72 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining69 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining69 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town68 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham68 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining66 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining65 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining64 restaurants1 point per $1
- TrueBlue Dining63 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Upside61 restaurantsUp to 34% back
- Rakuten Dining59 restaurants5% back
- inKind32 restaurants20% back
30 cuisines in Boston
American in 89 Boston neighborhoods
- South Shore14
- Back Bay13
- Cambridge7
- Downtown6
- Boston5
- North Shore5
- Somerville5
- South End5
- Central Square4
- South Boston4
- Beacon Hill3
- Davis Square3
- Dedham3
- Dorchester3
- Financial District3
- Fort Point3
- Kenmore3
- Saugus3
- Union Square3
- Allston2
- Arlington2
- Belmont2
- Brighton2
- Brookline2
- Burlington2
- Harvard Square2
- Kendall2
- Lexington2
- Lynn2
- MIT2
- Needham2
- Newton2
- Norwood2
- Seaport2
- Theatre District2
- Waltham2
- West End2
- Ball Square1
- Bay Village1
- Bedford1
- Billerica1
- Braintree1
- Canton1
- Canton Center1
- Chestnut Hill1
- Chinatown1
- City Point1
- Cohasset1
- Dedham Square1
- Downtown Boston1
- Downtown Crossing, Boston1
- Downtown Lynn1
- Downtown Salem1
- East Watertown1
- Ellis1
- Fenway1
- Haymarket1
- Hingham1
- Leather District1
- Lower Mills1
- Malden1
- Merrimack Valley1
- Natick1
- Needham Heights1
- Neighborhood Four1
- Newton Centre1
- Newton Upper Falls1
- Nonantum1
- North End1
- Oak Square1
- Parker Hill1
- Peabody1
- Porter Square1
- Quincy1
- Randolph1
- Revere1
- Salem1
- Sharon1
- Somerville, MA1
- Southeastern1
- Stoneham1
- The Chemistry1
- The Highlands1
- Wellesley1
- Wellesley Square1
- West Roxbury1
- Westwood1
- Wilmington1
- Wyoming1
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