Rock & Rye American Bar
up to16%American · $$ · Theatre District
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
12 Bar/Pub Fare restaurants in Boston that earn more on your cards
Boston has 12 Bar/Pub Fare restaurants in our listings: 12 take a dining program and none has a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: North Shore (3), South Shore (2), and Theatre District (2).
12 restaurants
Tavern of Tales
up to14%Café · $$ · Parker Hill
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside8%+10 moreFowler House Cafe
up to12%Bar/Pub Fare · $$ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreThe Roof
up to12%American · $$ · North Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreVIVA Karaoke and Studios
up to12%Bar/Pub Fare · $$ · Theatre District
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreThe Point
up to12%Bar/Pub Fare · $$ · Haymarket
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 morePizza · $ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Eat Around Town6xAAdvantage Dining5xMileagePlus Dining5x+1 moreHopothecary Ales Brewery and Kitchen
up to8.8%Bar/Pub Fare · $$ · North Shore
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreRoute 1 Grill House
up to8.8%Bar/Pub Fare · $$ · Saugus
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+7 moreThe Counter
up to8.8%American · $$ · North Shore
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+6 moreLucky's 777 Bar & Grill
up to8%Bar/Pub Fare · $$ · Holbrook
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Bilt Dining1xThe Neighborhood Tavern - Salem
up to6.7%American · $$ · Salem
American Express Gold Card + Dine Out with Wyndham
IHG Dine & Earn8xAAdvantage Dining5xSkyMiles Dining5x+2 more
- Restaurants
- 12
- Neighborhoods
- 8
- Cuisines
- 6
- Dining programs
- 13
- With a card perk
- 0
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. AAdvantage Dining (11 restaurants) and MileagePlus Dining (11) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 12 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
Card details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
13 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.
- AAdvantage Dining11 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining11 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Eat Around Town10 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining10 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn10 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham9 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining9 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining9 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining9 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining9 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- Bilt Dining7 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining6 restaurants5% back
- Upside5 restaurantsUp to 11% back
5 cuisines in Boston
Bar/Pub Fare in 8 Boston neighborhoods
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