Contessa Boston
1.5%Italian · $$$$ · Back Bay
The Business Platinum Card from American Express · 3.5% with Bilt Dining
The Business Platinum Card from American Express's dining credits or reservation access apply at these restaurants. Figures are what the card earns here; a credit is listed beside them, never added. Top neighborhoods: Seaport (3), South End (3), and Downtown Crossing (2).
16 restaurants
Italian · $$$$ · Back Bay
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Portuguese · $$ · South End
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Mediterranean · $$ · Seaport
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American · $$ · Union Square
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Asian-American-Mediterranean · $$ · Seaport
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Asian · $$ · South End
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Mediterranean · $$$ · Cambridge
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Japanese · $$$ · Central Square
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Korean · $$ · Downtown Crossing
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Italian · $$ · South End
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Sushi · $$ · Downtown Crossing
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Lounge · $$ · Downtown
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Japanese · $$ · Brighton
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Italian · $$ · Jamaica Plain
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American · $$ · Seaport
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Spanish · $$ · Beacon Hill
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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. Of the 16 restaurants here, Bilt Dining pays at 1 — the widest local coverage of any dining program. 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
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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
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