Indian · $ · Coolidge Corner
American Express Gold Card · 16% with Upside
Resy creditUpside19%Hilton Honors Dining8x+10 more
259 Boston restaurants where the American Express Gold Card unlocks more
The American Express Gold Card'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: Back Bay (22), Cambridge (15), and South End (14).
259 restaurants
American · $ · Somerville
American Express Gold Card · 16% with Upside
Resy creditUpside10%Bilt Dining1xItalian · $$ · Newton Center
American Express Gold Card · 16% with Upside
Resy creditUpside11%Rakuten Dining5%+1 moreChinese · $ · Coolidge Corner South Side
American Express Gold Card · 15% with Upside
Resy creditUpside9%Indian · $$ · Coolidge Corner
American Express Gold Card · 15% with Upside
Resy creditUpside9%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreBarra
6%Mexican · $$ · Somerville, Union Square
American Express Gold Card · 13% with Upside
Resy creditUpside7%Rakuten Dining5%+1 moreMexican · $$ · Central Square
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreMexican · $$ · Boston
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreSeafood · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreSeafood · $$ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreTABLE
6%Italian · $$$ · North End
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreSpanish · $$ · Seaport District
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Rakuten Dining
Resy creditUpside5%Rakuten Dining5%+1 moreItalian · $ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Rakuten Dining
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreSeafood · $$$ · Brookline
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Rakuten Dining
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 moreModern Pan-Asian · $ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card · 8.8% with Eat Around Town
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+6 moreItalian · $$ · Marina Bay
American Express Gold Card · 8.8% with Eat Around Town
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+7 moreJapanese · $ · Harvard Square
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Resy creditBilt Dining1xItalian · $$$$ · Back Bay
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Resy creditBilt Dining1xAmerican · $$ · The Highlands
American Express Gold Card · 7.3% with AAdvantage Dining
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+5 moreAmerican · $$ · Southeastern
American Express Gold Card · 7.3% with AAdvantage Dining
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+5 more
- Restaurants
- 259
- Neighborhoods
- 97
- Cuisines
- 49
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 259
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. inKind (23 restaurants) and Bilt Dining (18) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 259 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 259 restaurants hereCard 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
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.
- inKind23 restaurants20% back
- Bilt Dining18 restaurants1 point per $1
- Upside17 restaurantsUp to 19% back
- AAdvantage Dining16 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining16 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining16 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining16 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn16 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham15 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Eat Around Town14 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining14 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining14 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining13 restaurants5% back
- TrueBlue Dining12 restaurants1–3 points per $1
49 cuisines in Boston
- American75
- Italian38
- Seafood14
- Japanese10
- Asian9
- Indian8
- Mediterranean8
- Mexican7
- Wine bar7
- Chinese6
- Cocktail bar5
- Sushi4
- Thai4
- Vietnamese4
- Barbecue4
- Korean3
- Gastropub3
- Farm to Table3
- Middle Eastern2
- Tapas2
- Steakhouse2
- Spanish2
- Modern Latin2
- French2
- Pub Fare2
- Cuban2
- Southern2
- Italian & Pizza2
- Brasserie2
- Italian Steakhouse2
- European2
- Local2
- Portuguese1
- Tacos1
- Australian1
- German1
- Italian American1
- Greek1
- Jewish1
- Asian-American-Mediterranean1
- Vegan1
- East African1
- Modern Mexican1
- Mediterranean Italian1
- Seasonal1
- Modern Pan-Asian1
- Lounge1
- Tea Room1
- Pizza1
185 neighborhoods in Boston
- Back Bay22
- Cambridge15
- South End14
- Downtown12
- Somerville10
- Beacon Hill9
- Brookline8
- North End8
- Seaport6
- Central Square5
- Downtown Crossing5
- South Boston5
- Union Square5
- Bay Village3
- Burlington3
- Dorchester3
- Fenway3
- Fort Point3
- Harvard Square3
- Jamaica Plain3
- Kenmore3
- Medford3
- Needham3
- Seaport District3
- South Shore3
- Waltham3
- West End3
- Woburn3
- Allston2
- Assembly Row2
- Belmont2
- Boston2
- Brighton2
- Coolidge Corner2
- Davis Square2
- Hingham2
- Kendall2
- Lexington2
- Malden2
- Marina Bay2
- Needham Heights2
- Newton2
- Newton Centre2
- Newtonville2
- Roxbury2
- South Boston Waterfront2
- Watertown2
- Wellesley2
- West Roxbury2
- Arlington1
- Back Bay East1
- Ball Square1
- Bedford1
- Brookline Village1
- Canton Center1
- Charlestown1
- Chestnut Hill1
- Cohasset1
- Coolidge Corner South Side1
- Dedham1
- Downtown Boston1
- Downtown Crossing, Boston1
- Downtown Lynn1
- Downtown Salem1
- East Boston1
- Fenway - Boston1
- Harvard1
- Kendall Square, Cambridge1
- Lynn1
- Natick Center1
- Neighborhood Four1
- Newton Center1
- Newton Upper Falls1
- North Natick1
- Northend1
- Norwood1
- Peabody1
- Quincy1
- Randolph1
- Salem1
- Seaport Waterfront1
- Somerville, MA1
- Somerville, Union Square1
- South Side1
- Southeastern1
- Stoughton1
- Swampscott1
- The Chemistry1
- The Highlands1
- Theater District-Downtown Boston1
- Union Square, Somerville1
- Wakefield1
- Wayland1
- West Somerville1
- Winchester1
- Winchester Historic District1
- Winter Hill1
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