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234 Chicago 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: River North (22), West Loop (17), and Lincoln Park (16).

234 restaurants

  • Americano

    6%

    American · $ · Old Town Triangle

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • ANATOLIA

    6%

    Modern Turkish · $$ · Lincoln Park

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits

    6%

    Mediterranean · $ · Berwyn

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%Upside11%+12 more

  • Bar Goa

    6%

    Indian · $$ · River North

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Brindille

    6%

    French · $$$$ · River North

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Brûlée

    6%

    Southern · $ · South Loop

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Caribana Island Grill - Skokie

    6%

    Caribbean · $ · Far North

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+12 more

  • City Winery - Chicago

    6%

    Wine bar · $$ · West Loop

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Comida Cantina

    6%

    Mexican · $$ · Central St

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%IHG Dine & Earn8x+6 more

  • Deliz Italian Steakhouse

    6%

    Italian Steakhouse · $$$ · Wicker Park

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • DeNucci's - Hinsdale

    6%

    Italian & Pizza · $$ · Hinsdale

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Evergreen Social

    6%

    Bar + Grill · $ · Evergreen Park

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Jackman & Co.

    6%

    American · $$ · Glenview

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Jilly's Cafe

    6%

    French · $ · Evanston

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+12 more

  • Kama Bistro - West Loop

    6%

    Indian · $$ · West Loop

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+12 more

  • Maple & Ash - Chicago

    6%

    French-American and Japanese · $$ · Gold Coast

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Old Pueblo Cantina

    6%

    Mexican · $$ · Lincoln Park

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Pizza by Sal

    6%

    Italian & Pizza · $ · Wilmette

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%

  • Pomeroy

    6%

    French · $$ · Winnetka

    American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind

    Resy creditinKind20%
Restaurants
234
Neighborhoods
84
Cuisines
53
Dining programs
14
With a card perk
234

The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Chicago

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 (35 restaurants) and TrueBlue Dining (23) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 234 restaurants. American Express Gold Card tops the list here on its own dining rate — ≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner before any program.

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14 dining programs that pay in Chicago

Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.

53 cuisines in Chicago

216 neighborhoods in Chicago

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