Southern · $$ · Uptown Riverbend
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%
101 New Orleans restaurants where the American Express Gold Card unlocks more
The American Express Gold Card's dining credits or reservation access apply at these restaurants. Figures are what the card earns here; a credit is listed beside them, never added. Top neighborhoods: French Quarter (21), Uptown (11), and Warehouse District (9).
101 restaurants
South American Steakhouse · $$$ · Old Metairie
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+8 moreEspiritu
6%Mexican · $ · Warehouse District
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+12 moreModern Mexican · $ · Mid-City
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreCajun & Creole · $$ · Treme
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Jolie
6%French - American · $ · Warehouse District
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%American · $$ · French Quarter
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+12 moreSeafood · $$ · Garden District
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreEuropean · $ · Uptown
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreSteakhouse · $ · Lower Garden District
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreK Social
6%Cocktail bar · $ · Gretna
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreKandy's
6%French · $$ · CBD
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreZocalo
6%Mexican · $ · Metairie
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Rakuten Dining
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreModern Latin · $ · Uptown
American Express Gold Card · 8.8% with Eat Around Town
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 morePeruvian · $$ · Uptown
American Express Gold Card · 8.2% with Bilt Dining
Resy creditBilt Dining1xAsian American · $ · French Quarter
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditSpanish Latin Caribbean · $ · Arts District
American Express Gold Card
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- Restaurants
- 101
- Neighborhoods
- 32
- Cuisines
- 37
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 101
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in New Orleans
Ranked by what each card earns at restaurants per dollar at our point valuations — before any dining program or credit.
American Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 101 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
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14 dining programs that pay in New Orleans
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
- TrueBlue Dining11 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town11 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining11 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining11 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining11 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining11 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn11 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining10 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham10 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining10 restaurants1 point per $1
- inKind10 restaurants20% back
- Upside8 restaurantsUp to 6% back
- Rakuten Dining8 restaurants5% back
37 cuisines in New Orleans
- American11
- Cajun & Creole9
- Seafood6
- French6
- Italian6
- Japanese5
- Steakhouse5
- Cocktail bar5
- Indian5
- Southern3
- European3
- Local3
- Mexican3
- Modern Latin2
- Bistro2
- Thai2
- Wine bar2
- Italian & Pizza2
- Cafe + Wine Bar1
- Asian American1
- Spanish Latin Caribbean1
- Brunch1
- South American Steakhouse1
- Breakfast1
- Spanish1
- Basque1
- Modern Mexican1
- Italian American1
- Oysters1
- French - American1
- Cuban1
- Caribbean1
- Middle Eastern1
- Mediterranean1
- Sushi1
- Peruvian1
- Modern1
79 neighborhoods in New Orleans
- French Quarter21
- Uptown11
- Warehouse District9
- Metairie7
- Lower Garden District6
- Central Business District5
- Mid-City4
- Lakeview3
- Marigny3
- Old Metairie3
- Audubon2
- CBD2
- Downtown2
- Freret2
- Garden District2
- Gretna2
- New Orleans Central Business District2
- Algiers1
- Algiers Point1
- Arts District1
- Bayou St. John1
- Carrollton1
- CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)1
- Central Business District, Downtown New Orleans1
- Fairgrounds1
- Faubourg Marigny1
- Treme1
- Uptown New Orleans1
- Uptown Riverbend1
- Warehouse Arts District1
- Warehouse District, New Orleans1
- West Riverside1
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Some restaurant addresses, phone numbers, websites and cuisines come from Overture Maps Foundation open data (Meta and Microsoft, CDLA Permissive 2.0; Foursquare, Apache 2.0; AllThePlaces, CC0 1.0). Overture attribution Some neighbourhoods come from Who's On First boundaries (CC-BY 4.0). Who's On First licenses