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6%Spanish · $$ · Soho
American Express Gold Card · 11% with Upside
The American Express Gold Card's dining credits or reservation access apply at these restaurants. Figures are what the card earns here; a credit is listed beside them, never added. Top neighborhoods: East Village (139), West Village (134), and Williamsburg (122).
2,671 restaurants
Spanish · $$ · Soho
American Express Gold Card · 11% with Upside
Argentinean · $$$ · Lower East Side
American Express Gold Card · 10% with Upside
Italian · $$ · Madison Square Park
American Express Gold Card · 9% with Upside
Greek · $$ · Queens
American Express Gold Card · 9% with Upside
Tea Room · $ · Midtown East
American Express Gold Card · 9% with Upside
Sushi · $$ · Midtown East
American Express Gold Card · 8.8% with Eat Around Town
Seafood · $$ · Flatiron
American Express Gold Card · 8.8% with Eat Around Town
Italian · $$ · Upper West Side
American Express Gold Card · 8.8% with Eat Around Town
Italian · $$$ · Soho
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Thai · $$ · Meatpacking District
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Wine bar · $ · Soho
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Sports Bar · $$ · Williamsburg
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Sushi · $$ · Williamsburg
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Sushi · $$ · Nolita
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Steakhouse · $$$ · Nolita
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
French · $$ · Upper West Side
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Vietnamese · $$ · Park Slope
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Upside
Indian · $$ · East Village
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Chinese · $$ · Flatiron District
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
French · $$ · Upper East Side
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Mediterranean · $$$ · Union Square
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Bilt Dining
Italian · $$ · Prospect Lefferts Gardens
American Express Gold Card · 8% with Upside
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. Bilt Dining (356 restaurants) and inKind (295) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 2,671 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 2,671 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 2 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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