Italian & Pizza · $ · Del Mar - Carmel Valley
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%
30 San Diego, CA 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: San Diego (6), East Village (2), and Gaslamp (2).
30 restaurants
Italian & Pizza · $$ · San Diego
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Sushi · $ · Pacific Beach
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Italian · $ · Little Italy San Diego
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Vegan · $$ · North Park
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+8 moreItalian American · $ · Little Italy San Diego
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Upside11%+12 moreJapanese · $ · San Diego-Gaslamp Quarters District
American Express Gold Card · 16% with Upside
Resy creditUpside11%Rakuten Dining5%+1 moreFrench · $ · Gaslamp
American Express Gold Card · 14% with Upside
Resy creditUpside8%Rakuten Dining5%+1 moreRooftop Lounge · $$ · East Village
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditCalifornian · $ · Coronado Island
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditBrazilian · $$$$ · Marina
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditCocktail & Aperitivo Bar · $ · Village of La Jolla
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditCalifornian · $$$ · Coronado
American Express Gold Card
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- Restaurants
- 30
- Neighborhoods
- 20
- Cuisines
- 19
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 30
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in San Diego
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 (6 restaurants) and Bilt Dining (3) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 30 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
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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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14 dining programs that pay in San Diego
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- inKind6 restaurants20% back
- Bilt Dining3 restaurants1 point per $1
- Upside3 restaurantsUp to 11% back
- Rakuten Dining3 restaurants5% back
- AAdvantage Dining2 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining2 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town2 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining2 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining2 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining2 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining2 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn2 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham2 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining1 restaurant0.5–5 points per $1
19 cuisines in San Diego
80 neighborhoods in San Diego
- San Diego6
- East Village2
- Gaslamp2
- Kearny Mesa2
- Little Italy San Diego2
- North Park2
- Core-Columbia1
- Coronado1
- Coronado Island1
- Del Mar - Carmel Valley1
- Hillcrest1
- Little Italy1
- Marina1
- Mission Hills1
- North Park, San Diego1
- Pacific Beach1
- Rancho Bernardo1
- San Diego-Gaslamp Quarters District1
- University City1
- Village of La Jolla1
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