184 San Francisco 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: Mission District (10), Oakland (7), and Financial District (6).
184 restaurants
Wine bar · $$ · Polk Gulch
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Italian · $$ · The Mission
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Caribbean · $ · Haight-Ashbury
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Mexican · $$ · Presidio Park
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Tapas · $$ · Old Oakland
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+12 moreGreek · $$$ · Cow Hollow
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Seafood · $ · Marina District
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+10 moreStreet Food · $ · Mission District
American Express Gold Card · 20% with inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Mexican · $$ · Inner Richmond
American Express Gold Card · 16% with Upside
Resy creditUpside10%Rakuten Dining5%+1 moreJapanese · $$$ · Inner Sunset
American Express Gold Card · 16% with Upside
Resy creditUpside11%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreAmerican · $$ · Berkeley Oceanview
American Express Gold Card · 16% with Upside
Resy creditUpside11%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreDamnFine
6%Pizza · $ · Outer Sunset
American Express Gold Card · 15% with Upside
Resy creditUpside9%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreEuropean · $$ · North Beach
American Express Gold Card · 15% with Upside
Resy creditUpside9%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreSouthern · $ · Temescal
American Express Gold Card · 14% with Upside
Resy creditUpside8%Rakuten Dining5%Asian · $ · Union Square
American Express Gold Card · 14% with Upside
Resy creditUpside8%Eat Around Town6x+6 moreIndigo
6%Californian · $ · Marina
American Express Gold Card · 14% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreIPOT
6%Asian American · $ · Inner Sunset
American Express Gold Card · 13% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 moreWine bar · $$ · Mission District
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreSushi · $ · Hayes Valley
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 moreSushi · $$ · SF - North Beach & Fisherman's Wharf
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 moreCalifornian · $$ · Mission District
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+6 moreSushi · $ · West San Leandro
American Express Gold Card · 12% with Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 more
- Restaurants
- 184
- Neighborhoods
- 89
- Cuisines
- 45
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 184
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in San Francisco
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. Upside (17 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (16) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 184 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 184 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perk at 1 restaurant hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
14 dining programs that pay in San Francisco
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- Upside17 restaurantsUp to 11% back
- AAdvantage Dining16 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- Eat Around Town16 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- MileagePlus Dining16 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- SkyMiles Dining15 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining15 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining15 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn15 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham15 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining14 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining14 restaurants5% back
- Bilt Dining13 restaurants1 point per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining11 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- inKind10 restaurants20% back
45 cuisines in San Francisco
- Italian25
- American24
- Californian18
- Sushi12
- Japanese10
- Mexican10
- Pizza9
- Thai9
- Asian6
- Wine bar5
- Southern4
- Chinese4
- Mediterranean3
- Pub Fare3
- Nikkei3
- Seafood3
- Tapas2
- French2
- Asian American2
- German2
- Greek2
- Steakhouse2
- Cocktail bar2
- Filipino1
- Vegan & Plant-Based1
- Portuguese-Japanese1
- Indian1
- Natural Wine1
- Jamaican1
- Modern Latin1
- Caribbean1
- Turkish1
- French Bistro1
- Contemporary Korean1
- Gastropub1
- Tea Room1
- Moroccan1
- Modern1
- Italian & Pizza1
- Italian American1
- Barbecue1
- Breakfast1
- Street Food1
- European1
- Korean1
172 neighborhoods in San Francisco
- Mission District10
- Oakland7
- Financial District6
- Marina District6
- Soma6
- The Mission6
- Berkeley5
- Mill Valley5
- Nob Hill5
- North Beach5
- Cow Hollow4
- Dogpatch4
- Japantown4
- Rockridge4
- Alameda3
- Bernal Heights3
- Hayes Valley3
- Inner Richmond3
- Marina3
- South of Market3
- The Castro3
- Burlingame2
- Emeryville2
- Haight-Ashbury2
- Inner Sunset2
- Jack London2
- Larkspur2
- Lower Haight2
- Lower Nob Hill2
- Lower Pacific Heights2
- Mission2
- NOPA2
- Old Oakland2
- Pacific Heights2
- San Francisco2
- SF - North Beach & Fisherman's Wharf2
- Tiburon2
- Union Square2
- West Berkeley2
- Alamo Square1
- Albany1
- Berkeley Oceanview1
- Brisbane1
- Central Richmond1
- Central San Mateo1
- China Basin1
- Civic Center1
- Cole Valley1
- Dolores Heights1
- Downtown1
- Downtown Berkeley1
- Downtown - Financial District1
- Downtown Mill Valley1
- Downtown Orinda Theatre Square1
- Downtown San Rafael1
- Fisherman's Wharf1
- Glen Park1
- Grand Ave1
- Jordan Park1
- Kentfield1
- Lake Merrit1
- Lower Polk1
- Mainship1
- Mexican1
- Mission Bay1
- Mission Gulch1
- NOBE1
- Noe Valley1
- Noe Valley San Francisco1
- Northwest Berkeley1
- Oakland Chinatown1
- Outer Sunset1
- Oyster Point1
- Piedmont1
- Polk Gulch1
- Presidio1
- Presidio Park1
- Richmond District1
- Russian Hill1
- San Bruno1
- Sausalito1
- Shafter1
- Temescal1
- Temescal District1
- Tenderloin1
- Union Square & The Tenderloin1
- Uptown Oakland1
- West San Leandro1
- Western Addition1
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- San Jose140 restaurants
- Sacramento118 restaurants
- Long Beach103 restaurants
- Fresno84 restaurants
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