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234 Chicago restaurants where The Platinum Card from American Express unlocks more

The Platinum Card from American Express'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

  • Ambassador Terrace at Seventeen

    1.5%

    American · $$ · Gold Coast

    The Platinum Card from American Express · 4.3% with Eat Around Town

    Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 more

  • Fireside Restaurant

    1.5%

    American · $$ · Andersonville

    The Platinum Card from American Express · 4.3% with Eat Around Town

    Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 more

  • The Champagne Room

    1.5%

    American · $$ · Gold Coast

    The Platinum Card from American Express · 4.3% with Eat Around Town

    Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+6 more

  • Ezankaya

    1.5%

    Thai · $ · Chicago, Rogers Park

    The Platinum Card from American Express · 3.5% with Bilt Dining

    Resy creditBilt Dining1x

  • Sifr

    1.5%

    Middle Eastern · $$ · River North

    The Platinum Card from American Express · 3.5% with Bilt Dining

    Resy creditBilt Dining1x

  • Turquoise Cafe & Restaurant

    1.5%

    Mediterranean Italian · $$ · Roscoe Village & Lakeview

    The Platinum Card from American Express · 3.5% with Bilt Dining

    Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more

  • The Franklin Room

    1.5%

    American · $$ · River North

    The Platinum Card from American Express · 2.9% with TrueBlue Dining

    Resy creditIHG Dine & Earn8xDine Out with Wyndham5x+1 more

  • Beatnik on the River

    1.5%

    Mediterranean · $$ · The Loop

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Cafe Yaya

    1.5%

    Cafe + Wine Bar · $$ · Lincoln Park

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Coda di Volpe

    1.5%

    Italian · $$ · Southport Corridor

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • DeNucci's Lincoln Park

    1.5%

    Italian · $$ · Lincoln Park

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Galit

    1.5%

    Middle Eastern · $$ · Lincoln Park

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Gemini

    1.5%

    American · $$ · Lincoln Park

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Giant

    1.5%

    American · $$ · Logan Square

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Lardon

    1.5%

    Gourmet · $ · Logan Square

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Lonesome Rose - Logan Square

    1.5%

    Tex-Mex · $ · Logan Square

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Longman & Eagle

    1.5%

    American · $$ · Logan Square

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Maxwells Trading

    1.5%

    American · $$ · West Loop

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Mi Tocaya Antojería

    1.5%

    Mexican · $$ · Logan Square

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Omakase Yume

    1.5%

    Japanese · $$$ · West Loop

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Petit Pomeroy

    1.5%

    French · $$ · River North, Gold Coast

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • Sophia Steak Wilmette

    1.5%

    Steakhouse · $$ · Wilmette

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit

  • The Meadowlark

    1.5%

    Cocktail bar · $ · Logan Square

    The Platinum Card from American Express

    Global Dining Access by ResyResy credit
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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