Italian & Pizza · $ · Mosaic
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
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: Dupont Circle (29), Downtown (20), and Shaw (19).
398 restaurants
Italian & Pizza · $ · Mosaic
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Pizza · $ · South Arlington
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
American · $ · West End
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Cocktail bar · $$ · Dupont Circle
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Korean Steakhouse · $ · Offutt Village
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Southern · $$ · Oxon Hill
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Southern · $$ · Penn Quarter
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Georgian · $$ · Shaw
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Mexican · $ · Crystal City
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Italian · $$$ · Washington D.C.
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
American · $$ · Silver Spring
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
American · $$ · Kensington
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
American · $$ · Dupont Circle
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
American · $$ · Southwest Waterfront
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Spanish · $$$ · West End
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Indian · $ · Bethesda Row
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Japanese · $$ · DC Other
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
American · $$ · Penn Quarter
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
American · $ · Southwest Waterfront
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Sushi · $ · Southwest Waterfront
The Platinum Card from American Express · 20% with inKind
Cocktail bar · $ · Old Town
The Platinum Card from American Express · 7.5% with Upside
Italian & Pizza · $$ · Yorktown
The Platinum Card from American Express · 7% with Rakuten Dining
Caribbean · $ · Washington D.C.
The Platinum Card from American Express · 7% with Rakuten Dining
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 (69 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (42) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 398 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 398 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 detailsDining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
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