8 San Diego, CA restaurants where the J.P. Morgan Reserve® unlocks more

The J.P. Morgan Reserve®'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: Downtown (3), Little Italy (3), and La Jolla (1).

8 restaurants

  • Animae

    5.4%

    Contemporary Asian · Downtown

    J.P. Morgan Reserve®

    Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
  • Mediterranean · Downtown

    J.P. Morgan Reserve®

    Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
  • Californian · Little Italy

    J.P. Morgan Reserve®

    Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
  • Seafood · Little Italy

    J.P. Morgan Reserve®

    Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
  • Steakhouse · Downtown

    J.P. Morgan Reserve®

    Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
  • Farm to Table · Little Italy

    J.P. Morgan Reserve®

    Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
  • Tapas/Small Plates · North Park

    J.P. Morgan Reserve®

    Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
  • Seafood · La Jolla

    J.P. Morgan Reserve®

    Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
Restaurants
8
Neighborhoods
4
Cuisines
14
Dining programs
0
With a card perk
8

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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. 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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