25 restaurants in Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA that earn more on your cards
Carlsbad has 25 restaurants in our Carlsbad, CA listings: 21 take a dining program and 4 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top cuisines: American (4), Café (3), and Japanese (3).
25 restaurants
- Restaurants
- 25
- Neighborhoods
- 1
- Cuisines
- 29
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 4
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Carlsbad
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 (12 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (9) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 25 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 2 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 2 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
14 dining programs that pay in Carlsbad
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- Upside12 restaurantsUp to 30% back
- AAdvantage Dining9 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining9 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town9 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining9 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining9 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining9 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining9 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining9 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn9 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham9 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining9 restaurants5% back
- inKind5 restaurants20% back
- Bilt Dining1 restaurant1 point per $1
29 cuisines in Carlsbad
- American4
- Café3
- Japanese3
- Seafood3
- Italian2
- Burgers2
- Hawaiian2
- Sandwiches2
- Brunch1
- Breakfast1
- Acai bowls and smoothies1
- Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt/Gelato1
- Dessert/Bakery1
- Coffee/Tea1
- Contemporary French1
- French1
- Californian1
- Peruvian1
- Latin1
- Asian1
- Juice Bar1
- Chinese1
- Barbecue1
- Bar food1
- Pizza1
- Brew Pub/Brewery1
- Chicken1
- Bagels1
- Deli1
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