256 American restaurants in Chicago that earn more on your cards
Chicago has 256 American restaurants in our listings: 210 take a dining program and 65 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Logan Square (18), West Loop (16), and River North (11).
256 restaurants
Heyday Eatery
up to16%American · $$ · East Village
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreJoJo’s ShakeBAR
up to16%American · $$ · River North
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreMirella's Tavern
up to16%American · $$$ · Ukrainian Village
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 moreMonti's
up to16%American · $$ · Lincoln Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside10%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreOld Town Pub
up to16%American · $$ · Old Town
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreOutside Voices
up to16%American · $$$$ · Logan Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 morePunch Bowl Social - Chicago
up to16%American · $$$ · West Loop
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreRojo Gusano
up to16%Mexican · $$$ · Lake View
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside10%AAdvantage Dining5xSkyMiles Dining5x+4 moreS2 Express Grill Downtown
up to16%American · $$$$ · South Loop
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreThe Green Door Tavern
up to16%American · $$$ · River North
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside13%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreThe Moonlighter
up to16%American · $$$ · Logan Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreChapel Street Cafe
up to15%American · $$$ · Streeterville
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreAmerican · $$$$ · East Village
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreS & T Steakhouse
up to15%American · $$$$ · Logan Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreCharlie Martin's
up to14%American · $ · River North
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreNettare
up to14%American · $$ · West Town
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditUpside8%Rakuten Dining5%+1 moreEvanston Corner Bistro
up to14%American · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside8%+10 morefourteensixteen
up to14%American · $$$ · Chicago
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside8%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1x
- Restaurants
- 256
- Neighborhoods
- 105
- Cuisines
- 43
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 65
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. MileagePlus Dining (149 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (147) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 256 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 52 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 13 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
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.
- MileagePlus Dining149 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- AAdvantage Dining147 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- SkyMiles Dining147 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn147 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining146 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham146 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining145 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town141 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining140 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining139 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining139 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining128 restaurants5% back
- Upside100 restaurantsUp to 31% back
- inKind71 restaurants20% back
42 cuisines in Chicago
- Bar/Pub Fare19
- Brunch12
- Pizza12
- Breakfast11
- Burgers10
- Bar/Club/Lounge10
- Southern8
- Italian8
- Mexican6
- Seafood6
- Café5
- Barbecue5
- Cocktail5
- Latin4
- Greek4
- Steakhouse4
- Mediterranean3
- Vegetarian3
- Sandwiches3
- Gastropub3
- Farm to Table3
- Tap Room3
- Dessert/Bakery3
- Colombian2
- Coffee/Tea2
- Wine bar2
- Bagels2
- Korean1
- Contemporary French / American1
- Chicken1
- Contemporary Latin1
- South American1
- Halal1
- Vegan1
- Global1
- Middle Eastern1
- Brew Pub/Brewery1
- Entertainment1
- Caribbean1
- Wings1
- Salads1
- Soups1
American in 105 Chicago neighborhoods
- Logan Square18
- West Loop16
- River North11
- South Loop9
- Lincoln Park7
- Loop7
- Near North Side7
- West Town7
- Gold Coast6
- Evanston5
- Irving Park5
- The Loop5
- Wicker Park5
- Wrigleyville5
- Old Town4
- Streeterville4
- Andersonville3
- Bucktown3
- Downtown3
- Far North3
- La Grange3
- Lake View3
- Lakeview3
- Ravenswood3
- Sheffield & DePaul3
- Wilmette3
- Bensenville2
- Berwyn2
- Bridgeview2
- Broadview2
- Brookfield2
- Chicago Loop2
- Douglas2
- East Village2
- Edgewater2
- Edison Park2
- Evergreen Park2
- Fulton River District2
- Hinsdale2
- Hyde Park2
- Lake View East2
- Lincoln Square2
- Lincolnwood2
- Norwood Park East2
- Oak Brook2
- Oak Lawn2
- Oldtown2
- River North (Chicago)2
- Schiller Park2
- Skokie2
- Ukrainian Village2
- Winnetka2
- Andersonville Terrace1
- Austin1
- Avondale1
- Beverly1
- Boystown1
- Bridgeport1
- Chicago1
- Chicago Ridge1
- Cicero1
- Countryside1
- Des Plaines1
- Downtown LaGrange1
- Downtown Western Springs1
- East Oak Park1
- Elmhurst City Center1
- Elmwood Park1
- Forest Park1
- Franklin Park1
- Fulton Market1
- Fulton Market District1
- Garfield Ridge1
- Gary1
- Glenview1
- Goose Island1
- Grand Boulevard1
- Harwood Heights1
- Humboldt Park1
- Indian Head Park1
- Jefferson Park1
- Kinzies Addition1
- Little Italy1
- McCormick Square1
- Montclare1
- Niles1
- Oak Park1
- Old Irving Park1
- Old Town Triangle1
- Palos Hills1
- Park Manor1
- Park Ridge1
- Pilsen1
- Portage Park1
- Riverview1
- Rogers Park1
- Roscoe Village1
- Rosemont1
- Rush & Division1
- Southport Corridor1
- Tri-Taylor1
- West Ridge1
- West Skokie1
- Wicker Park - Bucktown1
- Wrightwood Neighbors1
253 more cities and towns in Illinois
Some restaurant addresses, phone numbers, websites and cuisines come from Overture Maps Foundation open data (Meta and Microsoft, CDLA Permissive 2.0; Foursquare, Apache 2.0; AllThePlaces, CC0 1.0). Overture attribution Some neighbourhoods come from Who's On First boundaries (CC-BY 4.0). Who's On First licenses Some opening hours, phone numbers, websites and cuisines are © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0). OpenStreetMap copyright