47 Cafés in Chicago that earn more on your cards
Chicago has 47 Cafés in our listings: 46 take a dining program and 1 has a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Irving Park (7), La Grange (3), and Lakeview (3).
47 restaurants
Café Crèmerie
up to20%Dessert/Bakery · $ · West Loop
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreCafé Crèmerie
up to20%Dessert/Bakery · $$$ · River North
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreCafé · Kinzies Addition
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Café · Edgewater
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Café · Lakeview
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Snakes & Lattes - Chicago
up to20%Café · $$ · Logan Square
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreCafé · Lakeview East
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%5800 North Cafe
up to12%Breakfast · $$ · Irving Park
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more
- Restaurants
- 47
- Neighborhoods
- 32
- Cuisines
- 15
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 1
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Chicago
Ranked by what each card earns at restaurants per dollar at our point valuations — before any dining program or credit.
American Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner
Perk at 1 restaurant hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card 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.
- AAdvantage Dining24 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining24 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town24 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining24 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining24 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining24 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining24 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining24 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn24 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham24 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining24 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining24 restaurants5% back
- inKind22 restaurants20% back
- Upside20 restaurantsUp to 17% back
14 cuisines in Chicago
Café in 32 Chicago neighborhoods
- Irving Park7
- La Grange3
- Lakeview3
- Logan Square3
- Loop2
- The Loop2
- West Town2
- Avondale1
- Belmont Cragin1
- Bronzeville1
- Brookfield1
- Buena Park1
- Chicago Ridge1
- Cicero1
- Downtown1
- East Hyde Park1
- Edgewater1
- Garage Park1
- Hinsdale1
- Kinzies Addition1
- Lake View1
- Lakeview East1
- Lincoln Square1
- Little Village1
- Niles1
- Oak Lawn1
- Oldtown1
- Ravenswood1
- River North1
- Streeterville1
- West Loop1
- West Skokie1
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- Peoria19 restaurants
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