Hubbard Inn
up to20%European · $$ · River North
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
18 Cocktail restaurants in Chicago that earn more on your cards
Chicago has 18 Cocktail restaurants in our listings: 18 take a dining program and none has a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: River North (3), Loop (2), and Sheffield & DePaul (2).
18 restaurants
Pancake Cafe Broadway
up to20%Breakfast · $$ · Lake View
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreStacked and Folded - Evanston
up to20%American · $$ · Evanston
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreStacked and Folded - Winnetka
up to20%American · $$ · Winnetka
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreThe L Station
up to20%Southern · $$$ · Loop
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreAfrican · $$$ · Logan Square
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 moreMexican · $$ · North Center
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside10%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreChapel Street Cafe
up to15%American · $$$ · Streeterville
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreYokocho
up to13%Japanese · $$ · West Loop
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside7%+8 moreMEDI
up to12%Mediterranean · $$$ · Sheffield & DePaul
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 morePour Decisions
up to12%Gastropub · $$$ · Sheffield & DePaul
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreRoanoke
up to12%American · $$ · Loop
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreTom's Steakhouse
up to12%Steakhouse · $$$$ · Melrose Park
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreHawksmoor
up to12%Steakhouse · $$$$ · River North
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreIndia House
up to8.8%Indian · $$$ · River North
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreLa Bella Trattoria on Rush
up to8.2%Italian · $$$ · Streeterville
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLa Pharmacie
up to8.2%Bar/Pub Fare · $$$ · Edgewater
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreThe Great Escape
up to8.2%American · $$ · Schiller Park
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 more
- Restaurants
- 18
- Neighborhoods
- 13
- Cuisines
- 19
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 0
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
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Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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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 Dining18 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining18 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town18 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining18 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining18 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining18 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn18 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham18 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining17 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining17 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining17 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining14 restaurants5% back
- Upside12 restaurantsUp to 10% back
- inKind6 restaurants20% back
18 cuisines in Chicago
Cocktail in 13 Chicago neighborhoods
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