Valedor
up to20%Cocktail bar · $$ · Wicker Park
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%
13 Cocktail bars in Chicago that earn more on your cards
Chicago has 13 Cocktail bars in our listings: 7 take a dining program and 8 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Lakeview (2), Logan Square (2), and East Ukrainian Village (1).
13 restaurants
Machine Cocktail Bar
up to20%Cocktail bar · Near North Side
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%The Rabbit Hole - Wrigleyville
up to20%Cocktail bar · $ · Lakeview
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Scofflaw
up to16%Cocktail bar · $$ · Logan Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditUpside12%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreCabana Lounge
up to8%Cocktail bar · $$ · Norwood Park
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Bilt Dining1xThe Meadowlark
up to6%Cocktail bar · $ · Logan Square
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditGlobal Dining Access by ResyAfter
up to6%Cocktail bar · West Loop
American Express Gold Card
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
- Restaurants
- 13
- Neighborhoods
- 11
- Cuisines
- 3
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 8
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. inKind (5 restaurants) and Bilt Dining (2) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 13 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 7 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perk at 1 restaurant 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.
- inKind5 restaurants20% back
- Bilt Dining2 restaurants1 point per $1
- AAdvantage Dining1 restaurant1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining1 restaurant1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town1 restaurant4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining1 restaurant0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining1 restaurant0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining1 restaurant0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining1 restaurant0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining1 restaurant2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn1 restaurant1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham1 restaurant1–5 points per $1
- Upside1 restaurantUp to 12% back
- Rakuten Dining1 restaurant5% back
2 cuisines in Chicago
Cocktail bar in 11 Chicago neighborhoods
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