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103 Italian restaurants in Chicago that earn more on your cards

Chicago has 103 Italian restaurants in our listings: 81 take a dining program and 26 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: West Loop (9), River North (5), and Berwyn (4).

103 restaurants

  • Mirella's Tavern

    up to16%

    American · $$$ · Ukrainian Village

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 more

  • Nic and Juniors

    up to16%

    Brazilian · $$$ · River North (Chicago)

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 more

  • Pazzo's at Three-Eleven

    up to16%

    Italian · $$$ · Loop

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 more

  • Buona Terra

    up to15%

    Italian · $$$$ · Irving Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more

  • Cafe Bionda

    up to15%

    Italian · $$$ · South Loop

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more

  • Osteria Langhe

    up to14%

    Italian · $$ · Palmer Square

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside8%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1x

  • Club Lucky

    up to12%

    Italian · $$ · Wicker Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 more

  • Angelo's Ristorante

    up to12%

    Italian · $$$$ · Elmhurst City Centre

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Anto Pizza Chicago

    up to12%

    Italian · $$$ · Rogers Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Beggar's Pizza

    up to12%

    Pizza · $$$ · Garfield Ridge

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Beggars Pizza

    up to12%

    Italian · $$ · South Loop

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Brasi's Pizzeria- Hinsdale

    up to12%

    Italian · $$$ · Hinsdale

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Caffe Pronto

    up to12%

    Café · $$ · Irving Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Carbone Pizzeria Americano

    up to12%

    Italian · $$$ · Berwyn

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Colletti's Restaurant

    up to12%

    Italian · $$$ · Jefferson Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Dolce Ville

    up to12%

    Italian · $$$ · West Loop

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Fox's Restaurant - Oak Lawn

    up to12%

    Italian · $$$$ · Oak Lawn

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Gaia

    up to12%

    Italian · $$$$ · Berwyn

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Grand Stand Pizza

    up to12%

    Italian · $$ · Franklin Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Jimmy's Place

    up to12%

    Italian · $$ · Forest Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Luke's Italian Beef

    up to12%

    Italian · $$ · Loop

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Mirabella Italian Cuisine and Bar

    up to12%

    Italian · $$$ · Irving Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Nick & Bruno's Pizzeria

    up to12%

    Pizza · $$ · Franklin Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Paisans Pizzeria

    up to12%

    Pizza · $$ · Berwyn

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more
Restaurants
103
Neighborhoods
65
Cuisines
19
Dining programs
14
With a card perk
26

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. Bilt Dining (60 restaurants) and SkyMiles Dining (57) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 103 restaurants. American Express Gold Card tops the list here on its own dining rate — ≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner before any program.

All the best cards for dining

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.

18 cuisines in Chicago

Italian in 65 Chicago neighborhoods

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