36 Japanese restaurants in Chicago that earn more on your cards

Chicago has 36 Japanese restaurants in our listings: 25 take a dining program and 13 have a card perk. Most common price: $$$ (expensive). Top neighborhoods: West Loop (9), West Town (3), and Evanston (2).

36 restaurants

  • Japanese · $$$ · West Loop

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy creditGlobal Dining Access by Resy
  • Japanese · $ · Logan Square

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy credit
  • Japanese · $$$ · River North

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy credit
  • Ryota

    up to6%

    Japanese · $ · West Loop

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy credit
  • Japanese · $$ · West Loop

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy credit
  • NORIKO

    up to6%

    Japanese · West Town

    American Express Gold Card

    Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
  • Tenjin

    up to6%

    Japanese · $$$ · Lincolnwood

    American Express Gold Card

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+7 more
Restaurants
36
Neighborhoods
22
Cuisines
7
Dining programs
14
With a card perk
13

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 (20 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (18) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 36 restaurants. American Express Gold Card tops the list here on its own dining rate — ≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner before any program.

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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.

6 cuisines in Chicago

Japanese in 22 Chicago neighborhoods

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