Old Pueblo Cantina
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Lincoln Park
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditGlobal Dining Access by ResyinKind20%
86 Mexican restaurants in Chicago that earn more on your cards
Chicago has 86 Mexican restaurants in our listings: 74 take a dining program and 16 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: West Loop (8), Logan Square (6), and Franklin Park (3).
86 restaurants
Comida Cantina
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Central St
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%IHG Dine & Earn8x+6 moreTacombi - Fulton Market
up to20%Mexican · $ · West Loop
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Mariscos San Pedro
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Pilsen
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables creditinKind20%Azul
up to20%Seafood · $$$$ · West Town
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreVegan · $$ · Hyde Park
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Cesar's Killer Margaritas
up to20%Mexican · $$ · Lakeview East
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Cilantro Taco Grill - Rosemont
up to20%Mexican · Rosemont
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Cilantro Taco Grill - Stone Park
up to20%Mexican · Stone Park
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Costera Cocina Tulum
up to20%Mexican · $$$ · West Loop
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 moreMexican · Berwyn
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Iguana Cafe
up to20%European · $$$ · Fulton River District
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreMoe's Cantina - River North
up to20%Mexican · River North
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%
- Restaurants
- 86
- Neighborhoods
- 56
- Cuisines
- 23
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 16
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. MileagePlus Dining (39 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (38) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 86 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 13 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 3 restaurants 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.
- MileagePlus Dining39 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- AAdvantage Dining38 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- Eat Around Town38 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn38 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining37 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining37 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining37 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining36 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham36 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining35 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining35 restaurants1 point per $1
- inKind34 restaurants20% back
- Rakuten Dining33 restaurants5% back
- Upside27 restaurantsUp to 13% back
22 cuisines in Chicago
Mexican in 56 Chicago neighborhoods
- West Loop8
- Logan Square6
- Franklin Park3
- Lakeview3
- River North3
- West Town3
- Berwyn2
- Bridgeview2
- Garfield Ridge2
- Glenview2
- Lincoln Park2
- Lower West Side2
- Mayfair2
- Melrose Park2
- Pilsen2
- Rosemont2
- Ashburn1
- Avondale1
- Bucktown1
- Central St1
- Chicago1
- Cicero1
- Countryside1
- East Side1
- East Ukrainian Village1
- Edison Park1
- Elmhurst1
- Elmwood Park1
- Evanston1
- Forest Park1
- Fulton Market1
- Fulton River District1
- Humboldt Park1
- Hyde Park1
- Irving Park1
- Lake View1
- Lakeview East1
- Lincolnwood1
- Loop1
- Lyons1
- Near North Side1
- New Eastside1
- Noble Square1
- North Center1
- Northlake1
- Old Town1
- Oldtown1
- Portage Park1
- Prairie District1
- Ravenswood1
- Roscoe Village1
- Stone Park1
- The Loop1
- Tri-Taylor1
- Uptown1
- West Elsdon1
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