4 South American restaurants in Chicago that earn more on your cards
Chicago has 4 South American restaurants in our listings: 4 take a dining program and 1 has a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: West Town (2), Boystown (1), and Lake View (1).
4 restaurants
Chef Thiago Kitchen & Cafe
up to12%Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Lake View
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreBrasero
up to8.8%Contemporary Latin · $$$$ · West Town
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+5 moreThe Lanzaga
up to8%South American · $$$ · Boystown
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Bilt Dining1x
- Restaurants
- 4
- Neighborhoods
- 3
- Cuisines
- 5
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 1
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.

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
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.
- AAdvantage Dining2 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- Eat Around Town2 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- MileagePlus Dining2 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining2 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining2 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn2 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham2 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining2 restaurants1 point per $1
- TrueBlue Dining1 restaurant1–3 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining1 restaurant0.5–5 miles per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining1 restaurant0.5–5 points per $1
- Upside1 restaurantUp to 6% back
- Rakuten Dining1 restaurant5% back
- inKind1 restaurant20% back
4 cuisines in Chicago
South American in 3 Chicago neighborhoods
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