27 Southern restaurants in Chicago that earn more on your cards
Chicago has 27 Southern restaurants in our listings: 26 take a dining program and 3 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: South Loop (3), Grand Crossing (2), and Near North Side (2).
27 restaurants
Southern · $ · Near North Side
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Firewater Saloon - Edison Park
up to20%Southern · Edison Park
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Gold Coast Social
up to20%Bar/Club/Lounge · $$ · Gold Coast
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreSouthern · Park Manor
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Soul Prime Chicago
up to20%Southern · $$$$ · Old Town
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreSouthern · $$ · Sheffield & DePaul
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreSouthern · $$ · Lincoln Square
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreThe L Station
up to20%Southern · $$$ · Loop
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreThe Neighborhood Gem
up to20%Southern · $$$ · Auburn Gresham
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreYardbird - Chicago
up to20%Southern · $$ · Near North Side
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%S2 Express Grill Downtown
up to16%American · $$$$ · South Loop
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreBerwyn Chicken Co.
up to12%Chicken · $$$ · Berwyn
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreSoul Veg City
up to12%Southern · $$ · Grand Crossing
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreThe SoulFood Lounge 2
up to12%Southern · $$$$ · Morgan Park
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreMorrison's Soul Food
up to12%Southern · $$ · Grand Crossing
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 27
- Neighborhoods
- 23
- Cuisines
- 13
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 3
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 (18 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (13) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 27 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 3 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card 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.
- inKind18 restaurants20% back
- AAdvantage Dining13 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining13 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town13 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining13 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining13 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining13 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining13 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining13 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn13 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham13 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining13 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining13 restaurants5% back
- Upside11 restaurantsUp to 11% back
12 cuisines in Chicago
Southern in 23 Chicago neighborhoods
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