Everest Indian Cuisine
up to20%Indian · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Upside14%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 more
7 restaurants in Downtown, Chicago that earn more on your cards
Downtown has 7 restaurants in our Chicago listings: 5 take a dining program and 2 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top cuisines: Indian (2), Italian (2), and American (1).
7 restaurants
Evanston Corner Bistro
up to14%American · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside8%+10 moreLand & Lake Cafe
up to12%Café · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreTrattoria Demi
up to12%Italian · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreTaste of Nepal - Evanston
up to12%Nepalese · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 7
- Neighborhoods
- 1
- Cuisines
- 7
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 2
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Downtown
Ranked by what each card earns at restaurants per dollar at our point valuations — before any dining program or credit.
American Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 2 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 Downtown
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining5 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining5 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town5 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining5 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining5 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining5 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining5 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining5 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn5 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham5 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining5 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining5 restaurants5% back
- Upside4 restaurantsUp to 14% back
- inKind1 restaurant20% back
7 cuisines in Downtown
8 neighborhoods near Downtown
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