26 American restaurants in Cleveland, OH that earn more on your cards

Cleveland, OH has 26 American restaurants in our listings: 19 take a dining program and 7 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Downtown Cleveland (7), Ohio City (5), and East of Cleveland (2).

26 restaurants

  • Middle Eastern · $$$ · East of Cleveland

    American Express Gold Card

    IHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6xAAdvantage Dining5x+5 more
  • American · $$ · Downtown Cleveland

    American Express Gold Card

    IHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6xAAdvantage Dining5x+4 more
Restaurants
26
Neighborhoods
14
Cuisines
14
Dining programs
13
With a card perk
7

The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Cleveland

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. Eat Around Town (18 restaurants) and MileagePlus Dining (18) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 26 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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13 dining programs that pay in Cleveland

Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.

13 cuisines in Cleveland

American in 14 Cleveland neighborhoods

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