The Ellwood at Goleta Beach
up to20%Local · $$ · Santa Barbara
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 more
6 restaurants in Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA that earn more on your cards
Santa Barbara has 6 restaurants in our Goleta, CA listings: 6 take a dining program and 1 has a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top cuisines: American (2), Mexican (2), and Breakfast (1).
6 restaurants
Altamirano Restaurant
up to12%Mexican · $$ · Santa Barbara
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreDessert/Bakery · $$ · Santa Barbara
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 morePollofino
up to12%Chicken · $$ · Santa Barbara
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreAmerican · $$ · Santa Barbara
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCa' Dario Cucina Italiana
up to12%Italian · $$$ · Santa Barbara
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 more
- Restaurants
- 6
- Neighborhoods
- 1
- Cuisines
- 9
- Dining programs
- 13
- With a card perk
- 1
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Santa Barbara
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
Perk at 1 restaurant 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
13 dining programs that pay in Santa Barbara
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining6 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining6 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town6 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining6 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining6 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining6 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining6 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining6 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn6 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham6 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining6 restaurants5% back
- Upside5 restaurantsUp to 6% back
- inKind1 restaurant20% back
9 cuisines in Santa Barbara
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