Cobi's
up to6%Southeast Asian · $ · Santa Monica
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditGlobal Dining Access by Resy
49 restaurants in Santa Monica, Los Angeles that earn more on your cards
Santa Monica has 49 restaurants in our Los Angeles listings: 26 take a dining program and 25 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top cuisines: Italian (11), American (5), and Californian (4).
49 restaurants
MUSE Santa Monica
up to6%French · $$$ · Santa Monica
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Resy creditGlobal Dining Access by ResyRustic Canyon
up to6%American · $$$ · Santa Monica
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditGlobal Dining Access by ResyItalian · $$$ · Santa Monica
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditSteakhouse · $$$ · Santa Monica
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditGastropub · $ · Santa Monica
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Resy creditSeafood · $ · Santa Monica
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditThe Georgian Room
up to6%Italian Steakhouse · $$$$ · Santa Monica
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditCitrin
up to6%American · Santa Monica
American Express Gold Card
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables creditMelisse
up to6%Californian · Santa Monica
American Express Gold Card
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables creditThe Courtside Lounge
up to6%American · $$$ · Santa Monica
American Express Gold Card
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+7 more
- Restaurants
- 49
- Neighborhoods
- 1
- Cuisines
- 26
- Dining programs
- 13
- With a card perk
- 25
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Santa Monica
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 (4) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 49 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 23 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 2 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
13 dining programs that pay in Santa Monica
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 Dining4 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining4 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town4 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining4 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining4 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining4 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining4 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining4 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn4 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Upside4 restaurantsUp to 25% back
- Dine Out with Wyndham3 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining3 restaurants5% back
26 cuisines in Santa Monica
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