50 American restaurants in New Orleans that earn more on your cards
New Orleans has 50 American restaurants in our listings: 40 take a dining program and 12 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Uptown (5), French Quarter (4), and Jefferson Harahan (4).
50 restaurants
Brennan's
up to6%Cajun & Creole · French Quarter
American Express Gold Card
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
- Restaurants
- 50
- Neighborhoods
- 24
- Cuisines
- 15
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 12
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in New Orleans
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. AAdvantage Dining (36 restaurants) and TrueBlue Dining (36) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 50 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 11 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perk at 1 restaurant hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
14 dining programs that pay in New Orleans
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining36 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining36 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town36 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining36 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining36 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining36 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn36 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining35 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining34 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining34 restaurants5% back
- Bilt Dining33 restaurants1 point per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham31 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Upside30 restaurantsUp to 6% back
- inKind5 restaurants20% back
14 cuisines in New Orleans
American in 24 New Orleans neighborhoods
- Uptown5
- French Quarter4
- Jefferson Harahan4
- Mid-City4
- Central Business District3
- Chalmette3
- Kenner3
- Lower Garden District3
- Marigny3
- Metairie3
- Seventh Ward2
- Arabi1
- Behrman1
- By Water1
- Fairgrounds1
- Gretna1
- Lakeview1
- Little Woods1
- Navarre1
- New Orleans Central Business District1
- Old Metairie1
- Read Boulevard East1
- Terrytown1
- Warehouse District1
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