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up to12%American · $$ · The Flatiron District
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New York has 901 American restaurants in our listings: 524 take a dining program and 451 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Midtown East (35), Hell's Kitchen (34), and West Village (31).
901 restaurants
American · $$ · The Flatiron District
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American · $$$$ · Brooklyn
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American · $$ · Hudson
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American · $$$$ · Harlem
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American · $$$ · Chelsea
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American · $$ · Bergen
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American · $$ · Tribeca
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Australian · $$ · Williamsburg
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Korean/Korean BBQ · $$ · Nolita
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American · $$$ · Ditmas Park
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Irish · $$$ · Queens
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American · $$ · The Flatiron District
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American · $$ · Chelsea
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American · $$$ · Lower East Side
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American · $$$$ · Queens
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American · $$ · Brooklyn
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American · $$$$ · New Dorp
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American · $$ · Queens
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American · $$$$ · Midtown East
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American · Midtown West
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Healthy · $$ · Brooklyn Heights
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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. Bilt Dining (362 restaurants) and Upside (317) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 901 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 425 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 26 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card detailsDining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
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