Hard To Explain

Name: Hard To Explain
Address: 224 E 10th St, New York, NY, 10003, US
Telephone: +16464227892
Price range: $$

Cocktail$$East Village

$$ · Moderate
Reservations not listed
224 E 10th St
New York, NY 10003
+16464227892
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Best nowAmerican Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
4x on up to $50,000 of eligible spend a year
≈$6.00
6%
With Rakuten Dining: ≈$11.50 · 12%
4x Membership Rewards on dining
400 Membership Rewards · ≈$6.00 at 1.5¢ each (valuation from Aug 2025)
After you join Rakuten Dining and link this card
Rakuten Dining, Member tier: 5% back
$5.50 as points, or $5.00 as cash (valuation from Oct 2026)
Valued as points, for members who take Rakuten Cash Back as Bilt points (free Bilt account; 50 points per $1 at Blue status, 100 per $1 from Silver up) or Amex Membership Rewards (1:1; needs another Amex card that earns Membership Rewards). Taken as cash, it is worth its face value.
A card links to one Rakuten (Rewards Network and Seated) program at a time; linking it to Rakuten Dining replaces any other.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40
5.4%
With Rakuten Dining: ≈$10.90 · 11%
3x Chase Ultimate Rewards on dining
300 Chase Ultimate Rewards · ≈$5.40 at 1.8¢ each (valuation from Jan 2026)
After you join Rakuten Dining and link this card
Rakuten Dining, Member tier: 5% back
$5.50 as points, or $5.00 as cash (valuation from Oct 2026)
Valued as points, for members who take Rakuten Cash Back as Bilt points (free Bilt account; 50 points per $1 at Blue status, 100 per $1 from Silver up) or Amex Membership Rewards (1:1; needs another Amex card that earns Membership Rewards). Taken as cash, it is worth its face value.
A card links to one Rakuten (Rewards Network and Seated) program at a time; linking it to Rakuten Dining replaces any other.
Join Rakuten Dining
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40
5.4%
With Rakuten Dining: ≈$10.90 · 11%
3x Chase Ultimate Rewards on dining
300 Chase Ultimate Rewards · ≈$5.40 at 1.8¢ each (valuation from Jan 2026)
After you join Rakuten Dining and link this card
Rakuten Dining, Member tier: 5% back
$5.50 as points, or $5.00 as cash (valuation from Oct 2026)
Valued as points, for members who take Rakuten Cash Back as Bilt points (free Bilt account; 50 points per $1 at Blue status, 100 per $1 from Silver up) or Amex Membership Rewards (1:1; needs another Amex card that earns Membership Rewards). Taken as cash, it is worth its face value.
A card links to one Rakuten (Rewards Network and Seated) program at a time; linking it to Rakuten Dining replaces any other.
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About

Cocktail restaurant in East Village.

Hard To Explain is at 224 E 10th St, New York. Listed with AAdvantage Dining, TrueBlue Dining, Eat Around Town, SkyMiles Dining, MileagePlus Dining, Rapid Rewards Dining, Atmos Rewards Dining, Hilton Honors Dining, IHG Dine & Earn, Dine Out with Wyndham, Bilt Dining, Rakuten Dining as of 2026-10-10.

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Hilton Honors Dining2–8 points per $1
IHG Dine & Earn1–8 points per $1
Eat Around Town4–6 points per $1
AAdvantage Dining1–5 miles per $1
SkyMiles Dining0.5–5 miles per $1
MileagePlus Dining0.5–5 miles per $1
Atmos Rewards Dining0.5–5 points per $1
Dine Out with Wyndham1–5 points per $1
Rakuten Dining5% back
TrueBlue Dining1–3 points per $1
Rapid Rewards Dining0.5–3 points per $1

Bilt Dining
1 point per $1
Bilt Rewards · Every day
How Bilt Dining works

Hours

Monday	5 PM – 11 PM
Tuesday	5 PM – 11 PM
Wednesday	5 PM – 11 PM
Thursday	5 PM – 11 PM
Friday	5 PM – 1 AM
Saturday	5 PM – 1 AM
Sunday	5 PM – 10 PM

Location

224 E 10th St · East Village, New York

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Walk-ins welcome

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