11 American restaurants in Portland, ME, ME that earn more on your cards

Portland, ME, ME has 11 American restaurants in our listings: 3 take a dining program and 9 have a card perk. Most common price: $ (inexpensive). Top neighborhoods: Portland, ME (4), Old Port (3), and Cape Elizabeth (1).

11 restaurants

  • American · $$ · Portland, ME

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
  • East Ender

    up to6%

    American · $ · Old Port

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy credit
  • Rigby Yard

    up to6%

    American · $ · Old Port - Portland Main

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy credit
  • Salt Yard

    up to6%

    American · $ · Portland Waterfront

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy credit
  • Sea Glass

    up to6%

    American · $$ · Cape Elizabeth

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy credit
  • Sur Lie

    up to6%

    American · $$ · Downtown Portland Maine

    American Express Gold Card

    Resy credit
  • Flores

    up to6%

    American · $$$ · Portland, ME

    American Express Gold Card

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 more
Restaurants
11
Neighborhoods
6
Cuisines
3
Dining programs
13
With a card perk
9

The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Portland, ME

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 (2 restaurants) and TrueBlue Dining (2) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 11 restaurants. American Express Gold Card tops the list here on its own dining rate — ≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner before any program.

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13 dining programs that pay in Portland, ME

Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.

2 cuisines in Portland, ME

American in 6 Portland, ME neighborhoods

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