De Nada
up to12%Modern Mexican · $ · Parkside
American Express Gold Card + Upside
AAdvantage Dining pays AAdvantage miles at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: Birmingham, AL (6), Five Points South (3), and East Lake (1).
16 restaurants
Modern Mexican · $ · Parkside
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Southern · $$$ · Rising
American Express Gold Card + Upside
American · $$ · Highland Park
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Indian · $$ · Five Points South
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
American · $ · Birmingham, AL
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
American · $$ · Birmingham, AL
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
American · $$ · Spring Lake
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Chicken · $$ · East Lake
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Mexican · $$$ · Birmingham, AL
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Asian · $$ · Birmingham, AL
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Pizza · $$ · Birmingham, AL
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Pizza · $$ · Five Points South
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Chicken · $$ · Birmingham, AL
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Indian · $$ · Southside
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
American · $$ · Forest Park
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Breakfast · $$ · Five Points South
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
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 (16 restaurants) and TrueBlue Dining (16) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 16 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
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Rakuten American Express Card
No annual fee
≈$2.20 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 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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