In Plain Sight
up to12%Cocktail · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Bilt Dining pays Bilt Points at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: Austin (31), Downtown (18), and Zilker (6).
163 restaurants
Cocktail · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Indian · $$ · Austin
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Mexican · $$ · Sweetbriar
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Mexican · $$ · Buda
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Deli · $$ · Austin
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Seafood · $$$ · Anderson Mill
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Mexican · $$ · River Place
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Vegetarian · $$ · Fiesta Gardens
American Express Gold Card + Upside
American · $$$$ · Bouldin Creek
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Asian · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Asian · $$$ · Great Hills
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Acai · $ · West Campus
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Poke · $$ · Austin
American Express Gold Card + Upside
American · $$ · Central East Austin
American Express Gold Card + Upside
American · $$ · Dawson
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Japanese · $$$ · Gateway
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Japanese · $$ · Saint John
American Express Gold Card + Upside
American · $$ · Travis Heights
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Mexican · $$ · Allandale
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Mexican · $$ · Old West Austin
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Mexican · $$ · Holly
American Express Gold Card + Upside
American · $$ · Hudson Bend
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Pizza · $$$ · Austin
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Healthy · $$ · The Domain
American Express Gold Card + Upside
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 (163 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (135) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 163 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 5 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 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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