The Silk Restaurant
up to15%Indian · $$ · Coolidge Corner
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditUpside9%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 more
294 restaurants in Boston that pay Bilt Dining
Bilt Dining pays Bilt Points at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: South Shore (30), Boston (20), and North Shore (16).
294 restaurants
Althea
up to15%American · $$ · Central Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Bilt Dining1xBar 'Cino - Watertown
up to15%Italian · $$$$ · Downtown Watertown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 moreCósmica
up to15%Mexican · $$$ · Ellis
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreMare Oyster Bar
up to15%Italian · $$$ · North End
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xDesi Dhaba
up to14%Indian · $$ · Central Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside8%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xDumpling House
up to14%Chinese · $$$ · Riverside
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside8%+9 moreTavern of Tales
up to14%Café · $$ · Parker Hill
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside8%+10 moreZuzu Momo
up to14%Indian · $$ · Boston
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside8%+10 moreBarra
up to13%Mexican · $$ · Somerville, Union Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditUpside7%Rakuten Dining5%+1 more730 Tavern Kitchen & Patio
up to13%American · $$ · Central Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
IHG Dine & Earn8xUpside7%AAdvantage Dining5x+4 moreBack Deck
up to13%American · $$$ · Theatre District
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside7%+10 moreDakzen
up to13%Asian · $ · West Somerville
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside7%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xEva
up to13%American · $$ · Back Bay
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside7%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xFuji at Assembly
up to13%Asian · $$ · Assembly Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside7%+7 moreGrendel's Den Restaurant & Bar
up to13%American · $$ · Harvard Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside7%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xLe Madeline
up to13%Asian · $$$ · Boston
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside7%+9 moreMela Indian Restaurant
up to13%Indian · $$ · Union Park
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside7%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xThe Q Restaurant
up to13%Hot Pot · $$ · Chinatown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside7%+10 moreLa Hacienda - Boston
up to12%Mexican · $$ · Central Square
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreLa Hacienda - Revere
up to12%Mexican · $$ · Boston
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreShaking Crab Boston Common
up to12%Seafood · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreShaking Crab Quincy
up to12%Seafood · $$ · South Shore
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 more
- Restaurants
- 294
- Neighborhoods
- 120
- Cuisines
- 67
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 21
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Boston
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 (294 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (236) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 294 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 18 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 3 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
14 dining programs that pay in Boston
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- Bilt Dining294 restaurants1 point per $1
- AAdvantage Dining236 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining236 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Eat Around Town234 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining234 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn233 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining232 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham231 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining223 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining222 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining222 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining220 restaurants5% back
- Upside201 restaurantsUp to 19% back
- inKind24 restaurants20% back
67 cuisines in Boston
- American64
- Italian46
- Pizza37
- Asian25
- Mexican24
- Indian22
- Mediterranean16
- Sandwiches12
- Seafood11
- Japanese9
- Thai9
- Breakfast8
- Healthy8
- Juices/Smoothies8
- Chinese8
- Café8
- Bar/Pub Fare7
- Brazilian6
- Coffee/Tea5
- Middle Eastern5
- Dessert/Bakery5
- Steakhouse5
- Greek5
- Bubble/Boba Tea5
- Halal4
- Barbecue4
- French4
- Bar/Club/Lounge4
- Latin4
- Cocktail4
- Deli4
- Caribbean3
- Korean3
- Peruvian3
- Vegan3
- Vegetarian3
- Wine bar2
- Nepalese2
- Spanish2
- Home Cooking2
- African2
- Korean/Korean BBQ2
- Hot Pot2
- Sushi2
- Chicken2
- Cajun & Creole2
- Burgers2
- Brew Pub/Brewery2
- Brunch2
- Cocktail bar1
- Colombian1
- Turkish1
- Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt/Gelato1
- Vietnamese1
- Jewish1
- Global1
- Kosher1
- Wings1
- Subs1
- Moroccan1
- Roast Beef1
- Bars & Breweries1
- Irish1
- Southwestern/Tex Mex1
- Pasta1
- Entertainment1
- Speakeasy1
185 neighborhoods in Boston
- South Shore30
- Boston20
- North Shore16
- North End14
- Central Square9
- Back Bay8
- Coolidge Corner7
- North End Boston6
- Arlington5
- Cambridge5
- Union Square5
- Allston4
- Brookline4
- Financial District4
- Harvard Square4
- Inman Square4
- Wellington Harrington4
- Davis Square3
- Downtown3
- Fenway3
- MIT3
- Norwood Centre3
- South End3
- South Medford3
- Swampscott3
- Theatre District3
- Ball Square2
- Beacon Hill2
- Braintree2
- Central Massachusetts2
- Chester Square2
- Chinatown2
- Dedham2
- Dedham Square2
- East Boston2
- East Somerville2
- Fort Point2
- Haymarket2
- Lexington2
- Merrimack Valley2
- Norwood2
- Packard's Corner2
- Peabody2
- Riverside2
- Saugus2
- Somerville2
- Stoneham2
- Union Park2
- Wellesley Square2
- West Newton2
- Assembly Square1
- Bank Square1
- Belmont1
- Blackstone1
- Boston Common1
- Brighton1
- Brookline Hills1
- Burlington1
- City Point1
- Claremont1
- Cleveland Circle1
- Copley Place1
- Dorchester1
- Downtown Crossing1
- Downtown Watertown1
- Downtown Woburn1
- Dudley Square1
- East Cambridge1
- East Lynn1
- East Watertown1
- Ellis1
- Fanueil Hall1
- Glenwood1
- Government Center1
- Holbrook1
- Hyde Park1
- Hyde Square1
- Kendall Square1
- Kenmore1
- Leather District1
- Lower Allston1
- Lower Mills1
- Lynn1
- Marblehead1
- Medford Hillside1
- Mid-Cambridge1
- Milton1
- Natick1
- Newton1
- Newton Center1
- Newton Centre1
- Newton Highlands1
- Nonantum1
- North Cambridge1
- North Saugus1
- North Woburn1
- Oak Square1
- Park Avenue and the Hills1
- Parker Hill1
- Porter Square1
- Proctor1
- Randolph1
- Roxbury1
- Seaport1
- Seaport District1
- Somerville, Union Square1
- South Boston1
- Southeastern1
- SoWa1
- Spring Hill1
- Teele Square1
- The Neck1
- Washington Square1
- West Somerville1
- Western Massachusetts1
- Westwood1
- Weymouth1
- Wilmington1
- Wollaston1
- Wyoming1
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- Worcester35 restaurants
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- Westborough13 restaurants
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