Dom's Taverna
up to20%Spanish · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 more
21 restaurants in Santa Barbara, CA that pay Hilton Honors Dining
Hilton Honors Dining pays Hilton Honors Bonus Points at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: Downtown (7), Lower State (4), and Coast Village (3).
21 restaurants
Sushi By Scratch
up to16%Sushi · $$$$ · Coast Village
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside10%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 moreCa' Dario Pizzeria Veloce
up to12%Italian · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCa'Dario Ristorante
up to12%Italian · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCali-Forno Pizzeria
up to12%American · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCarl's Jr. Milpas Santa Barbara
up to12%$$ · Milpas
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCasa Comal Cocina Mexicana
up to12%Mexican · $$ · Lower State
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreDrippin Chicken
up to12%Chicken · $$ · Lower State
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreFlavor Of India
up to12%Indian · $$ · Upper State
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreDessert/Bakery · $ · Coast Village
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreJeannine's At The Shore
up to12%Breakfast · $$ · Lower State
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLa Playa Azul Cafe
up to12%Mexican · $$ · Laguna
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLongboards Grill
up to12%Burgers · $$$ · Waterfront
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreSazon Latino Restaurant
up to12%Mexican · $$ · Westside
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreSoho Restaurant & Music Club
up to12%American · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreThe Harbor Restaurant
up to12%Seafood · $$$$ · Waterfront
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreBlue Owl, The
up to12%Asian · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreEDOMASA
up to12%Sushi · $$ · Oak Park
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+6 moreItalian · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreCa' Dario Ristorante - Montecito
up to8.8%Italian · $$ · Coast Village
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+4 moreWinery · Lower State
American Express Gold Card
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+7 more
- Restaurants
- 21
- Neighborhoods
- 9
- Cuisines
- 19
- Dining programs
- 13
- With a card perk
- 0
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Santa Barbara
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 (21 restaurants) and Eat Around Town (21) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 21 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
Card details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
13 dining programs that pay in Santa Barbara
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining21 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- Eat Around Town21 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining21 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining21 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining21 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn21 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining20 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining20 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham20 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining18 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining18 restaurants5% back
- Upside16 restaurantsUp to 10% back
- inKind1 restaurant20% back
19 cuisines in Santa Barbara
14 neighborhoods in Santa Barbara
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