IHG Dine & Earn: earn 1–8 points per $1 at 21,864 restaurants

Earn IHG One Rewards points at participating restaurants when you pay with a credit or debit card linked to IHG One Rewards Dine & Earn; up to 8 points per $1 depending on membership level.

Join IHG Dine & Earn See all 1,405 in New York

Restaurants: 21,864
Cities: 3477
Top tier: 1–8 points per $1; VIP
Monthly cap: None listed

How IHG Dine & Earn works, in 4 steps

Join for free with your IHG One Rewards number.
Link a credit or debit card.
Dine at a participating restaurant and pay with a linked card.
Points post to your account; the amount depends on your membership level.

3 tiers, from 1 point per $1 to 1–8 points per $1

Tier	Earn	How to qualify
BasicWhere you startJoin and link a card; opt out of program emails	1 point per $1	Join and link a card; opt out of program emails
SelectOpt in to program emails	5 points per $1	Opt in to program emails
VIPAfter 11 qualified dines in a calendar year (the 12th earns at VIP), while opted in to program emails	8 points per $1	After 11 qualified dines in a calendar year (the 12th earns at VIP), while opted in to program emails

The 5 best cards to link to IHG Dine & Earn

What a $100 dinner earns with each card linked, at the Basic tier: the card's own rate plus the program's. Dollar values are estimates at our valuations.

American Express Gold Card$325 annual fee≈$6.606.6%4x Membership Rewards points≈$6.00+100 IHG One Rewards points≈$0.60≈$6.606.6%
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card$95 annual fee≈$6.006%3x Chase Ultimate Rewards points≈$5.40+100 IHG One Rewards points≈$0.60≈$6.006%
Chase Sapphire Reserve$795 annual fee≈$6.006%3x Chase Ultimate Rewards points≈$5.40+100 IHG One Rewards points≈$0.60≈$6.006%
Citi Strata Premier Card$95 annual fee≈$5.405.4%3x Citi ThankYou Points≈$4.80+100 IHG One Rewards points≈$0.60≈$5.405.4%
Bilt Palladium Card$495 annual fee≈$5.005%2x Bilt Rewards points≈$4.40+100 IHG One Rewards points≈$0.60≈$5.005%

One Rewards Network program per card. A card linked to IHG Dine & Earn can't also earn TrueBlue Dining, Eat Around Town, AAdvantage Dining, MileagePlus Dining, SkyMiles Dining, Rapid Rewards Dining, Hilton Honors Dining, Dine Out with Wyndham, Atmos Rewards Dining, or Rakuten Dining, so put your best dining card on the program whose currency you value most and link your other cards elsewhere.

8 restaurants that take IHG Dine & Earn

Hercules Churrasqueria Bar & Restaurant of Bay Shore
up to12%
Latin · $$$ · Suffolk
American Express Gold Card + Upside
IHG Dine & Earn8xHilton Honors Dining8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
(h)ours at Manifest - 3rd Street
up to20%
American · $ · Union Market
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditIHG Dine & Earn8xinKind20%+9 more
&Bake Cafe By Take Ur Seat Too
up to12%
Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Rancho Cucamonga
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
IHG Dine & Earn8xHilton Honors Dining8xEat Around Town6x+8 more
&Pizza
up to12%
Pizza · $$ · Bergen
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
IHG Dine & Earn8xHilton Honors Dining8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
#1 AYCE Sushi
up to12%
$ · Peoria Crossing
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditIHG Dine & Earn8xHilton Honors Dining8x+11 more
#VYBE
up to8.8%
Bar/Club/Lounge · Golden Triangle
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
IHG Dine & Earn8xHilton Honors Dining8xEat Around Town6x+8 more
1 + 1 Hibachi Express
up to12%
Japanese · $$ · Neabsco
American Express Gold Card + Upside
IHG Dine & Earn8xHilton Honors Dining8xEat Around Town6x+10 more
100 Montaditos
up to12%
Tapas/Small Plates · $$ · Doral
American Express Gold Card + Upside
IHG Dine & Earn8xHilton Honors Dining8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

4 terms to know

A card can be linked to only one Rewards Network dining program at a time; linking it to another program removes it from this one.
Up to twelve cards can be linked.
The program sets no overall limit on what a member can earn; each restaurant sets its own limits, shown on its page.
VIP status can also be granted for a limited time in select marketing campaigns.

1 source, verified Oct 9, 2026

Verified against the program's published terms on Oct 9, 2026.

Program terms source

4 questions, answered

How much does IHG Dine & Earn earn?

New members earn 1 point per $1 at the Basic tier. Select earns 5 points per $1 (opt in to program emails); VIP earns 8 points per $1 (after 11 qualified dines in a calendar year (the 12th earns at vip), while opted in to program emails).

Does IHG Dine & Earn stack with my credit card's rewards?

Yes. IHG Dine & Earn pays IHG One Rewards points on top of whatever your card earns at the restaurant. With the American Express Gold Card linked, a $100 dinner earns $6.00 from the card and $0.60 from IHG Dine & Earn: about $6.60 together at our valuations.

Can I link a card to IHG Dine & Earn and another Rewards Network program?

No. A card can be linked to only one Rewards Network program at a time, so a card in IHG Dine & Earn can't also earn TrueBlue Dining, Eat Around Town, AAdvantage Dining, MileagePlus Dining, SkyMiles Dining, Rapid Rewards Dining, Hilton Honors Dining, Dine Out with Wyndham, Atmos Rewards Dining, or Rakuten Dining. Link different cards to different programs.

Where can I use IHG Dine & Earn?

At 21,864 participating restaurants we list across 3,477 cities, the most in New York (1,405). Restaurants join and leave programs, so check the program's own listing before you go.

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