Lavender Room
up to20%Caribbean · $$ · Bed–Stuy
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inKind pays inKind Cash at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: Midtown West (83), Chelsea (81), and Williamsburg (76).
1,356 restaurants
Caribbean · $$ · Bed–Stuy
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Middle Eastern · $$ · Bedford-Stuyvesant
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French · $$$ · Midtown East
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French Bistro · $$ · Greenwich Village
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Italian & Pizza · $ · Garment District
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American · $$ · Greenwich Village
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Italian · $ · Boerum Hill
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French Bistro · $$ · Lower East Side
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Mediterranean · $$ · Upper West Side
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Italian · $$ · East Village
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Bistro · $$ · West Village
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Pizza · $$ · West Village
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American · $$ · Flatiron
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Mediterranean · $ · Greenpoint
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Mexican · $ · Ironbound
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Greek · $ · Midtown West
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Italian · $$ · Hell's Kitchen
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Barbecue · $$ · Williamsburg
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Southeast Asian · $ · Tribeca
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Indian · $ · Greenwich Village
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Korean · $ · Englewood Cliffs
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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. inKind (1,356 restaurants) and Bilt Dining (267) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 1,356 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 295 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 5 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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