Nothing Bundt Cakes
up to12%Dessert/Bakery · $$ · North Loop
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more
85 restaurants in Minneapolis, MN that pay Rakuten Dining
Rakuten Dining pays Rakuten Cash Back at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: Downtown West (11), North Loop (7), and Loring Park (5).
85 restaurants
Oki Doki Sushi
up to12%Asian · $$ · Prospect Park
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreONO HAWAIIAN PLATES
up to12%Hawaiian · $$ · Seward
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 morePatrick's Bakery and Cafe
up to12%Dessert/Bakery · Windom
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreRaag Progressive Indian Cuisine
up to12%Indian · $$$ · Fulton
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreRincon 38
up to12%Spanish · $$$ · King Field
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreTAP IN Kitchen & Cocktails
up to12%Entertainment · $$ · Cleveland
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreThe Copper Hen
up to12%American · $$$ · Whittier
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreThe Crooked Pint Ale House
up to12%American · $$ · Downtown West
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreToppers Pizza - Lyndale
up to12%Pizza · $$$ · Lowry Hill East
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreTwo Mixed Up
up to12%American · $$ · Downtown West
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreTwo Mixed Up
up to12%American · $$ · North Loop
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreUptown Lobby
up to12%Spanish · $$$$ · East Calhoun (ECCO)
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreWrap Wrad
up to12%Pizza · $$ · North Loop
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreWrecktangle Pizza - LynLake
up to12%Pizza · $$ · CARAG
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreAfro Deli & Grill
up to12%African · $ · University of Minnesota
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreBom Dia Treats
up to12%Healthy · $$ · Downtown West
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCaphin Minneapolis
up to12%Café · $ · Downtown East
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCold Stone Creamery
up to12%Dessert/Bakery · $ · Minneapolis
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreDunn Brothers Coffee
up to12%Café · $$ · Minneapolis
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreFlamin Thai
up to12%$$ · Nicollet Island - East Bank
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Rakuten Dining5%Kumars Express
up to12%Indian · $$ · Prospect Park - East River Road
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Rakuten Dining5%Los Andes Latin Bistro NE
up to12%South American · $$$ · Bottineau
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 85
- Neighborhoods
- 40
- Cuisines
- 43
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 5
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Minneapolis
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. Rakuten Dining (85 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (76) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 85 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 4 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 details
14 dining programs that pay in Minneapolis
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- Rakuten Dining85 restaurants5% back
- AAdvantage Dining76 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining76 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town76 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining76 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining76 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining76 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining76 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining76 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn76 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham76 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining75 restaurants1 point per $1
- Upside63 restaurantsUp to 15% back
- inKind3 restaurants20% back
43 cuisines in Minneapolis
- American20
- Indian8
- Mexican8
- Pizza6
- Bar/Pub Fare6
- Dessert/Bakery5
- Asian4
- Café4
- African3
- Bar/Club/Lounge3
- FUSION3
- Brew Pub/Brewery3
- Latin2
- Sandwiches2
- Chinese2
- Steakhouse2
- South American2
- Irish2
- Spanish2
- Eclectic/Fusion2
- Ethiopian/Eritrean1
- Korean/Korean BBQ1
- Healthy1
- Juices/Smoothies1
- European1
- Greek1
- Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt/Gelato1
- Coffee/Tea1
- Italian1
- Burgers1
- Thai1
- Poke1
- Japanese1
- Sushi1
- South Indian1
- Argentinean1
- Chicken1
- Global1
- Hawaiian1
- Tapas/Small Plates1
- Barbecue1
- Entertainment1
- Mediterranean1
69 neighborhoods in Minneapolis
- Downtown West11
- North Loop7
- Loring Park5
- Minneapolis5
- Prospect Park4
- Bottineau3
- CARAG3
- Downtown East3
- East Isles3
- Lowry Hill East3
- Nicollet Island3
- Whittier3
- Centennial2
- Northeast2
- Tangletown2
- University of Minnesota2
- Aquila1
- Armatage1
- Blackstone1
- Cedar-Isles-Dean1
- Central1
- Cleveland1
- Columbia1
- East Calhoun (ECCO)1
- Fulton1
- Holland1
- Howe1
- King Field1
- Lee Park1
- Linden Hills1
- Longfellow1
- Lyndale1
- Midtown Phillips1
- Minnehaha1
- Nicollet Island - East Bank1
- Prospect Park - East River Road1
- Saint Anthony Park1
- Seward1
- Sheridan1
- Windom1
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