Latin · $$$ · Suffolk
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Rapid Rewards Dining3xHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 more
Rapid Rewards Dining: earn 0.5–3 points per $1 at 21,667 restaurants
Earn Rapid Rewards points at participating restaurants when you pay with a credit or debit card linked to Rapid Rewards Dining; up to 3 points per $1 for members who opt in to program emails.
- Restaurants
- 21,667
- Cities
- 3461
- Top tier
- 0.5–3 points per $1
- Email opt-in
- Monthly cap
- None listed
How Rapid Rewards Dining works, in 4 steps
Join for free with your Rapid 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.
2 tiers, from 0.5 points per $1 to 0.5–3 points per $1
| Tier | Earn | How to qualify |
|---|---|---|
| MemberWhere you startJoin and link a card; opt out of program emails (1 point per $2) | 0.5 points per $1 | |
| Email opt-inOpt in to program emails | 3 points per $1 |
The 5 best cards to link to Rapid Rewards Dining
What a $100 dinner earns with each card linked, at the Member tier: the card's own rate plus the program's. Dollar values are estimates at our valuations.
- American Express Gold Card$325 annual fee≈$6.636.6%4x Membership Rewards points≈$6.00+50 Rapid Rewards points≈$0.63≈$6.636.6%
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Card$95 annual fee≈$6.036%3x Chase Ultimate Rewards points≈$5.40+50 Rapid Rewards points≈$0.63≈$6.036%
- Chase Sapphire Reserve$795 annual fee≈$6.036%3x Chase Ultimate Rewards points≈$5.40+50 Rapid Rewards points≈$0.63≈$6.036%
- Citi Strata Premier Card$95 annual fee≈$5.435.4%3x Citi ThankYou Points≈$4.80+50 Rapid Rewards points≈$0.63≈$5.435.4%
- Bilt Palladium Card$495 annual fee≈$5.035%2x Bilt Rewards points≈$4.40+50 Rapid Rewards points≈$0.63≈$5.035%
- One Rewards Network program per card. A card linked to Rapid Rewards Dining can't also earn TrueBlue Dining, Eat Around Town, AAdvantage Dining, MileagePlus Dining, SkyMiles Dining, Hilton Honors Dining, IHG Dine & Earn, 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.
Where Rapid Rewards Dining applies: 3,461 cities
Each link opens that city's map filtered to Rapid Rewards Dining.
- New York1,4021,402 restaurants
- Los Angeles828828 restaurants
- Chicago504504 restaurants
- Washington372372 restaurants
- Miami360360 restaurants
- San Francisco326326 restaurants
- Boston281281 restaurants
- Houston266266 restaurants
- Seattle240240 restaurants
- San Diego231231 restaurants
- Atlanta185185 restaurants
- Las Vegas183183 restaurants
- Tampa153153 restaurants
- Dallas152152 restaurants
- Austin149149 restaurants
- Orlando143143 restaurants
- Philadelphia138138 restaurants
- San Antonio135135 restaurants
- New Orleans132132 restaurants
- Charlotte126126 restaurants
- Phoenix122122 restaurants
- Denver121121 restaurants
- Nashville120120 restaurants
- Tucson116116 restaurants
- 3,437 more cities and towns: browse by state
8 restaurants that take Rapid Rewards Dining
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up to20%American · $ · Union Market
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditRapid Rewards Dining3xinKind20%+9 more&Bake Cafe By Take Ur Seat Too
up to12%Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Rancho Cucamonga
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Rapid Rewards Dining3xHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 more&Pizza
up to12%Pizza · $$ · Bergen
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Rapid Rewards Dining3xHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 more#1 AYCE Sushi
up to12%$ · Peoria Crossing
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditRapid Rewards Dining3xHilton Honors Dining8x+11 more#VYBE
up to8.8%Bar/Club/Lounge · Golden Triangle
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Rapid Rewards Dining3xHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 more1 + 1 Hibachi Express
up to12%Japanese · $$ · Neabsco
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Rapid Rewards Dining3xHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more100 Montaditos
up to12%Tapas/Small Plates · $$ · Doral
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Rapid Rewards Dining3xHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
3 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.
1 source, verified Oct 9, 2026
Verified against the program's published terms on Oct 9, 2026.
Program terms source(opens in a new tab)4 questions, answered
How much does Rapid Rewards Dining earn?
New members earn 0.5 points per $1 at the Member tier. Email opt-in earns 3 points per $1 (opt in to program emails).
Does Rapid Rewards Dining stack with my credit card's rewards?
Yes. Rapid Rewards Dining pays Rapid 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 $0.63 from Rapid Rewards Dining: about $6.63 together at our valuations.
Can I link a card to Rapid Rewards Dining and another Rewards Network program?
No. A card can be linked to only one Rewards Network program at a time, so a card in Rapid Rewards Dining can't also earn TrueBlue Dining, Eat Around Town, AAdvantage Dining, MileagePlus Dining, SkyMiles Dining, Hilton Honors Dining, IHG Dine & Earn, Dine Out with Wyndham, Atmos Rewards Dining, or Rakuten Dining. Link different cards to different programs.
Where can I use Rapid Rewards Dining?
At 21,667 participating restaurants we list across 3,461 cities, the most in New York (1,402). Restaurants join and leave programs, so check the program's own listing before you go.
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