Healthy · $$ · New Dorp
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Rapid Rewards Dining pays Rapid Rewards points at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: Queens (119), Bergen (96), and Essex (74).
1,402 restaurants
Healthy · $$ · New Dorp
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Café · $ · Spanish Harlem
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Deli · $$$ · Essex
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Italian · $$ · Lenox Hill
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Indian · $$ · Hudson
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Italian · $$$$ · Bergen
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Mediterranean · $$ · NoHo
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Mediterranean · $$ · The Flatiron District
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American · $$ · Garment District
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Peruvian · $$$ · Bergen
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Mexican · $$$$ · Garment District
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Mexican · $$$$ · Queens
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Cajun & Creole · $$ · Flatbush
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Indian · $$ · Hell's Kitchen
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Korean · $$$ · Bergen
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Italian · $$ · Theater District
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Burgers · $$ · Westchester
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Thai · $$ · Greenpoint
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Café · $$ · Bay Ridge
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Juices/Smoothies · $$ · Graniteville
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Café · $$ · Midland Beach
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Brazilian · $$ · Essex
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Italian · $$ · Union Square
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Italian · $$ · Chelsea
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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. Rapid Rewards Dining (1,402 restaurants) and MileagePlus Dining (1,401) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 1,402 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 209 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card detailsDining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
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