District - San Jose
up to20%Tapas · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+12 more
76 restaurants in San Jose, CA that pay SkyMiles Dining
SkyMiles Dining pays SkyMiles at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: Silicon Valley (63), Clovercrest (1), and Crescent Village (1).
76 restaurants
Steakhouse · $$$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 moreCasa Villa
up to20%Brunch · $$$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreHobee's - San Jose
up to20%American · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreHealthy · $ · Santana Row
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreHealthy · $ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreThe Farmers Union
up to20%American · $$$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreAgua Salada
up to16%Mexican · $$$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreBill of Fare
up to16%American · $$$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreAmerican · $$$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreUna Mas Mexican Grill
up to16%Mexican · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreAloha Fresh
up to12%Poke · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreAstroid Burgers and Wings
up to12%American · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreBB.Q Chicken San Jose
up to12%Chicken · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreChocolate Bash
up to12%Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreCrystal Taqueria
up to12%Mexican · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCurry Pizza House
up to12%Pizza · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 morePizza · $$ · San Francisco - Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreCurry Pizza House (San Jose)
up to12%Pizza · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreEl Tule Mexican Restaurant
up to12%Mexican · $$$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreFish & Things Poke Bar
up to12%Poke · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreHukilau
up to12%Poke · $$$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 morei-Tea SR
up to12%Asian · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreJohn's of Willow Glen
up to12%Breakfast · $$ · Silicon Valley
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more
- Restaurants
- 76
- Neighborhoods
- 14
- Cuisines
- 45
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 1
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in San Jose
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. AAdvantage Dining (76 restaurants) and TrueBlue Dining (76) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 76 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
Perk at 1 restaurant hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
14 dining programs that pay in San Jose
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- 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
- Hilton Honors Dining76 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn75 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham74 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining73 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining70 restaurants5% back
- Bilt Dining66 restaurants1 point per $1
- Upside57 restaurantsUp to 12% back
- inKind7 restaurants20% back
45 cuisines in San Jose
- Mexican16
- American15
- Pizza12
- Italian7
- Breakfast7
- Asian7
- Brunch7
- Indian7
- Coffee/Tea5
- Juices/Smoothies5
- Bubble/Boba Tea5
- Vietnamese4
- Poke3
- Latin3
- Café3
- Sushi3
- Noodles3
- Seafood3
- Burgers2
- Chinese2
- Bar/Club/Lounge2
- Middle Eastern2
- Japanese2
- Healthy2
- Chicken1
- Steakhouse1
- Burmese1
- Dessert/Bakery1
- Southwestern/Tex Mex1
- Tapas1
- Hawaiian1
- Greek1
- Barbecue1
- French1
- Specialty Foods1
- FUSION1
- Sandwiches1
- Hot Pot1
- German1
- European1
- Brew Pub/Brewery1
- Salads1
- Wine bar1
- Portuguese1
- Thai1
48 neighborhoods in San Jose
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