15 restaurants in Columbia, SC that pay Upside
Upside pays 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: Columbia (6), Deaswood (2), and Forest Acres (2).
15 restaurants
Pizza · Columbia
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside17%Clean Juice
up to12%Juices/Smoothies · $ · Deaswood
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreEnVee Restaurant & Bar
up to12%Bar/Club/Lounge · $$$ · Columbia
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreFirehouse Subs - Forest
up to12%American · Forest Acres
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreFirehouse Subs - Garners Ferry
up to12%American · Hampton-Wildcat
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLegacy Caribbean Bar & Grill
up to12%Caribbean · Columbia
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreRoom Service Bistro
up to12%American · $$ · Columbia
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreVicious Biscuit
up to12%Brunch · $$ · Forest Acres
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 15
- Neighborhoods
- 7
- Cuisines
- 11
- Dining programs
- 12
- With a card perk
- 0
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Columbia
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. Upside (15 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (7) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 15 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
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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
12 dining programs that pay in Columbia
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- Upside15 restaurantsUp to 25% back
- AAdvantage Dining7 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining7 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town7 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining7 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining7 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining7 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining7 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining7 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn7 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham7 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining7 restaurants5% back
11 cuisines in Columbia
20 neighborhoods in Columbia
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