Butcher & the Boar
up to20%American · $$$$ · North Loop
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 more
75 restaurants in Minneapolis, MN that pay Upside
Upside pays cash back at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: Downtown West (11), North Loop (7), and East Isles (4).
75 restaurants
Earl Giles
up to20%American · $$ · Northeast
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreMother Clucker's Pizza
up to20%American · $$ · Loring Park
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreChloe Mpls
up to16%European · $ · Downtown East
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditUpside11%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreEaTo
up to16%Italian · $ · Downtown West
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditUpside11%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreEthiopian/Eritrean · $$ · Columbia
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Upside14%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreBoketto
up to16%Seafood · $$$$ · Blackstone
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 moreCRAVE - Minneapolis
up to16%Pizza · $$$ · Downtown West
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreFlamin' Thai
up to16%Thai · $$ · Nicollet Island
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreFork'd
up to16%American · $$ · Sherwood Forest
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Bilt Dining1xKumar's Express Stadium Village
up to16%Indian · $$ · Prospect Park
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Upside14%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreLos Andes Latin Bistro
up to16%South American · $$ · Lyndale
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Upside10%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreLos Andes Latin Bistro N.E.
up to16%$$ · Bottineau
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside10%Rakuten Dining5%Luna & The Bear
up to16%American · $$$ · Whittier
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside13%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreNew York Gyro Lake Street
up to16%Mediterranean · $$ · Whittier
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Bilt Dining1xNew York Gyro Lyndale Ave
up to16%Global · $$ · Lowry Hill East
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xNouvelle Kitchen Brewery
up to16%$$ · Minneapolis
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Rakuten Dining5%Oga Madam Kitchen
up to16%African · $$$ · Centennial
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreSonora Mexican Kitchen Bar
up to16%$$ · Loring Park
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside12%Rakuten Dining5%
- Restaurants
- 75
- Neighborhoods
- 37
- Cuisines
- 38
- 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. Upside (75 restaurants) and Rakuten Dining (63) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 75 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.
- Upside75 restaurantsUp to 26% back
- Rakuten Dining63 restaurants5% back
- Bilt Dining61 restaurants1 point per $1
- AAdvantage Dining59 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining59 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town59 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining59 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining59 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining59 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining59 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining59 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn59 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham59 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- inKind3 restaurants20% back
38 cuisines in Minneapolis
- American17
- Pizza7
- Indian7
- Mexican6
- Dessert/Bakery4
- Bar/Club/Lounge3
- FUSION3
- Burgers3
- African2
- Asian2
- Café2
- Bar/Pub Fare2
- Brew Pub/Brewery2
- Sandwiches2
- Mediterranean2
- Spanish2
- Ethiopian/Eritrean1
- Korean/Korean BBQ1
- Seafood1
- European1
- Greek1
- Italian1
- Latin1
- Thai1
- Poke1
- Japanese1
- Sushi1
- Chinese1
- Argentinean1
- South American1
- Chicken1
- Global1
- Hawaiian1
- Steakhouse1
- Tapas/Small Plates1
- Texas barbecue1
- Tex-Mex1
- Entertainment1
69 neighborhoods in Minneapolis
- Downtown West11
- North Loop7
- East Isles4
- Loring Park4
- Lowry Hill East4
- Whittier4
- Minneapolis3
- Prospect Park3
- CARAG2
- Centennial2
- Downtown East2
- Nicollet Island2
- Northeast2
- Tangletown2
- Aquila1
- Blackstone1
- Bottineau1
- Cedar-Isles-Dean1
- Central1
- Cleveland1
- Columbia1
- East Calhoun (ECCO)1
- Fulton1
- Hawthorne1
- Holland1
- King Field1
- Lee Park1
- Linden Hills1
- Longfellow1
- Lyndale1
- Midtown Phillips1
- Nicollet Island - East Bank1
- Prospect Park - East River Road1
- Seward1
- Sherwood Forest1
- University of Minnesota1
- Windom1
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