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up to16%Middle Eastern · $ · Midtown East
American Express Gold Card + 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: Queens (98), Bergen (77), and Essex (63).
1,624 restaurants
Middle Eastern · $ · Midtown East
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Omakase · $$$ · Midtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Italian · $ · Midtown East
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Italian & Pizza · $ · Lenox Hill
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Mediterranean · $$ · East Williamsburg
American Express Gold Card + Upside
French - American · $$ · Lower East Side
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Mexican · $$$ · Queens
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Georgian · $ · Ukrainian Village| East Village
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Mediterranean · $$ · Williamsburg
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Sushi · $$$ · Williamsburg
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Sushi · $ · West Village
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Korean · $$ · Midtown Manhattan
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American · $$ · Prospect Heights
American Express Gold Card + Upside
French · $ · Chelsea
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Japanese · $ · Park Slope, Brooklyn
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Italian · $ · Soho
American Express Gold Card + Upside
American · $$ · Little Italy
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Argentinian Steakhouse · $$ · Gramercy
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Chinese · $ · West Harlem
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Experimental · $ · Queens
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Steakhouse · $$ · Crown Heights
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Mediterranean · $ · Hell's Kitchen
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Indian · $ · East Village
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Italian · $$ · Washington Heights
American Express Gold Card + Upside
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 (1,624 restaurants) and Bilt Dining (1,261) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 1,624 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 277 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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