1,624 restaurants in New York 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: Queens (98), Bergen (77), and Essex (63).

1,624 restaurants

  • Bakery · New Dorp Beach

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside21%
  • Café · Forest Hills

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside25%
  • Bakery · North Bayside

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside30%
  • Bakery · Downtown Brooklyn

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside27%
  • Bakery · Rego Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside27%
  • Café · Ozone Park

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside26%
  • Bakery · Coop City

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside25%
  • Paris Bar

    up to16%

    French · $$ · Midtown East

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside11%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1x
  • Park Rose

    up to16%

    Italian · $$ · Koreatown

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside14%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1x
  • American · $$ · East Village

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside13%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
  • PiCH

    up to16%

    Bar/Club/Lounge · $$$$ · Flatbush

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
  • Pink Nori

    up to16%

    Sushi · $$$ · Queens

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 more
  • Mediterranean · $$ · Kips Bay

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside14%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
  • Latin · $$$$ · Middle Village

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
  • Chinese · $$$$ · Far North

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 more
  • Prem Thai

    up to16%

    Thai · $$$ · Park Slope

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 more
  • Purépecha

    up to16%

    Mexican · $$$ · Gowanus

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside13%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
  • Rebel

    up to16%

    Caribbean · $$$$ · Lower East Side

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside19%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 more
  • Pizza · $$ · Williamsburg

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside11%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1x
  • RYNN

    up to16%

    Thai · $$$$ · Far North

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more
Restaurants
1,624
Neighborhoods
250
Cuisines
132
Dining programs
14
With a card perk
277

The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in New York

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.

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14 dining programs that pay in New York

Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.

132 cuisines in New York

419 neighborhoods in New York

398 more cities and towns in New York

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