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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

  • Taqueria Emilio 2

    up to12%

    American · $$ · Belmont

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Tavern 61

    up to12%

    American · $$ · Bergen

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Teura

    up to12%

    Pasta · $$ · Coney Island

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • Thai Mexican Station

    up to12%

    Thai · $$ · Bergen

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Back Room

    up to12%

    Bar/Club/Lounge · $$$$ · Lower East Side

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Bakery Room

    up to12%

    Café · $$ · Midtown East

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Blend Factory

    up to12%

    Healthy · $$ · East Williamsburg

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The C List Cocktail Bar

    up to12%

    Bar/Pub Fare · $$$ · Crown Heights

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Chicken Koop

    up to12%

    American · $$ · Williamsburg

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Edge

    up to12%

    American · $$$ · Harlem

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Filling Station Manhattan

    up to12%

    American · $$ · Turtle Bay

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Good Eats Experience

    up to12%

    American · $$$ · Essex

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Halal Guys

    up to12%

    Middle Eastern · $$ · Bergen

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Hive Bar & Bistro

    up to12%

    Bar/Pub Fare · $$ · Bergen

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Hutton Restaurant & Bar

    up to12%

    American · $$ · Jersey City

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside6%Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1x

  • The Irish American

    up to12%

    American · $$ · Financial District

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Kettle Black

    up to12%

    Bar/Pub Fare · $$ · Bay Ridge

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Lexington Social

    up to12%

    $$ · Spanish Harlem

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Upside6%Rakuten Dining5%

  • The Luxurious IBB

    up to12%

    Middle Eastern · $$ · Bay Ridge

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Manor Restaurant

    up to12%

    American · $$$ · Emerson Hill

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The Parc Tavern

    up to12%

    American · $$ · Hudson

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more

  • The RITZ BAR & LOUNGE

    up to12%

    Bar/Club/Lounge · $$ · Hell's Kitchen

    American Express Gold Card + Upside

    Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+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

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