Bistro Du Jour - District Wharf
up to20%French · $ · Southwest Waterfront
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%IHG Dine & Earn8x+8 more
34 restaurants in Washington 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: Falls Church (4), DC Other (2), and Logan Circle (2).
34 restaurants
Code Red
up to20%American · $$ · Washington D.C.
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Upside8%+1 moreElena James
up to20%American · $$ · Chevy Chase
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Upside8%+2 moreKBird
up to20%Cocktail · $$ · Logan Circle
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreCarving Room NoMa
up to16%American · $$$$ · DC Other
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreHimalayan Doko
up to16%Himalayan · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreMixxed Food & Drinks
up to16%American · $$$ · Adams Morgan
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside13%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreRuffino's - Arlington
up to16%Italian · $$$ · Falls Church
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside10%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreSala Thai - Minnesota Ave
up to16%Thai · $$$ · DC Other
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside11%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreNando's PERi-PERi - Ballston
up to15%South African · Ballston
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Alice Cocktail Bar
up to12%Cocktail bar · $ · Old Town
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreAppioo African Bar & Grill
up to12%African · $$$ · Logan Circle
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreAwakening Bar and Grill
up to12%American · $$$ · Capitol Hill
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreBob & Edith's Diner
up to12%American · $$ · Jefferson Manor
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreFar East Restaurant
up to12%Chinese · $$$$ · Rockville
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreGenki Izakaya
up to12%Japanese · $$ · Fairfax
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreJapanese · $$ · Rockville
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreMamma Lucia - College Park
up to12%Italian · $$ · Cherry Hill
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more
- Restaurants
- 34
- Neighborhoods
- 27
- Cuisines
- 27
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 5
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Washington
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 (34 restaurants) and Rakuten Dining (26) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 34 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 5 restaurants hereCard details
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
14 dining programs that pay in Washington
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- Upside34 restaurantsUp to 28% back
- Rakuten Dining26 restaurants5% back
- AAdvantage Dining24 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining24 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town24 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining24 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining24 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining24 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn24 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Bilt Dining24 restaurants1 point per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining23 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining23 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham22 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- inKind4 restaurants20% back
27 cuisines in Washington
212 neighborhoods in Washington
- Falls Church4
- DC Other2
- Logan Circle2
- Rockville2
- Silver Spring2
- Adams Morgan1
- Alexandria1
- Antrim1
- Ballston1
- Capitol Hill1
- Cherry Hill1
- Chevy Chase1
- Clarendon1
- Columbia Heights West1
- Contee1
- Del Ray1
- Downtown1
- Fairfax1
- Jefferson Manor1
- Lyon Park1
- Maywood1
- Northeast1
- Old Town1
- Penn Quarter1
- Southwest Waterfront1
- Washington D.C.1
- Woodmont Triangle1
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