Brites Soft Serve
up to12%Dessert/Bakery · $ · Pacific Beach
American Express Gold Card + Upside
San Diego, CA has 24 Dessert/Bakery restaurants in our listings: 24 take a dining program and none has a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: San Diego (3), Little Italy (2), and Mira Mesa (2).
24 restaurants
Dessert/Bakery · $ · Pacific Beach
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Coffee/Tea · $$ · Mission Valley East
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Dessert/Bakery · $ · Little Italy
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Dessert/Bakery · $ · Mira Mesa
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt/Gelato · $$ · Pacific Beach
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Café · $$ · San Diego
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
American · $$ · San Diego
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
American · $$ · North Park
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Clairemont Mesa East
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Coffee/Tea · $$ · Bay Park
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Dessert/Bakery · $$ · 4S Ranch
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Mira Mesa
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Clairemont Mesa West
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Café · $$ · University City
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Italian · $ · Mission Valley East
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Core-Columbia
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Coffee/Tea · $$ · Midtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Coffee/Tea · $$ · North Park
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
American · $ · Serra Mesa
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Kearny Mesa
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Coffee/Tea · $$ · San Diego
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
French · $$ · Little Italy
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Coffee/Tea · $ · Hillcrest
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Coffee/Tea · $$ · Old Town
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
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. AAdvantage Dining (24 restaurants) and TrueBlue Dining (24) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 24 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
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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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