Johnny Mañana’s - San Diego
up to12%Mexican · $$ · Ocean Beach
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
33 Mexican restaurants in San Diego, CA that earn more on your cards
San Diego, CA has 33 Mexican restaurants in our listings: 33 take a dining program and none has a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Hillcrest (4), San Diego (4), and Gaslamp (3).
33 restaurants
Kabob House - San Diego
up to12%Mediterranean · $$ · San Diego
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreSmoky Habanero
up to12%Mexican · $$ · North Park
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreThe Craft Taco
up to12%Mexican · $$$ · Torrey Preserve
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreAwol
up to8.8%Bar/Club/Lounge · $$ · Hillcrest
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+7 moreCasa Octavio
up to8%Mexican · $$ · East Village
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreFiesta Mexican Grille
up to8%Mexican · $$ · Sorrento Valley
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreTaCaliente Mexican Grill
up to8%Mexican · $$ · Hillcrest
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Bilt Dining1x
- Restaurants
- 33
- Neighborhoods
- 18
- Cuisines
- 13
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 0
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in San Diego
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 33 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
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14 dining programs that pay in San Diego
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- 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
- Atmos Rewards Dining24 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining24 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn24 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham24 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining24 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining23 restaurants5% back
- Upside14 restaurantsUp to 12% back
- inKind6 restaurants20% back
12 cuisines in San Diego
Mexican in 18 San Diego neighborhoods
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