Frenchy's Hideout
up to20%French · $$$$ · Hillcrest
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%IHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+5 more
9 Wine bars in San Diego, CA that earn more on your cards
San Diego, CA has 9 Wine bars in our listings: 8 take a dining program and 1 has a card perk. Most common price: $$$ (expensive). Top neighborhoods: San Diego (2), Del Cerro (1), and Gaslamp (1).
9 restaurants
Wine Girl
up to16%Wine bar · $$$ · Gaslamp
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside12%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreKnB Bistro #2
up to15%Wine bar · $$ · Tierrasanta
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreRoVino
up to15%Italian · $$$ · Harborview
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Upside9%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreKnB Bistro
up to14%Wine bar · $$$ · Del Cerro
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside8%+10 moreBarrel Riot
up to12%American · $$ · Rancho Bernardo
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCottage Drive-In
up to12%Wine bar · $$$ · North Park
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 9
- Neighborhoods
- 8
- Cuisines
- 4
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 1
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 (7 restaurants) and Eat Around Town (7) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 9 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
Perk at 1 restaurant 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 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 Dining7 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- Eat Around Town7 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining7 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining7 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining7 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn7 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham7 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining6 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining6 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining6 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- Bilt Dining6 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining6 restaurants5% back
- Upside5 restaurantsUp to 12% back
- inKind1 restaurant20% back
3 cuisines in San Diego
Wine bar in 8 San Diego neighborhoods
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