Niku Steakhouse
up to20%Steakhouse · Soma
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables creditinKind20%
36 Californian restaurants in San Francisco that earn more on your cards
San Francisco has 36 Californian restaurants in our listings: 8 take a dining program and 31 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Soma (4), Mission District (3), and Western Addition (3).
36 restaurants
3rd Cousin
up to20%Californian · $$$$ · San Francisco - Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 moreIndigo
up to14%Californian · $ · Marina
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+11 moreAbaca
up to14%Filipino · $$$$ · SF - North Beach & Fisherman's Wharf
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xUpside8%+10 moreHeirloom Cafe SF
up to12%Californian · $$ · Mission District
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+6 moreThe Fly Trap
up to12%Californian · $$$ · South of Market
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 more7 Adams
up to6%Californian · $$ · Japantown
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditGlobal Dining Access by ResyRoutier
up to6%Californian · $$ · Pacific Heights
American Express Gold Card
Resy creditGlobal Dining Access by ResyGary Danko
up to6%Californian · $$$ · Fisherman's Wharf
American Express Gold Card
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables creditResy creditAziza
up to6%Moroccan · Richmond District
American Express Gold Card
Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables credit
- Restaurants
- 36
- Neighborhoods
- 29
- Cuisines
- 16
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 31
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in San Francisco
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 (5 restaurants) and Eat Around Town (5) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 36 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 18 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 14 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
14 dining programs that pay in San Francisco
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining5 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- Eat Around Town5 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- MileagePlus Dining5 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining5 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining5 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn5 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Upside5 restaurantsUp to 8% back
- Rakuten Dining5 restaurants5% back
- TrueBlue Dining4 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining4 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining4 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham4 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- inKind3 restaurants20% back
- Bilt Dining3 restaurants1 point per $1
15 cuisines in San Francisco
Californian in 29 San Francisco neighborhoods
- Soma4
- Mission District3
- Western Addition3
- Berkeley1
- Central Richmond1
- Cow Hollow1
- Downtown Mill Valley1
- Downtown San Rafael1
- Financial District1
- Fisherman's Wharf1
- Inner Mission1
- Japantown1
- Marina1
- Marina District1
- Mill Valley1
- Oakland1
- Oyster Point1
- Pacific Heights1
- Piedmont1
- Piedmont Avenue1
- Presidio1
- Presidio Heights1
- Richmond District1
- Rockridge1
- San Francisco - Downtown1
- SF - North Beach & Fisherman's Wharf1
- South of Market1
- Temescal1
- The Castro1
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