Compliments Only - Dupont
up to12%American · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
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229 American restaurants in Washington that earn more on your cards
Washington has 229 American restaurants in our listings: 149 take a dining program and 106 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Downtown (18), Capitol Hill (14), and Dupont Circle (10).
229 restaurants
Del Ray Public House
up to12%American · $$ · Potomac West
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreEl Texano Bar and Grill
up to12%American · $$$ · Landmark
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreFranklin Hall
up to12%American · $$ · Logan Circle
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Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xHangry Burger
up to12%American · $$ · Springfield
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreHard Rock Cafe
up to12%American · $$$$ · Downtown
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreHooters
up to12%American · $$ · Country Club Hills
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreIHOP
up to12%American · $ · Fairfax
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreIHOP
up to12%American · $$ · Jefferson Village
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreIHOP
up to12%American · $ · Rockville
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreImmigrant Food - Franklin Square
up to12%American · $$ · Downtown
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 morePizza · $$ · DC Other
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreLa Vie
up to12%American · $$$$ · DC Other
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLangston Bar and Grille
up to12%Southern · $$ · DC Other
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLegends Halal Grill
up to12%Halal · $$ · College Park
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLittle Beast
up to12%American · $$ · Falls Church
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLittle Beast
up to12%American · $$ · Woodley & Cleveland Park
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreLittle Birdie
up to12%American · $$$ · Del Ray
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreSeafood · $$$ · Southern Maryland
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreOpen Road Outpost & Biergarten
up to12%American · $$ · McLean
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 morePeru’s Chicken Restaurant
up to12%Peruvian · $$ · Kolbes Corner
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreProvost Restaurant
up to12%American · $$$$ · DC Other
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 morePunch Bowl Social - Arlington
up to12%American · $$$$ · Ashton Heights
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreSilk Restaurant and Lounge
up to12%American · $$$$ · Logan Circle
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 229
- Neighborhoods
- 82
- Cuisines
- 34
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 106
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. Bilt Dining (103 restaurants) and AAdvantage Dining (96) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 229 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 103 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 4 restaurants hereCard 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.
- Bilt Dining103 restaurants1 point per $1
- AAdvantage Dining96 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining96 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- SkyMiles Dining95 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining92 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining92 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn92 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- TrueBlue Dining91 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town91 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham90 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining88 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Rakuten Dining87 restaurants5% back
- inKind55 restaurants20% back
- Upside6 restaurantsUp to 13% back
33 cuisines in Washington
- Latin13
- Mexican12
- Bar/Pub Fare11
- Burgers8
- Seafood8
- Mediterranean5
- Bar/Club/Lounge4
- French3
- Sandwiches3
- Italian3
- Healthy3
- Southern3
- Wings2
- Middle Eastern2
- Steakhouse2
- Contemporary French / American1
- Retail1
- Wine bar1
- Southwestern/Tex Mex1
- Bar food1
- Pizza1
- Halal1
- Ethiopian1
- Oyster Bar1
- Peruvian1
- Gastropub1
- Tapas/Small Plates1
- Cocktail1
- Speakeasy1
- Deli1
- Californian1
- Juices/Smoothies1
- Café1
American in 82 Washington neighborhoods
- Downtown18
- Capitol Hill14
- Dupont Circle10
- Adams Morgan9
- Falls Church9
- Georgetown9
- DC Other7
- Shaw7
- Logan Circle6
- Alexandria5
- Arlington5
- Bethesda5
- Vienna5
- Cardozo4
- Foggy Bottom4
- Navy Yard4
- Southwest Waterfront4
- Union Market4
- Washington D.C.4
- Chevy Chase3
- Clarendon3
- Columbia Heights3
- Fairfax3
- Old Town Alexandria3
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport3
- Rosslyn3
- Springfield3
- Tyson's Corner3
- Woodley & Cleveland Park3
- Ashton Heights2
- Capital City Market2
- McLean2
- Mt Vernon Triangle2
- Near Southeast2
- NoMa2
- Old Town2
- Oxon Hill2
- Penn Quarter2
- Potomac2
- Silver Spring2
- The Wharf2
- West End2
- Aurora Highlands1
- Bethesda Row1
- Bloomingdale1
- Braddock Road Metro1
- Brightwood Park1
- Cleveland Park1
- College Park1
- Country Club Hills1
- Courthouse1
- Del Ray1
- Downtown McLean1
- Fort Hunt1
- Hawthorne1
- Jefferson Manor1
- Jefferson Village1
- Kensington1
- Kolbes Corner1
- Landmark1
- Leeway Overlee1
- Lyon Village1
- Mc Lean1
- Mount Pleasant1
- Mount Rainier1
- Mt Rainier1
- Near Northeast1
- North Bethesda1
- Offutt Village1
- Penn Quarter Washington D.C.1
- Penrose1
- Potomac West1
- RIVERDALE1
- Rockville1
- Shirlington1
- Southern Maryland1
- Southwest Quadrant1
- Spring Valley1
- Van Ness1
- Waterfront1
- Woodley Park1
- Woodmont Triangle1
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