Skrimp Shack - Alexandria
up to12%American · $$ · Alexandria
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
229 American restaurants in Washington that earn more on your cards
Washington has 229 American restaurants in our listings: 149 take a dining program and 106 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Downtown (18), Capitol Hill (14), and Dupont Circle (10).
229 restaurants
The Bean Bag at Main Street
up to12%American · $$ · Bethesda
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreThe Burger Shack Alexandria
up to12%Burgers · $$ · Alexandria
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreThe Muni
up to12%American · $$ · Logan Circle
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreTRIO Grill
up to12%Steakhouse · $$$ · Falls Church
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreTropical Smoothie Cafe
up to12%American · $$ · Tyson's Corner
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreTropical Smoothie Cafe
up to12%American · $$ · Vienna
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreWestville Clarendon
up to12%American · $$ · Clarendon
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xContinues Arcade
up to8.8%American · $ · Braddock Road Metro
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+9 moreProper Bar
up to8.8%American · $$ · Mt Vernon Triangle
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+6 moreBurger District
up to8.8%American · $$ · Rosslyn
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+7 moreEll?
up to8.8%American · $$$$ · Columbia Heights
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+7 moreProper 21
up to8.8%American · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+5 moreProper 21 K Street
up to8.8%American · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+5 moreRecessions
up to8.8%Bar/Pub Fare · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+7 moreSalt
up to8.8%American · Rosslyn
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+7 moreTed's Bulletin Capitol Hill
up to8.8%American · $$ · Capitol Hill
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreThe Fountain Inn
up to8%American · $$ · Washington D.C.
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Resy creditHilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreAura Bar and Lounge
up to8%American · $$ · Woodley & Cleveland Park
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreBonne Vie Café & Bistro
up to8%French · $$$$ · Dupont Circle
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreBUDDY'S DC
up to8%American · $$$ · DC Other
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreChar Bar
up to8%American · $$ · Dupont Circle
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Rakuten Dining5%Bilt Dining1xCiel Social Club
up to8%Mediterranean · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreCode Red
up to8%American · $$$ · Adams Morgan
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
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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