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up to20%Home Cooking · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Downtown has 97 restaurants in our Washington listings: 76 take a dining program and 22 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top cuisines: American (18), Japanese (9), and Italian (8).
97 restaurants
Home Cooking · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Home Cooking · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Bar/Club/Lounge · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Sushi · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Spanish · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Southern · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Mediterranean · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Himalayan · $$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Pizza · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Mediterranean · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Italian · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Chinese · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
American · $$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Bar/Club/Lounge · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
American · $$$$ · Downtown
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
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 (41 restaurants) and Eat Around Town (41) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 97 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 20 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 3 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card detailsDining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
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