With Amex at the restaurant: the benefits
The Gold Card and Platinum Card from American Express offer various benefits at top restaurants.
Fine dining with the American Express Cards
American Express is a partner of GaultMillau, and the credit cards are the perfect companions for lunch or dinner in a restaurant. They offer special benefits for gourmets:
With the Gold Card and the Platinum Card, you can receive a dining credit every quarter. The Platinum Card also offers attractive additional benefits in selected restaurants.
Partnership with GaultMillau
Since 2019, American Express has had a partnership with GaultMillau, the most influential restaurant guide in Switzerland. A perfect combination if you are an American Express Cardholder who appreciates fine dining and high-quality restaurants.
American Express is the title sponsor of GaultMillau’s "Züri isst" blog and the "GaultMillau POP!" trend guide, which lists trendy restaurants and bars with fresh concepts for a lifestyle-conscious audience.
American Express is welcome as a means of payment at numerous GaultMillau restaurants: at the "Widder" restaurant, one of the best GaultMillau restaurants in Zurich , the "Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois" in Basel, the "Hotel Einstein" in St. Gallen and "La Micheline" in Geneva, for example.
Would you like to learn about the GaultMillau restaurants where you can pay with American Express? The Restaurant Finder on the GaultMillau website lists the restaurants specifically for American Express. As the holder of a Platinum Card, you benefit from special advantages in these restaurants.
Dining benefits for the Platinum Card
As a Platinum Cardholder, you enjoy attractive dining benefits at upscale restaurants. The "Platinum Dining" programme offers particularly extensive benefits for gourmets.
You can use the Travel & Lifestyle Service to reserve a table and enjoy special treats in exquisite restaurants. These could be a bottle of wine with your four-course meal, welcome drinks or a snack or dessert on the house, for example.
You will also receive CHF 40 credit once a quarter if you dine in a GaultMillau restaurant for more than CHF 250 and pay with the American Express Platinum Card. This means that up to CHF 160 can be credited annually. Simply pay at the GaultMillau restaurant of your choice and the credit will be issued immediately.
Dining credit with the American Express Gold Card
Trying out a new restaurant with your best friends or planning a romantic dinner for your anniversary? The Gold Card from American Express also offers you a special benefit: a dining credit of up to CHF 100 per year.
If you dine for at least CHF 80 at a restaurant or order from a delivery service and pay with your American Express Gold Card, CHF 25 will be credited to your account. This means you can receive a total of CHF 100 per year – and invest it straight back into a delicious meal.
Enjoy your meal at a restaurant with American Express
The Platinum Card and the Gold Card from American Express make your visit to selected restaurants even more enjoyable. You can reserve tables with the Platinum Card via the Travel & Lifestyle Service. Both cards also grant a dining credit: up to CHF 160 per year with the Platinum Card and up to CHF 100 with the Gold Card.
The right credit card for your lifestyle
Frequently asked questions and answers
Yes, many restaurants in Switzerland accept American Express, so you can pay conveniently and securely without cash. Thanks to the partnership between GaultMillau and American Express, payment with credit cards is possible at many GaultMillau restaurants.
Gourmets can look forward to dining credits and thus receive money for additional meals through their restaurant visits: As a Platinum Cardholder, you can receive up to CHF 160 per year as a credit, and CHF 100 per year with the Gold Card. The Platinum Card also offers special benefits at selected restaurants.
Yes, with the Platinum Card you can use the Travel & Lifestyle Service to make reservations at selected restaurants. You will also benefit from additional special offers with your dinner.
