{"id":195433,"date":"2025-09-26T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/what-is-citi-nights-how-to-use-this-dining-perk-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:00:15","slug":"what-is-citi-nights-how-to-use-this-dining-perk-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/what-is-citi-nights-how-to-use-this-dining-perk-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Citi Nights? How to use this dining perk – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If you hold the new Citi Strata Elite\u2120 Card<\/a><\/span> (see rates and fees<\/a>), you have access to a bonus-earning dining perk. Citi Nights is a weekend offer that boosts restaurant and restaurant delivery earnings to an impressive 6 Citi ThankYou Rewards<\/a> points per dollar spent when you pay using your Strata Elite card.<\/p>\n

Given how rewarding this tasty new perk can be, here’s what you need to know about how it works and the time restrictions you need to be aware of.<\/p>\n

Related: Best dining credit cards of September 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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How the Citi Nights dining offer works<\/h2>\n

During Citi Nights (which is every Friday and Saturday between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Eastern time), you’ll earn 6 ThankYou Rewards points per dollar spent when paying with your Citi Strata Elite Card<\/a><\/span> at restaurants, including restaurant delivery services.<\/p>\n

Outside of the Citi Nights time window, you’ll earn 3 points per dollar spent at restaurants.<\/p>\n

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How to maximize the Citi Nights benefit<\/h2>\n

If you want to capitalize on this bonus points-earning perk, make sure you pay with your Strata Elite card during the designated East Coast time window. So, if you’re on the West Coast, you’d have between 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. PST on Friday and Saturday to use your eligible card at restaurants.<\/p>\n

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If you’re abroad, align your local dining time to Eastern time. For example, Paris is six hours ahead of Eastern time, so you’d need to dine between midnight and noon local time to hit the Citi Nights window.<\/p>\n

Also note that Citi bases Citi Nights on when the purchase is authorized, not when it posts to your account. Therefore, you can still earn 6 points per dollar spent at restaurants as long as the authorization happened during that Eastern time window.<\/p>\n

To avoid missing out on the bonus points during the Citi Nights promotion:<\/p>\n