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🍽️ Best dining credit cards — July 2026

Generated July 31, 2026 from 250 researched cards · 10 shown

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1
Custom Cashmust choose
Citi · no annual fee
5% on dining — but only as a chosen category.
the issuer picks the category for you from where you actually spend · capped at $500 spend per billing cycle · 5% on TOP eligible spend category each billing cycle, first $500 spend, then 1%. ONE category per cycle, chosen automatically by Citi from spend — NO…
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
5%
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2
Cash+ Visa Signaturemust choose
US Bank · no annual fee
5% on dining — but only as a chosen category.
you must select "Restaurants" (quarterly) · capped at $2,000 spend per quarter · activation required every quarter — not retroactive, so activate before you spend
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
5%
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3
Platinum Card
Robinhood (Coastal Community Bank) · $695/yr
5% on dining.
capped at $50,000 spend per calendar year, then 1% · 5% on eligible dining on the first $50,000 of dining purchases per calendar year, then 1% · requires a paid subscription on top of the annual fee
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
5%
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4
Verizon Visa Card
Synchrony · no annual fee
4% on dining.
Includes takeout and delivery
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
4%
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5
Altitude Go Visa Signature
U.S. Bank · no annual fee
4× on dining.
points valued at 1¢ each (our researched redemption value) · capped at $2,000 spend per quarter · Dining, takeout and restaurant delivery on first $2,000 each quarter, then 1x
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
4×≈ 4% at 1¢
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6
Premium Rewards Mastercard (US)
BMO · $95/yr
4× on dining.
points valued at 1¢ each (our researched redemption value) · capped at $2,000 spend per quarter · redemption: BMO Rewards valued at 1 cent per point for gift cards, cash, statement credits, and travel.
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
4×≈ 4% at 1¢
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7
Bilt Obsidian Cardmust choose
Bilt (Column N.A., serviced by Cardless) · $95/yr
3× on dining — but only as a chosen category.
points valued at 1.25¢ each (our researched redemption value) · you must select "dining" (annual) · capped at $25,000 spend per calendar year · Pick dining OR groceries ANNUALLY (not monthly). Grocery selection capped at $25k spend/yr, then 1x. Dining selection has no stated cap.
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
3×≈ 3.75% at 1.25¢
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8
Savor Student Cash Rewards
Capital One · no annual fee
3% on dining.
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
3%
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9
Gemini Credit Card
WebBank (Gemini) · no annual fee
3% on dining.
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
3%
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10
SavorOne Cash Rewards
Capital One · $39/yr
3% on dining.
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
3%
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How to read this

"Must choose" cards do not pay this rate by default. A 5% pick-your-category card earns 5% here only if you park it on this category (and on nothing else that month or quarter), and a rotating-calendar card earns it only while the issuer's published quarter includes this category — usually only after you activate. If you won't do that reliably, a flat-rate card lower down is worth more to you than the bigger number above it. "Conditions apply" means the rate needs something extra: a deposit balance, a wallet, a membership.

Rates are the published earn rate times the redemption value we researched for that card's currency — cash back at face value, points at the value recorded in our data. Caps, portal-only bookings and activation deadlines are printed on the row because they routinely halve the real return. We exclude discontinued cards, store-only cards, cards whose terms we haven't verified, and points cards whose currency we haven't valued (see below).

This ranks card terms. It is not a recommendation to apply for anything. If you already hold something on this list, the win is using it in the right place — that's what the app is for.

Not ranked — and why

These cards advertise a high earn rate for this category, but they pay hotel, airline or transferable points and we have not verified what that currency is actually worth. Ranking them at a made-up value would put them above cash-back cards on arithmetic we invented, so they sit here until the valuation is researched.