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Best Credit Cards for Dining

Dining credit cards give boosted rewards on restaurants and food delivery apps like Swiggy and Zomato. Ranked below by dining-category reward rate.

Ranked

16 cards ranked for dining

#1Visa
Swiggy HDFC Bank Credit Card
HDFC Bank
10.00%
on dining
  • 10% cashback on Swiggy app (food delivery, Instamart, Dineout, Genie), capped 1,500/cycle
  • 5% cashback on apparel, electronics, personal care and other online categories
  • 1% cashback on other eligible spends
#2Visa
AU Small Finance Bank Zenith Credit Card
AU Small Finance Bank
5.00%
on dining
  • Premium super-premium card with 3% base reward rate on all spends
  • 20 points per 100 (5%) on standalone restaurant dining
  • 8 domestic and 8 international lounge visits annually via Priority Pass
#3Visa
SBI Card Prime
SBI Card
5.00%
on dining
  • 8 complimentary domestic lounge visits per year
  • 5% accelerated cashback on grocery and dining (capped ?500/month)
  • Club Vistara Silver membership worth ?2,999
#4Amex
American Express SmartEarn Credit Card
American Express
4.00%
on dining
  • Low entry-level annual fee of 495, waivable on 40,000 annual spend
  • 1 Membership Rewards point per 50 on regular spends
  • Bonus points on 10X partner brands like Zomato, BookMyShow, Flipkart, and Uber
#5Visa
Axis Bank ACE Credit Card
Axis Bank
4.00%
on dining
  • 2% flat cashback on all spends via Google Pay / PhonePe
  • 4% cashback on Swiggy, Zomato, and Ola
  • 5% cashback on utility bill payments via Google Pay
#6Visa
Bank of Baroda Eterna Credit Card
Bank of Baroda (BOBCARD)
3.75%
on dining
  • Unlimited domestic airport lounge access
  • 15 reward points per 100 (~3.75%) on online, travel, dining and movie spends
  • Strong welcome and milestone bonuses worth up to 30,000 points
#7Diners
HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Metal Edition Credit Card
HDFC Bank
3.33%
on dining
  • Unlimited domestic and international airport lounge access
  • Up to 24 complimentary golf rounds annually (6 per quarter)
  • 5 reward points per 150 spent, with 10,000 bonus points on 4 lakh quarterly spend
#8Visa
HDFC Bank Infinia Credit Card
HDFC Bank
3.33%
on dining
  • Unlimited domestic + international lounge access (Priority Pass)
  • 5 reward points per ?150 � redeemable at ?1/point
  • 2% FX markup, best-in-class for international travel
#9Mastercard
IndusInd Bank Celesta Credit Card
IndusInd Bank
3.00%
on dining
  • Unlimited domestic + international lounge access (DreamFolks)
  • 1 reward point = ?1 � no value erosion on redemption
  • 2% FX markup for international transactions
#10Visa
HDFC Bank Regalia Credit Card
HDFC Bank
2.67%
on dining
  • 12 complimentary domestic lounge visits/year
  • 6 international Priority Pass lounge visits/year
  • 2% FX markup � lowest among HDFC cards
#11Visa
BPCL SBI Card Octane
State Bank of India
2.50%
on dining
  • 6.25% value back at BPCL fuel pumps, lubricants and Bharat Gas, capped 2,500 points/month
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver up to 100/month
  • Bonus rewards on groceries, dining, movies and department stores
#12Visa
SBI Card Elite
State Bank of India
2.50%
on dining
  • 5,000 welcome e-vouchers largely offset the first-year fee
  • 5X reward points on dining, grocery and departmental store purchases
  • Movie tickets worth 6,000 per year
#13Visa
IDFC FIRST Millennia Credit Card
IDFC FIRST Bank
1.25%
on dining
  • Lifetime free with no joining or annual fee
  • Up to 10X reward points on dining and travel spends
  • 25% off up to 100 on movie tickets via Paytm, once a month
#14Visa
IDFC FIRST Select Credit Card
IDFC FIRST Bank
1.25%
on dining
  • Lifetime free card with no joining or annual fee
  • 10X reward points on dining, travel, international spends and birthday spends
  • Quarterly complimentary domestic airport lounge access (spend-linked)
#15Visa
IDFC FIRST Classic Credit Card
IDFC FIRST Bank
0.75%
on dining
  • Lifetime free with zero joining or annual fee
  • Reward points never expire, redeemable anytime within validity
  • 10X reward points on incremental monthly spends above 20,000 and birthday spends
#16Amex
American Express Membership Rewards Credit Card
American Express
0.50%
on dining
  • 18 Karat Gold Collection: redeem 18,000 points for ?8,000+ vouchers
  • 1,000 bonus points on 4 transactions of ?1,500+ in a month
  • Amex Offers: curated discounts at partner restaurants and brands

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