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Best credit card to use at Einstein Bros. Bagels.

Dining

Einstein Bros. Bagels operates about 700 US bakery-cafes serving fresh-baked bagels, shmears, egg sandwiches, and coffee, with most locations in college towns, hospital campuses, and suburban shopping centers. The chain is owned by Bagel Brands alongside Bruegger's. Every Einstein Bros. purchase codes as dining/restaurants, including orders placed through the Einstein Bros. Rewards app. Cards with strong breakfast and dining bonuses (Amex Gold at 4x, Chase Sapphire Preferred at 3x, Capital One SavorOne at 3%) all earn at full multiplier.

  1. #1
    Robinhood
    5% on dining
    5%
  2. #2
    American Express Business Goldif it’s your top category
    American Express
    4x points on dining if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)
    Automatically on your top 2 spending categories each billing cycle from 6 eligible (airfare, U.S. advertising, U.S. gas, U.S. restaurants, U.S. computer/cloud, transit) — combined cap
    4.8%4x points
  3. #3
    American Express
    4x points on dining
    4.8%4x points
  4. #4
    American Express
    4x points on dining
    Restaurants worldwide and U.S. supermarkets (up to $15,000/yr combined, then 2x)
    4.8%4x points
  5. #5
    U.S. Bank
    4x points on dining
    Up to $2,000/quarter
    4.0%4x points
  6. #6
    Chase
    2x points on dining
    4.0%2x points
  7. #7
    Chase
    2x points on dining
    4.0%2x points
  8. #8
    Barclays
    4x points on dining
    4.0%4x points
  9. #9
    Barclays
    4x points on dining
    4.0%4x points
  10. #10
    Chase
    3x points on dining
    Dining worldwide, including takeout and eligible delivery
    3.8%3x points
  11. #11
    Chase
    3x points on dining
    3.8%3x points
  12. #12
    American Express
    3x points on dining
    3.6%3x points
  13. #13
    American Express
    3x points on dining
    Restaurants worldwide
    3.6%3x points
  14. #14
    Navy Federal
    3x points on dining
    Includes food delivery
    3.6%3x points
  15. #15
    American Express
    7x points on dining
    U.S. restaurants
    3.5%7x points
  16. #16
    Comenity Capital Bank
    3% on dining
    3%
  17. #17
    Chase
    3x points on dining
    3.0%3x points
  18. #18
    Bank of America
    3x points on dining
    3.0%3x points
  19. #19
    Bilt Obsidianif you select it
    Bilt
    3x points on dining if you select it as a bonus category (up to $25,000/year, then 1%)
    Choose dining (default) or groceries as your 3x category annually (cap applies when groceries is selected)
    3.0%3x points
  20. #20
    Capital One
    3% on dining
    3%

Last updated June 30, 2026