20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Hardee's.
Dining
Hardee's is the eastern and southern US counterpart to Carl's Jr. under the CKE Restaurants umbrella, with around 1,700 domestic locations. The menu skews toward charbroiled Thickburgers, Made From Scratch Biscuits at breakfast, and hand-breaded chicken tenders. Purchases at Hardee's, including those routed through the Hardee's mobile app, code as fast-food dining, which means cards like the Capital One SavorOne (3% unlimited on dining), Chase Sapphire Preferred (3x), and Amex Gold (4x) earn at the full dining multiplier on every order.
- #1Citi Custom Cashif it’s your top categoryCiti5% on dining if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $500/month, then 1%)Automatically on your top eligible spend category each billing cycle5%
- #2Discover it Cash Backthis quarterDiscover5% on dining this quarter (Q2 2026) (up to $1,500/quarter, then 1%). Activation required each quarter.Activation required each quarter5%
- #3Discover it for Studentsthis quarterDiscover5% on dining this quarter (Q2 2026) (up to $1,500/quarter, then 1%). Activation required each quarter.Activation required each quarter5%
- #4NHL Discover itthis quarterDiscover5% on dining this quarter (Q2 2026) (up to $1,500/quarter, then 1%). Activation required each quarter.Activation required each quarter5%
- #55%
- #6American Express Business Goldif it’s your top categoryAmerican Express4x 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 cap4.8%4x points
- #74.8%4x points
- #8American Express4x points on diningRestaurants worldwide and U.S. supermarkets (up to $15,000/yr combined, then 2x)4.8%4x points
- #9Bilt Obsidianif you select itBilt3x 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)4.5%3x points
- #10Bilt3x points on dining (up to $25,000/year, then 1%)Choose dining or groceries as the 3x category4.5%3x points
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Last updated May 17, 2026