20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Red Robin.
Dining
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers operates about 500 casual-dining restaurants centered on customizable burgers like the Royal Red Robin and Banzai Burger, plus Bottomless Steak Fries refills that anchor the brand's table-service value pitch. The chain skews family-friendly with a kids menu and milkshake program. Red Robin transactions code as dining/restaurants on every card, including orders placed through Red Robin Royalty loyalty. Dining-bonus cards earn full rate: Amex Gold (4x), Chase Sapphire Reserve (4x), Capital One SavorOne (3%).
- #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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- #183.5%7x points
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- #203.0%3x points
Last updated May 17, 2026