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🛒 Best groceries credit cards — August 2026

Generated August 13, 2026 from 250 researched cards · 10 shown

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Supermarkets and grocery stores (usually not Walmart or Target).

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1
Blue Cash Preferred
American Express · $95/yr
6% on groceries.
capped at $6,000 spend per calendar year · U.S. supermarkets only; excludes Walmart, Target, Costco and other superstores/warehouse clubs; then 1%
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
2
Gold Card
American Express · $325/yr
4× on groceries.
capped at $25,000 spend per calendar year · U.S. supermarkets only; excludes superstores/warehouse clubs (Walmart, Target, Costco); then 1x
≈6% at 1.5¢/pt — our researched value for American Express Membership Rewards · sources: TPG 2¢ (Aug 3, 2026), FrequentMiler 1.5¢ (Jul 23, 2026)
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
≈ 6% at 1.5¢/pt
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3
Daily Advantage Visa Signature
Bread Financial (AAA) · no annual fee
5% on groceries.
capped at $500 spend per calendar year · Supermarkets/grocery stores ONLY since 2026-05-15 — superstores (Walmart/Target), discount and convenience stores EXCLUDED
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
4
Custom Cashmust choose
Citi · no annual fee
5% on groceries — 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
Cash+ Visa Signaturemust choose
US Bank · no annual fee
5% on groceries — but only as a chosen category.
you must select "Grocery stores+delivery" (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
6
Citi Strata Card
Citi · no annual fee
3× on groceries.
Supermarkets
≈4.5% at 1.5¢/pt — our researched value for Citi ThankYou Points · sources: TPG 1.9¢ (Aug 3, 2026), FrequentMiler 1.5¢ (Jul 23, 2026)
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
≈ 4.5% at 1.5¢/pt
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7
Sapphire Preferred
Chase · $95/yr
3× on groceries.
ONLINE grocery only; excludes Target, Walmart, wholesale clubs
≈4.5% at 1.5¢/pt — our researched value for Chase Ultimate Rewards · sources: TPG 2.05¢ (Aug 3, 2026), FrequentMiler 1.5¢ (Jul 23, 2026)
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
≈ 4.5% at 1.5¢/pt
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8
Citi Strata Premier Card
Citi · $95/yr
3× on groceries.
Supermarkets
≈4.5% at 1.5¢/pt — our researched value for Citi ThankYou Points · sources: TPG 1.9¢ (Aug 3, 2026), FrequentMiler 1.5¢ (Jul 23, 2026)
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
≈ 4.5% at 1.5¢/pt
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9
Bilt Obsidian Cardmust choose
Bilt (Column N.A., serviced by Cardless) · $95/yr
3× on groceries — but only as a chosen category.
you must select "groceries" (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.
≈4.5% at 1.5¢/pt — our researched value for Bilt Rewards · sources: TPG 2.2¢ (Aug 3, 2026), FrequentMiler 1.55¢ (Jul 23, 2026), UpgradedPoints 1.8¢ (Jun 24, 2026)
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
≈ 4.5% at 1.5¢/pt
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10
Aeroplan Card
Chase · $95/yr
3× on groceries.
≈4.2% at 1.4¢/pt — our researched value for Air Canada Aeroplan · sources: TPG 1.45¢ (Aug 3, 2026), FrequentMiler 1.4¢ (Jul 23, 2026)
Terms verified Jul 30, 2026 · issuer page
≈ 4.2% at 1.4¢/pt
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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 in data/pointValues.json. That value is deliberately conservative: it is never higher than the lowest figure the sources printed on the row publish, so when The Points Guy says 2¢ and Frequent Miler says 1.5¢, every number here uses 1.5¢. Where only one source exists, the row says single-source value — rank it accordingly. 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 could not value at all (see below).

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