20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at California Pizza Kitchen.
Dining
California Pizza Kitchen operates about 170 casual-dining restaurants known for hearth-baked pizzas with creative toppings like the original BBQ Chicken, Thai Chicken, and California Veggie, plus a broader menu of pastas and entree salads. CPK transactions, whether dine-in, takeout, or through CPK Rewards online ordering, code as restaurants/dining. That means cards offering elevated dining multipliers (Amex Gold at 4x Membership Rewards, Chase Sapphire Reserve at 4x Ultimate Rewards, Capital One SavorOne at 3% cash) earn full rate.
- #15%
- #24.8%4x points
- #3American 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 (U.S. advertising, U.S. electronic goods retailers and software/cloud providers, U.S. restaurants, U.S. gas stations, transit, U.S. wireless telephone service), combined cap. Flights earn 3x via AmexTravel.com.4.8%4x points
- #4U.S. Bank4x points on dining (up to $2,000/quarter, then 1%)Up to $2,000/quarter4.0%4x points
- #54.0%2x points
- #64.0%4x points
- #74.0%4x points
- #8World of Hyatt Businessif it’s your top categoryChase2x points on dining if it's your top eligible spend category that cycleAutomatically 2x total in your top three spend categories each calendar quarter, from dining, shipping, airline tickets bought directly with the airline, local transit and commuting, social media and search engine advertising, car rental agencies, gas stations, and internet/cable/phone services4.0%2x points
- #9Chase3x points on diningDining worldwide, including takeout and eligible delivery3.8%3x points
- #103.8%3x points
- #113.5%7x points
- #123%
- #133.0%3x points
- #143.0%3x points
- #153%
- #163%
- #173%
- #183%
- #19Chase3% on dining (up to $6,000/lifetime, then 1.5%)Dining at restaurants, including takeout and eligible delivery, on up to $6,000 spent in the first 6 months from account opening; 1.5% thereafter3%
- #203%
Last updated September 14, 2026