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Best credit card to use at Smart & Final.

GroceriesWholesale Club

Smart & Final is a California-based hybrid warehouse/grocery chain with about 250 stores across the Western U.S. and Mexico. Unlike Costco or Sam's, no membership is required, so any shopper can walk in and buy bulk packaged goods alongside normal grocery items. Merchant category coding is the gotcha here: most Smart & Final stores historically code as warehouse club rather than supermarket, which means a grocery bonus card (Amex Gold, Blue Cash Preferred) may not trigger its multiplier. Coding can vary by location, so check a recent statement before assuming a category bonus applies.

  1. #1
    Blue Cash Preferred
    American Express
    6% on groceries (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)
    U.S. supermarkets
    6%
  2. #2
    AAA Daily Advantage Visa Signature
    Comenity Capital Bank
    5% on groceries (up to $10,000/year, then 1%)
    Combined $500/year cash back cap with wholesale clubs and gas/EV-charging stations; 1% thereafter
    5%
  3. #3
    American Express Gold
    American Express
    4x points on groceries (up to $25,000/year, then 1%)
    4.8%4x points
  4. #4
    Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus
    Barclays
    4x points on groceries
    4.0%4x points
  5. #5
    Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier
    Barclays
    4x points on groceries
    Excludes Target and Walmart
    4.0%4x points
  6. #6
    Wells Fargo Choice Privileges Select Mastercard
    Wells Fargo
    5x points on groceries
    3.5%5x points
  7. #7
    AAA Travel Advantage Visa Signature
    Comenity Capital Bank
    3% on groceries
    3%
  8. #8
    Aeroplan
    Chase
    3x points on groceries
    3.0%3x points
  9. #9
    Bilt Obsidianif you select it
    Bilt
    3x points on groceries 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). Earn up to 6x at participating Bilt Dining restaurants (limited network) when Dining is the selected category.
    3.0%3x points
  10. #10
    Blue Cash Everyday
    American Express
    3% on groceries (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)
    U.S. supermarkets
    3%
  11. #11
    Capital One Savor Cash Rewards
    Capital One
    3% on groceries
    3%
  12. #12
    Capital One Savor Student Cash Rewards
    Capital One
    3% on groceries
    3%
  13. #13
    Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards
    Capital One
    3% on groceries
    3%
  14. #14
    Citi Strata
    Citi
    3x points on groceries
    3.0%3x points
  15. #15
    Citi Strata Premier
    Citi
    3x points on groceries
    3.0%3x points
  16. #16
    Hilton Honors American Express Surpass
    American Express
    6x points on groceries
    U.S. supermarkets
    3.0%6x points
  17. #17
    Navy Federal More Rewards American Express
    Navy Federal
    3x points on groceries
    3.0%3x points
  18. #18
    USAA Cashback Rewards Plus
    USAA
    3% on groceries
    First $3,000/year
    3%
  19. #19
    Venmo Credit Cardif it’s your top category
    Synchrony
    3% on groceries if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle
    Automatically on your highest-spend eligible category each statement period (8 eligible: transportation, travel, groceries, entertainment, dining & nightlife, bills & utilities, health & beauty, gas). Drugstores here represents health & beauty; bills & utilities maps to utilities.
    3%
  20. #20
    Wyndham Rewards Earner
    Barclays
    3x points on groceries
    Excludes Target and Walmart; the 3x tier also covers eligible Wyndham Vacation Club purchases
    3.0%3x points

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Last updated July 28, 2026

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