20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Tim Hortons.
Dining
Tim Hortons is the Canadian coffee and donut institution owned by Restaurant Brands International (the same parent as Burger King and Popeyes), with roughly 4,000 Canadian stores plus a smaller US footprint of about 600 locations. Beyond brewed coffee and Timbits, the menu now spans breakfast sandwiches, soups, and lunch wraps. Tim Hortons purchases code as dining/restaurants on US-issued cards, so cards offering elevated dining rewards (Amex Gold 4x, Chase Sapphire Preferred 3x, Capital One SavorOne 3%) all earn at the full multiplier.
- #1Discover 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%
- #2Discover 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%
- #3NHL Discover itthis quarterDiscover5% on dining this quarter (Q2 2026) (up to $1,500/quarter, then 1%). Activation required each quarter.Activation required each quarter5%
- #45%
- #5American 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
- #64.8%4x points
- #7American Express4x points on diningRestaurants worldwide and U.S. supermarkets (up to $15,000/yr combined, then 2x)4.8%4x points
- #8Bilt 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
- #94.0%4x points
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- #124.0%4x points
- #134.0%4x points
- #143.8%3x points
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- #193.5%7x points
- #203%
Last updated May 17, 2026