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Best credit cards for Restaurant (dine-in) in India (June 2026)

MCC 5812Up to 20% effective8 cards ranked

The Kotak Mahindra Bank PVR Gold earns 20% effective return on Restaurant (dine-in). 7 other cards rank below.

Cards ranked for Restaurant (dine-in)

By effective return
cashback · category rule
20%
cap: none
Approximate
cashback · category rule
10%
cap: none
Approximate
cashback · category rule · excl. emi, fuel, government, jewelry, rent, wallet load
10%
cap: ₹1,500/mo
Approximate
miles · base rate fallback · excl. rent, fuel, utility, insurance, wallet load, education, govt payments
7%
cap: none
Verified
reward points · base rate fallback
6%
cap: none
Verified
cashback · base rate fallback
5%
cap: ₹2,000/mo
Verified
cashback · category rule
5%
cap: none
Verified
miles · base rate fallback · excl. rent, fuel, utility, insurance
4%
cap: none
Verified

How rewards work at Restaurant (dine-in)

Restaurant (dine-in) is a dining platform in India. Card networks route most Restaurant (dine-in) purchases as MCC 5812, which is how reward rules decide whether a transaction qualifies. No card has a Restaurant (dine-in)-specific reward right now, so the best return comes from cards that pay well on dining as a category, led by the Kotak Mahindra Bank PVR Gold at 20%.

What you would earn

Example calculation
A ₹1,200 order at Restaurant (dine-in)
₹240 reward
Kotak Mahindra Bank PVR Gold, 20% effective cashback.

Frequently asked

3 questions
Which credit card earns the most rewards at Restaurant (dine-in)?
The Kotak Mahindra Bank PVR Gold earns 20% effective return on Restaurant (dine-in), the highest of the 8 cards Tapwise tracks at this merchant.
What MCC code does Restaurant (dine-in) use?
Restaurant (dine-in) is routed by card networks as MCC 5812. Reward rules use the MCC to decide whether a transaction qualifies for a category-level reward.
How often does Tapwise update Restaurant (dine-in) reward data?
Reward rules are re-checked weekly against issuer documents. The "verified" badge on a card means the rule was hand-reviewed; "approximate" means our team is still finalising it and we use conservative defaults so users see at least as much reward as we promise.

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