Best credit cards for Zomato
Cards whose published terms specifically name Zomato for Zomato and Blinkit orders. Broad “online shopping” cards are excluded unless the issuer names the merchant, because merchant category coding — not the marketing page — decides what actually earns.
Short answer
11 issuer-verified Indian credit cards have terms that specifically name Zomato, so the benefit is written into the card rather than inferred from a broad spending category. 6 of them pay an accelerated rate on Zomato spend — listed first below — while the rest name it only in a one-off voucher or membership perk. The cheapest card with a real Zomato rate is American Express SmartEarn at ₹495 a year. Every line is quoted from the issuer's own recorded wording, including caps and exclusions, as checked on 2026-08-01.
Source: CardMasters issuer-evidence catalogue, release 2026-08-01. Confirm final terms with the issuer.
American Express SmartEarn
- Flipkart, Myntra, Blinkit, Uber, Nykaa, Ajio, PVR, BookMyShow and other current issuer-listed partners share this cap. Merchant routing is not inferred from generic online spend.
- Zomato and EaseMyTrip jointly share a separate monthly cap. Merchant routing is not inferred from generic dining or travel spend.
- selected 10X merchants excluding Zomato and EaseMyTrip
Axis Bank ACE
- Swiggy, Zomato and Ola
PhonePe HDFC Bank Uno
- Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, AJIO, Uber, Swiggy and Zomato only, subject to eligible MCCs. Not included in the estimate because the profile does not capture merchant-level routing.
Airtel Axis Bank
- 10% instant value-back to each partner wallet, capped at ₹200 per partner per month; ₹499 minimum order on Zomato and Blinkit, coupon and online card payment required.
- Zomato/Blinkit/District Movies
Samsung Axis Bank Signature
- bigbasket/Tata 1mg/Urban Company/Myntra/Zomato
HDFC Bank Millennia
- Amazon/BookMyShow/Cult.fit/Flipkart/Myntra/Sony LIV/Swiggy/Tata CLiQ/Uber/Zomato
IDFC FIRST Bank FIRST Wealth
- buy-1-get-1 movie tickets via District (up to ₹250, 2/month after ₹20K previous-month spend)
Axis Bank Neo
- 10% off Blinkit up to ₹250 monthly on ₹750 minimum spend
- ₹120 off Zomato on ₹499 minimum order, twice monthly
Bank of Baroda (BOBCARD) Eterna
- movie B1G1 up to ₹250/month on District
Axis Bank Select
- District buy-one-get-one movie offer up to ₹250 twice monthly
ICICI Bank Times Black
- annual Zomato Gold membership and select Quorum Club benefits
Frequently asked questions
Which credit card is best for Zomato?
It depends on how much you spend there and what the cap allows. 11 cards name Zomato in their terms, 6 of them with an accelerated rate rather than a one-off perk; the cheapest of those is American Express SmartEarn. A high headline rate with a low monthly cap frequently pays less over a year than a lower flat rate, so check the cap against your actual monthly Zomato spend before applying.
Do co-branded Zomato rewards have limits?
Almost always. Indian issuers cap merchant-specific accelerated rewards monthly, exclude certain sub-categories (wallet top-ups, gift cards, liquor and EMI conversions are common), and can change the terms with notice. The recorded caps and exclusions for each card are quoted in the table above.
Is a Zomato card worth the annual fee?
Only if your genuine spend at Zomato earns more than the fee plus GST each year, valued at a realistic redemption rate. Work out the yearly reward at your real monthly spend, cap it at the card's monthly ceiling, then subtract the fee — a card that pays ₹200 a month against a ₹500 fee is worth holding; one that pays ₹50 a month against a ₹2,500 fee is not.
How does CardMasters decide which cards to list here?
A card appears only when the issuer's own recorded terms name Zomato — in an accelerated-earn label, a note or a listed benefit. Cards that might cover the merchant through a broad online or dining category are deliberately excluded, because that routing is not guaranteed and merchant category coding decides it.