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Capital One Savor

3% back on dining, at grocery stores, on entertainment and popular streaming — uncapped, no annual fee, no foreign transaction fee. Formerly the SavorOne.

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Annual fee $0 Welcome $200 (Oct 2026) No foreign fee
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Capital One
8.1/10
CMS Verified Score
How it scored
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Rewards value8.6
Fees & APR9.0
Perks & protection7.0
Approval reality7.0
Fine print8.0
Overall8.1
The math, done for you

What will it actually earn you?

Drag your typical monthly spend. 3% on dining, grocery stores, entertainment and streaming (uncapped), 1% on everything else, with no fee to subtract.

Dining / month$300/mo
Grocery stores (not superstores) / month$400/mo
Entertainment & streaming / month$75/mo
Everything else / month$1000/mo
Excludes the welcome bonus and the 5% Capital One Travel rate. Walmart and Target purchases belong in “everything else”.
Rewards value / year$399
Annual fee$0
Net value / year+$399
At this spend, Capital One Savor nets you about $399 a year after fees.
What we like
✓3% on dining, grocery stores, entertainment and popular streaming services — uncapped
✓No annual fee and no foreign transaction fee, so it works on a trip abroad too
✓5% on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
✓$200 welcome bonus after $500 in purchases in the first 3 months [as of October 2026 — verify current terms] — a low bar
✓Rewards don’t expire for the life of the account
What to watch
✕Superstores such as Walmart and Target don’t count as grocery stores — owners notice
✕1% on everything outside the categories, including gas
✕Capital One lists it for excellent credit, so it is not an early-rebuild card
✕Variable APR of 18.74% to 28.74% after the intro period [as of October 2026 — verify current terms]
✕Category is decided by the merchant’s code; hotel restaurants and grocery-store food counters may not code as dining

Where the rewards come from

3%
Dining
Restaurants, cafes, bars, fast food, bakeries
3%
Grocery stores
Excludes superstores like Walmart and Target
3%
Entertainment & streaming
Tickets, attractions, eligible streaming services
5%
Capital One Travel
Hotels, vacation rentals, rental cars

Everything else earns 1%. There are no caps on the 3% categories and no activation. Category definitions and rates per Capital One’s published card page [as of October 2026 — verify current terms].

Get it if…

A big share of your money goes to restaurants, takeout, a regular supermarket, concerts or games and streaming subscriptions, you want no annual fee, and you would like one card you can also take abroad.

Skip it if…

Your groceries come from Walmart, Target or a warehouse club, your biggest monthly costs are gas or general spend, or you are still rebuilding — Capital One lists this card for excellent credit.

The full review: the best free card for food and fun?

The Capital One Savor carries a $0 annual fee and no foreign transaction fee. It earns 3% on dining, at grocery stores (excluding superstores like Walmart and Target), on entertainment and on popular streaming services, 5% on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel, and 1% on everything else. The welcome offer is a $200 cash bonus after $500 in purchases in the first 3 months, and there is 0% intro APR for 12 months on purchases and balance transfers (balance transfer fee applies), then 18.74%–28.74% variable [as of October 2026 — verify current terms]. Capital One renamed the no-fee SavorOne to “Savor” in late 2024 [NEEDS VERIFICATION: rename date], so older reviews call it the SavorOne. It scores 8.1/10 on the Cards Made Simple methodology.

Issuer
Capital One
Category
No annual fee
Annual fee
$0
Welcome offer
$200
Top rate
3% / 5% travel portal
Foreign fee
None
CMS score
8.1/10

What owners actually say

We analyzed 170 owner comments across 4 YouTube reviews, published between 2022 and 2026. Of the comments our scorer could rate for sentiment, 35 were positive and 3 negative; 24 comments mentioned the card by name. One of the reviews dates from 2022, when the card was still the SavorOne, so a few comments use the old name. The most-liked comment (93 likes) was an approval story: “I got approved with a $3000 limit as a college student with a credit score of 671.” That is one person’s result, not approval odds — Capital One does not publish any, and lists the card for excellent credit.

Another owner (38 likes) called it “still a banger card” and reported that meal-kit delivery coded as grocery for them — whether a merchant earns 3% depends on its merchant code, so treat that as one owner’s experience [NEEDS VERIFICATION: meal-kit merchant coding]. The most useful comment (30 likes) holds both sides: “not getting 3% for Walmart or Target is annoying. The no foreign transaction fee was a big selling point for me.” Both match Capital One’s published terms. App and software issues led the complaint themes (48 mentions), well ahead of customer service and price (5 each).

The fee math, worked out

There is no fee, so the calculator is pure upside. At $300 a month on dining, $400 at grocery stores, $75 on entertainment and streaming and $1,000 on everything else, the card returns about $399 a year in cash back. Add the $200 welcome bonus in year one [as of October 2026 — verify current terms]. Because the 3% categories are uncapped, a heavy dining household keeps earning 3% where capped cards drop to 1%.

The Walmart and Target problem

Capital One defines grocery stores as supermarkets, meat lockers, dairy stores and specialty markets, and excludes superstores such as Walmart and Target. If most of your groceries come from a superstore, the grocery 3% largely disappears and this becomes a dining-and-entertainment card. Check your last two months of statements before you count on it.

Travel and the foreign fee

No foreign transaction fee is rare on a no-fee cash-back card, and it makes the Savor a reasonable card to carry abroad, where you are mostly eating and buying tickets anyway. The 5% on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars only applies through Capital One Travel, so compare prices before booking through the portal.

What we like, in detail

Four uncapped 3% categories that cover most discretionary spending, no annual fee, no foreign fee and an easy welcome bonus. That is why it scores 8.6/10 on rewards value and 9.0/10 on fees and APR.

What to watch, in detail

The superstore exclusion, 1% on gas and general spend, and an excellent-credit listing. Approval reality scores 7.0/10 because this is a card for an established file; if you are rebuilding, the Quicksilver Secured is the Capital One step before it.

How we scored it

Five factors go into every CMS score. Rewards value measures what the card actually returns at realistic spend, not headline multipliers. Fees and APR weighs the annual fee against the credits and earn that offset it. Perks and protection covers insurance, credits, and statement benefits. Approval reality reflects the credit profile the issuer actually approves. Fine print catches caps, exclusions, enrollment requirements, and category definitions that quietly change the math.

Rewards value scores 8.6/10, fees and APR 9.0/10, perks and protection 7.0/10, approval reality 7.0/10 (listed for excellent credit) and fine print 8.0/10 — an overall CMS score of 8.1/10. Scores follow the published Cards Made Simple scoring methodology, which weights real reward math over headline rates and reads the fine print so you don't have to.

Who should get it — and who shouldn't

Get it if: A big share of your money goes to restaurants, takeout, a regular supermarket, concerts or games and streaming subscriptions, you want no annual fee, and you would like one card you can also take abroad.

Skip it if: Your groceries come from Walmart, Target or a warehouse club, your biggest monthly costs are gas or general spend, or you are still rebuilding — Capital One lists this card for excellent credit.

How it compares

CardCMS scoreAnnual feeTop rateForeign fee
Capital One Savor8.1/10$03% dining, groceries, funNone
Amex Blue Cash Everyday7.8/10$03% groceries, gas, onlineYes
Citi Custom Cash8.0/10$05% top category (to $500)Check issuer
Capital One Quicksilver7.7/10$01.5% everythingNone
Amex Gold9.4/10$3254x diningNone

Against the Amex Blue Cash Everyday (7.8/10, $0): both pay 3% on groceries, but the Everyday adds gas and online retail with $6,000 caps, while the Savor adds uncapped dining, entertainment and streaming. Read the Blue Cash Everyday review →

Against the Capital One Quicksilver (7.7/10, $0): flat 1.5% on everything. The Savor beats it once food and fun are more than a small slice of your month. Read the Quicksilver review →

Against the Amex Gold (9.4/10, $325): far higher dining and grocery earn, but a fee you have to out-earn. The Savor is the no-fee version of the same idea. Read the Amex Gold review →

See the full rankings on the best credit cards for dining list and the best no-annual-fee cards list.

Bottom line

The best free card for food and fun. Uncapped 3% on dining, grocery stores, entertainment and streaming, no annual fee, no foreign transaction fee and an easy $200 bonus [as of October 2026 — verify current terms]. If your groceries come from Walmart or Target, the grocery half shrinks — otherwise this belongs in most no-fee wallets.

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Links may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Card details as of October 2026 — verify current terms with Capital One before applying. This content is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Credit card terms, rates, and offers change frequently. Verify all details with the card issuer before applying.

Common questions

Does Walmart or Target count as a grocery store?+
No. Capital One excludes superstores such as Walmart and Target from the grocery category, so those purchases earn 1% [as of October 2026 — verify current terms].
Is the Savor the same card as the SavorOne?+
Yes — Capital One renamed the no-fee SavorOne to Savor [NEEDS VERIFICATION: rename date]. Older reviews and comments use the SavorOne name.
Does the Capital One Savor have a foreign transaction fee?+
No. Capital One lists no foreign transaction fee on purchases made outside the U.S. [as of October 2026 — verify current terms].
What is the welcome bonus?+
A $200 cash bonus after $500 in purchases in the first 3 months from account opening [as of October 2026 — verify current terms]. Cardholders who received a new-cardmember bonus on this product in the past 48 months are not eligible.
What credit score do I need?+
Capital One lists the card for excellent credit and publishes no minimum score. We do not publish approval odds because no issuer does.
The verdict

The best free card for food and fun.

Uncapped 3% on dining, grocery stores, entertainment and streaming, no annual fee, no foreign transaction fee and an easy $200 bonus [as of October 2026 — verify current terms]. If your groceries come from Walmart or Target, the grocery half shrinks — otherwise this belongs in most no-fee wallets.

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8.1
CMS Score

Compare with

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No annual fee7.8
Amex Blue Cash Everyday
3% on groceries, gas and online retail — the other no-fee household card.
No annual fee7.7
Capital One Quicksilver
Flat 1.5% on everything — pair it with the Savor for general spend.
Dining9.4
American Express Gold
4x dining and groceries for a $325 fee — the premium version.

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