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title: Where assistants send people in Boston · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/city/boston/assistants?format=md
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 Assistants · Boston, US · October 2026

# Where assistants send people in Boston

24 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-10-15 the way people ask and about the top businesses of the index. 92% of the answers link a business's own site or its booking software; 13% link a marketplace, most often Resy (8%).

92%

of answers link the business's own site or its booking software

13%

link a marketplace

8%

link Resy, the marketplace named most

24

answers: 24 to the questions people ask, 0 about businesses

Of the 24 answers to the questions people ask: 92% link a business's own site or its booking software, 13% a marketplace (Resy most).

Updated 2026-10-15. [The Boston index](https://directindex.org/city/boston) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/boston/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/boston/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/boston/assistants.png) · [All cities](https://directindex.org/assistants).

 League table

## The destinations, most linked first

Each row is a place an answer can send people. The share is the share of all 24 answers that link it; the columns per assistant count that assistant's answers.

| Destination | Kind | Answers | Share | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **The businesses' own sites** | own site | 22 | **92%** | 11 92% | 11 92% |
| meetboston.com | other site | 3 | **13%** | 0 | 3 25% |
| Press, guides and forums | press and guides | 2 | **8%** | 1 8% | 1 8% |
| Resy | marketplace | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| Toast | vendor, direct | 2 | **8%** | 1 8% | 1 8% |
| bestbrunchboston.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| bostonburgrcompany.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| bostonfriedchickenma.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| bostonmoms.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| chart-house.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| cometoboston.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| devourtours.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| DoorDash | marketplace | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| DoorDash Storefront | vendor, direct | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| ernestospizza.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |

18 more destinations with fewer answers each are in the JSON.

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Boston

### Places named when people ask

Each assistant was asked the way people ask, with web search on, for up to three places and a link to book or order with each one directly. Of the places it named, how many came with a link to the place's own site, a marketplace, a directory, or no link.

| Assistant | Own site or direct | Marketplace | Directory | No link | Places |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatGPT | **94%** | 0% | 0% | 6% | 34 |
| Gemini | **88%** | 9% | 0% | 3% | 32 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-10-15. A place in this index links to its report; a place with a site of its own that is not in the index yet links to a scan; "no link" means the assistant named it but gave no link to its site. Each question links to the full list of places named.

| Question | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [I'm feeling like chicken tonight. Where can I order from?](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/chicken) | [Fiya Chicken](https://directindex.org/scan/fiyachicken.com) own site
[BB.Q Chicken Allston](https://directindex.org/r/bbqchickenallston.com) own site
[Boston Tasty Chicken](https://directindex.org/scan/bostontastychicken.com) own site | [Boston Fried Chicken](https://directindex.org/scan/bostonfriedchicken.com) own site
[Shy Bird](https://directindex.org/r/shybird.com) own site
[Daves Hot Chicken](https://directindex.org/r/daveshotchicken.com) own site |
| [I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/romantic) | [Ristorante Euno](https://directindex.org/scan/eunorestaurant.com) own site
[Lucca](https://directindex.org/r/luccaboston.com) own site
[Mast’ Boston](https://directindex.org/scan/mastboston.com) own site | [Mamma Maria](https://directindex.org/r/mammamaria.com) own site
[Sorellina](https://directindex.org/r/sorellinaboston.com) own site
[Oleana](https://directindex.org/r/oleanarestaurant.com) own site |
| [Best pizza delivered to where I'm staying, right now.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/pizza-delivery) | [Overtime Pizza](https://directindex.org/scan/overtimeboston.com) own site
[T. Anthony](https://directindex.org/r/tanthonypizzeria.com) own site
[Boston Pizza & Wings Co](https://directindex.org/r/bostonpizzaandwings.com) own site | [Regina Pizzeria](https://directindex.org/r/reginapizzeria.com) own site
[Ernestos Pizza](https://directindex.org/scan/ernestos.pizza) own site
[Halftime Pizza](https://directindex.org/r/halftimekingofpizza.com) own site |
| [A good vegan or vegetarian lunch near the centre, today.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/vegan-lunch) | [My Thai Vegan Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/toast.site) no link | [Clover Food Lab](https://directindex.org/r/cloverfoodlab.com) own site
[Cocobeet](https://directindex.org/r/cocobeet.com) own site
[Life Alive Organic Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/lifealive.com) own site |
| [I want sushi delivered this evening.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/sushi) | [Genki Ya Sushi](https://directindex.org/r/genkiyasushi.com) own site
[Thai Oishi](https://directindex.org/r/thaioishiboston.com) own site | [XOXO Sushi Bar](https://directindex.org/r/google.com) marketplace
[Umai](https://directindex.org/r/google.com) marketplace
[Genki Ya](https://directindex.org/r/google.com) marketplace |
| [A traditional local restaurant that tourists don't know. Book me a table for Saturday.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/local-saturday) | [Riccardo’s Ristorante](https://directindex.org/scan/riccardosnorthend.com) own site
[Cantina Italiana](https://directindex.org/r/cantinaitaliana.com) own site
[Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant](https://directindex.org/r/lincolnsouthboston.com) own site | [Petit Robert Bistro](https://directindex.org/r/petitrobertbistro.com) own site
[Galway House](https://directindex.org/r/galwayhousejp.com) own site
[The Daily Catch](https://directindex.org/r/tock.com) own site |
| [Brunch on Sunday for four. Where can I reserve?](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/brunch) | [Rochambeau](https://directindex.org/r/rochambeauboston.com) own site
[Coppa](https://directindex.org/r/coppaboston.com) own site
[Coquette](https://directindex.org/scan/coquetteboston.com) own site | [The Palm Restaurant](https://directindex.org/r/thepalm.com) own site
[North Street Grille](https://directindex.org/scan/northstreetgrille.com) own site
[The Beehive](https://directindex.org/r/beehiveboston.com) own site |
| [Seafood dinner with a view, table for four this week.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/seafood-view) | [Legal Sea Foods](https://directindex.org/r/legalseafoods.com) own site
[Rowes Wharf Sea Grille](https://directindex.org/r/bostonharborhotel.com) own site
[Pier 6](https://directindex.org/r/pier6boston.com) own site | [Legal Harborside](https://directindex.org/r/legalseafoods.com) own site
[Chart House Boston](https://directindex.org/r/charthouse.com) own site |
| [A cheap lunch menu near the centre.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/cheap-lunch) | Downtown Crossing / the Financial District no link
[Shawarma Falafel](https://directindex.org/scan/shawarmafalafelbostonma.com) own site
[Viga Italian Eatery](https://directindex.org/scan/vigaeatery.com) own site
[Chacarero](https://directindex.org/scan/chacarero.com) own site | [Genes Chinese Flatbread Cafe](https://directindex.org/scan/genesboston.com) own site
[Sam LaGrassas](https://directindex.org/scan/samlagrassas.net) own site
Als State Street Cafe no link |
| [Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/birthday-8) | [La Tavernetta by MIDA](https://directindex.org/scan/latavernettabymida.com) own site
[Coquette](https://directindex.org/scan/coquetteboston.com) own site
[Porto](https://directindex.org/r/porto-boston.com) own site | nothing named |
| [Best burger in town, and I want to order online.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/burger) | [Boston Burger Company](https://directindex.org/r/bostonburgrcompany.com) own site
[Tasty Burger](https://directindex.org/r/tastyburger.com) own site
[Nu Burger](https://directindex.org/scan/nu-burger.com) own site | [Boston Burger Company](https://directindex.org/r/bostonburgercompany.com) own site
[Shake Shack](https://directindex.org/r/shakeshack.com) own site
[Tasty Burger](https://directindex.org/r/tastyburger.com) own site |
| [Something to eat after midnight, delivered or open late.](https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended/late-night) | [South Street Diner](https://directindex.org/r/southstreetdiner.com) own site
[Overtime Pizza](https://directindex.org/scan/overtimeboston.com) own site
[Black Seed Halal Grill](https://directindex.org/scan/blackseedboston.com) own site | [South Street Diner](https://directindex.org/r/southstreetdiner.com) own site
[Bovas Bakery](https://directindex.org/scan/bovabakeryboston.com) own site
[Boston Pizza And Wings](https://directindex.org/r/bostonpizzaandwings.com) own site |

 Method

## How this is counted

The unit is an answer: the latest answer to each question from each assistant, asked with web search on. The questions are the ones people ask ("best pizza delivered right now", "book me a table for Saturday") and three questions about each of the top-ranked businesses of the index (the official website, where to book, where to order). Every link in an answer is read; a destination counts once per answer that links to it, whether as the place to book or as a source the assistant cited, so the shares say "answers that link this destination" and do not add up to 100%.

Destinations: the businesses' own sites are one row, whatever the business; a booking or ordering vendor on the business's own domain counts as direct; marketplaces and directories are named; listing, review and map sites (Tripadvisor, Google Maps, Yelp) are directories even where the scanner files them with the marketplaces; newspapers, magazines, guides, forums and tourism sites are one row; what is left is listed by registered domain, and a model classifies those unknown hosts once each into directory, press, marketplace, vendor, business or other, with the reason shown. A fragment that looks like a host because a space is missing ("them.here") is dropped. Business names are matched against the index; a place that is not in the index links to a scan of its site when the assistant gave one.

Updated 2026-10-15. Open data: the JSON twin of this page carries every destination. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology).

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