What assistants recommend in Cambridge cafes and bars
ChatGPT and Gemini were asked 12 questions the way people ask them, with web search on, and told to link each place's own site. Below is every question, with the places named, who named them, and the direct link where the place has one.
40
places named across the 12 questions
254
businesses in this index
97
with a website of their own
98%
of the places named came with their own site
Every other business in the index was never named. The questions are a sample of what people ask, and the places named change from one round to the next.
Asked on 2026-11-04. Where the answers send people · The Cambridge cafes and bars index · Markdown.
A quiet cafe near the centre where I can sit with my laptop this morning.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Bean Theory | ChatGPT with its own site | beantheory.co.uk |
| Florey Café not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | florey.cafe |
| Hot Numbers Coffee | Gemini with its own site | hotnumberscoffee.co.uk · book direct · order direct |
| Pages Coffee House | ChatGPT with its own site | pagescambridge.com |
| The Locker Cafe | Gemini with its own site | thelockercafe.co.uk |
| The Sage of Cambridge not in the index | Gemini with its own site | sageofcambridge.com |
Good cocktails tonight, and I want to reserve a table for four.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Hidden Rooms | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | hiddenrooms.co.uk |
| Bar -OH not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | bar-oh.com |
| Make a Reservation not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | hiddenrooms.co.uk |
| Novi not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | novicambridge.co.uk |
| The Tivoli | Gemini with its own site | thetivoli.co.uk |
| Town & Gown | Gemini with its own site | 196bar.com |
The best specialty coffee in town, open right now.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Numbers Coffee | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | hotnumberscoffee.co.uk · book direct · order direct |
| Bean Theory | ChatGPT with its own site | beantheory.co.uk |
| Bould Brothers Coffee | Gemini with its own site | bouldbrotherscoffee.com |
| The Locker Cafe not in the index | Gemini through a directory | directory only |
A pub showing the football tonight. Can I book a table?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| The Corner House | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | thecornerhousepub.co |
| The Tivoli | Gemini with its own site | thetivoli.co.uk |
| WT’s Sports Bar | ChatGPT with its own site | wtssportsbar.co.uk |
Brunch at a cafe on Saturday. Where do I book?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Bills Cambridge not in the index | Gemini with its own site | bills-website.co.uk |
| Browns Cambridge not in the index | Gemini with its own site | browns-restaurants.co.uk |
| Novi not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | novicambridge.co.uk |
| Parker’s Tavern not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | parkerstavern.com |
| The Tivoli | Gemini with its own site | thetivoli.co.uk |
A bar with live music this Saturday night, reserve a table for six.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| La Raza | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | laraza.co.uk · book direct |
| De Luca Cucina & Bar not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | delucacucina.co.uk |
| Revolution Cambridge | ChatGPT with its own site | revolution-bars.co.uk · book direct |
| The Blue Moon | Gemini with its own site | cambridge.pub |
| The Portland Arms | Gemini with its own site | theportlandarms.co.uk |
Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Bould Brothers Coffee | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | bouldbrotherscoffee.co.uk |
| Fitzbillies | Gemini with its own site | fitzbillies.com · book direct · order direct |
| Fitzbillies, Trumpington Street not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | fitzbillies.com · book direct · order direct |
| Hot Numbers Coffee | Gemini with its own site | hotnumberscoffee.co.uk · book direct · order direct |
| Michaelhouse Café | ChatGPT with its own site | michaelhousecafe.com |
A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| De Luca Cucina & Bar not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | delucacucina.co.uk |
| Novi not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | novicambridge.co.uk |
| SIX at The Varsity Hotel not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | thevarsityhotel.co.uk |
| SIX Panoramic Bar & Restaurant not in the index | Gemini with its own site | sixcambridge.co.uk |
A cafe for breakfast near the centre tomorrow at 8.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| The Copper Kettle not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | copperkettlecambridge.co.uk |
| Fitzbillies | Gemini with its own site | fitzbillies.com · book direct · order direct |
| Opening time | Gemini with its own site | hotnumberscoffee.co.uk · book direct · order direct |
| Hot Numbers Coffee | Gemini by name | book direct · order direct |
A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| The LAB | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | thelabcambridge.com |
| Hidden Rooms | Gemini with its own site | hiddenrooms.co.uk |
| Soleá Bistro not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | soleabistro.com |
| The Handsome Prince | ChatGPT with its own site | thehandsomeprince.co.uk |
The best craft beer place tonight. Do I need to reserve?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| The Engineers House | ChatGPT with its own site | calverleys.com · book direct |
| The Handsome Prince | ChatGPT with its own site | thehandsomeprince.co.uk |
| Thirsty not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | wearethirsty.co.uk |
A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| The Box Room Board Game Café | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | theboxroombgc.co.uk · book direct |
| Bar -OH not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | bar-oh.com |
| The Elm Tree | ChatGPT with its own site | elmtreecambridge.co.uk |
| The Mill | Gemini with its own site | themillpubcambridge.com |
| The Salisbury Arms | Gemini with its own site | salisburyarmscambridge.co.uk |
How this is read
Each assistant was asked each question once, with web search on, for up to three places and the link to each one's own website. Names are read from the answer and matched against the index. Any link between one name and the next belongs to that place. "With its own site" means the assistant linked the place's own website. "Through a marketplace" or "a directory" means it linked a listing instead, and "by name" means it gave no link. The direct links come from the Direct Index's own scan of the place's site. The assistant didn't supply them.