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. Every question, the places named, who named them, and the direct link where the place has one.
places named across the 12 questions
businesses in this index
with a website of their own
of the named came with the place's own site
The gap: every other business in the index was never named. The questions are a sample of what people ask, and the set of named places shifts between runs.
Asked on 2026-10-16. Where the answers send people · The Cape Town index · Markdown.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Casero not in the index | Gemini with its own site | casero.co.za |
| Chicken Licken | ChatGPT with its own site | chickenlicken.co.za |
| Nando’s | ChatGPT with its own site | nandos.co.za |
| Nandos not in the index | Gemini with its own site | nandos.co.za |
| Pedros Flame-Grilled Chicken not in the index | Gemini with its own site | pedroschicken.co.za |
| Plucky’s Fried Chicken | ChatGPT with its own site | pluckys.co.za |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia | ChatGPT with its own site | chefswarehouse.co.za |
| Chefs Warehouse at Tintswalo Atlantic | ChatGPT with its own site | chefswarehouse.co.za |
| Kloof Street House | Gemini with its own site | kloofstreethouse.co.za |
| La Colombe | Gemini with its own site | lacolombe.restaurant |
| The Red Room at Mount Nelson | ChatGPT with its own site | chefswarehouse.co.za |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Debonairs Pizza | ChatGPT with its own site | debonairspizza.co.za |
| Ferdinandos Pizza not in the index | Gemini with its own site | ferdinandospizza.com |
| Massimo’s | Gemini with its own site | massimos.co.za |
| Monte Vista | ChatGPT with its own site | giustinos.co.za |
| NY Slice Pizza | Gemini with its own site | nyslicepizza.com |
| Giustino’s Scalzini Wood-Fired Pizza not in the index | ChatGPT by name | no link given |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Nourishd Café & Juicery not in the index | Gemini with its own site | nourishd.co.za |
| Plant | ChatGPT with its own site | plantcafe.co.za |
| Prashad Café | Gemini with its own site | prashadcafe.com |
| The Conscious Kitchen | Gemini with its own site | theconsciouskitchen.co.za |
| Bamboo Plant Power not in the index | ChatGPT by name | no link given |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Andy’s Sushi Bar | ChatGPT with its own site | andyssushibar.co.za |
| Nuri Sushi | Gemini with its own site | nuri.co.za |
| Oishi not in the index | Gemini with its own site | oishi.co.za |
| Sushi Box | ChatGPT with its own site | sushibox.co.za |
| SushiBox not in the index | Gemini with its own site | sushibox.co.za |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Bo-Kaap Kombuis | Gemini with its own site | bokaapkombuis.co.za · book direct |
| Eziko Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site | ezikorestaurant.co.za |
| Ivy’s Kitchen | ChatGPT with its own site | ivyskitchen.co.za |
| Lelapa Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site | lelapa.co.za |
| Website / Booking status not in the index | Gemini with its own site | 4roomedekasiculture.com |
| Biesmiellah | Gemini by name | no link given |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| GINJA Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site | newmarkhotels.com · book direct |
| Kloof Street House | ChatGPT with its own site | kloofstreethouse.co.za |
| Mulberry & Prince | Gemini with its own site | mulberryandprince.co.za · book direct |
| Noah not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | noahcapetown.com |
| Our Local not in the index | Gemini with its own site | ourlocal.co.za |
| The Lawns at the Roundhouse not in the index | Gemini with its own site | thelawnsct.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Baía Seafood Restaurant | Gemini with its own site | baiarestaurant.co.za |
| Bilboa | ChatGPT with its own site | kovecollection.co.za · book direct |
| Firefish not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | firefishrestaurant.co.za |
| Harbour House | Gemini with its own site | harbourhouse.co.za |
| Paranga not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | kovecollection.co.za · book direct |
| PIER Restaurant | Gemini with its own site | pier.restaurant |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Food Bazaar | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini by name | capetownccid.org |
| Arnold’s Restaurant | ChatGPT by name | arnolds.co.za |
| Book directly on Noah’s website not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | noahcapetown.com |
| Clarkes Bar & Dining Room not in the index | Gemini with its own site | clarkescapetown.co.za |
| Swan Café | Gemini with its own site | swancafe.co.za |
| What to expect not in the index | Gemini by name | no link given |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Africa Café & Beach | Gemini with its own site | grandafrica.com |
| Kloof Street House | Gemini with its own site | kloofstreethouse.co.za |
| Libertino not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | libertino.co.za |
| ROOI at One&Only Cape Town not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | oneandonlyresorts.com |
| The Happy Uncles | ChatGPT with its own site | thehappyuncles.com |
| The Pot Luck Club | Gemini with its own site | thepotluckclub.co.za · book direct |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Le Pickle | ChatGPT by name Gemini with its own site | lepickle.co.za |
| Clarke’s Bar & Dining Room | Gemini with its own site | clarkescapetown.co.za |
| Hudsons Burgers not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | ritascocktailclub.co.za |
| Le Onion not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | lepickle.co.za |
| Príma Burger not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | primaburger.co.za |
| The NOB not in the index | Gemini with its own site | thenob.co.za |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Franky’s Diner | ChatGPT with its own site | frankysdiner.co.za |
| NY Slice | ChatGPT with its own site | nyslicepizza.com |
| NY Slice Pizza | Gemini with its own site | nyslicepizza.com |
| The Dubliner not in the index | Gemini with its own site | thedubliner.co.za |
| Wembley Roadhouse | ChatGPT with its own site | wembley.co.za |
| What to expect not in the index | Gemini with its own site | andiccio24.co.za |
Each assistant was asked once per question, 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; links between a name and the next are that place's. "With its own site" means the assistant linked the place's own website; "through a marketplace" or "a directory" that it linked a listing instead; "by name" that it gave no link. The direct links come from the Direct Index scan of the place's site, not from the assistant.