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title: Where assistants send people in Edinburgh cafes and bars · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/assistants
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 Assistants · Edinburgh cafes and bars, GB · October 2026

# Where assistants send people in Edinburgh cafes and bars

24 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-10-24, to the questions people ask and to questions about the top businesses in the index. 100% of them link a business's own site or its booking software, and 17% link a marketplace, most often staycation.co.uk (8%).

Fewer than 30 answers, so this share is not compared with other cities.

100%

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

17%

link a marketplace

8%

link staycation.co.uk, the marketplace named most

24

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

Of the 24 answers to the questions people ask, 100% link a business's own site or its booking software and 17% a marketplace, staycation.co.uk most often.

Updated 2026-11-03. [The Edinburgh cafes and bars index](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/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. Share is the percentage of all 24 answers that link to it. Each assistant's column counts only that assistant's answers.

| Destination | Kind | Answers | Share | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **The businesses' own sites** | own site | 24 | **100%** | 12 100% | 12 100% |
| Press, guides and forums | press and guides | 11 | **46%** | 1 8% | 10 83% |
| DesignMyNight | vendor, direct | 5 | **21%** | 0 | 5 42% |
| brewatlas.co | directory | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| happycow.net | directory | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| staycation.co.uk | marketplace | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| 52martinis.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| craftybartending.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| edinburgh247.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| firsttable.co.uk | marketplace | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| g-hold.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| johnniewalker.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| mybistro.online | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| naboo.app | marketplace | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| pandaandsons.co.uk | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |

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

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Edinburgh cafes and bars

ChatGPT: answered by gpt-6-luna (12).

Gemini: answered by gemini-2.5-flash (12).

### 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. The table shows how many of the places it named came with a link to the place's own site, to a marketplace or to a directory, or with no link at all.

| Assistant | Own site or direct | Marketplace | Directory | No link | Places |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatGPT | **100%** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36 |
| Gemini | **100%** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 34 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-10-24. A place in this index links to its report. A place with its own site that isn't in the index yet links to a scan. "No link" means the assistant named the place but didn't link its site. Each question links to the full list of places named.

| Question | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [A quiet cafe near the centre where I can sit with my laptop this morning.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/laptop-cafe) | [Burr & Co](https://directindex.org/r/intercontinental.com) own site
[Café 1505](https://directindex.org/r/tenhillplace.com) own site
[Books N’ Cup, Tollcross](https://directindex.org/r/booksncup.co.uk) own site | [Thomas J Walls Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/thomasjwalls.co.uk) own site
[Cairngorm Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/cairngorm.coffee) own site
[Black Medicine Coffee Co](https://directindex.org/r/blackmed.co.uk) own site |
| [Good cocktails tonight, and I want to reserve a table for four.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/cocktails-four) | [Hey Palu](https://directindex.org/r/heypalu.com) own site
[Copper Blossom](https://directindex.org/r/copperblossom.com) own site
[The Cocktail Geeks](https://directindex.org/r/thecocktailgeeks.com) own site | [Hey Palu](https://directindex.org/r/heypalu.com) own site
The Alchemist Edinburgh own site
[Panda & Sons](https://directindex.org/r/pandaandsons.com) own site |
| [The best specialty coffee in town, open right now.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/specialty-coffee) | [Origin Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/origincoffee.co.uk) own site
[LOWDOWN](https://directindex.org/r/lowdown.cafe) own site | [Artisan Roast](https://directindex.org/r/artisanroast.co.uk) own site
[The Milkman](https://directindex.org/r/themilkman.coffee) own site |
| [A pub showing the football tonight. Can I book a table?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/pub-football) | [Chanter Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/scan/socialpubandkitchen.co.uk) own site
[Live Sport](https://directindex.org/scan/socialpubandkitchen.co.uk) own site
[Beehive Inn](https://directindex.org/scan/belhaven.co.uk) own site
[Duke’s Leith](https://directindex.org/r/dukesleith.co.uk) own site | [Belushis Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/scan/belushis.com) own site
[Malones Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/r/malonesedinburgh.com) own site
[The Three Sisters](https://directindex.org/r/thethreesistersbar.co.uk) own site |
| [Brunch at a cafe on Saturday. Where do I book?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/cafe-brunch) | [Urban Angel](https://directindex.org/r/urban-angel.co.uk) own site
[Mimi’s Bakehouse](https://directindex.org/r/mimisbakehouse.com) own site
[Three Birds](https://directindex.org/scan/threebirds.co.uk) own site | [The Edinburgh Larder](https://directindex.org/r/edinburghlarder.co.uk) own site
[Loudons Fountainbridge](https://directindex.org/scan/loudonsedin.co.uk) own site
[Greenwoods Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/r/greenwoods.eu) own site |
| [A bar with live music this Saturday night, reserve a table for six.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/live-music-bar) | [Whiski Bar](https://directindex.org/r/whiskibar.co.uk) own site
[Kitty O’Sheas](https://directindex.org/r/kitty-osheas.com) own site
[Finnegans Wake](https://directindex.org/r/finnegans-wake.co.uk) own site | [Finnegans Wake](https://directindex.org/scan/finneganswake.co.uk) own site
[Stramash](https://directindex.org/scan/stramashedinburgh.com) own site
[Angels Share](https://directindex.org/r/angelssharehotel.com) own site |
| [Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/cake-coffee) | [Coffee Saints](https://directindex.org/r/coffeesaints.co.uk) own site
[Mimi’s Bakehouse](https://directindex.org/r/mimisbakehouse.com) own site
[The Scottish Café & Restaurant](https://directindex.org/r/contini.com) own site | [Lovecrumbs](https://directindex.org/r/lovecrumbs.co.uk) own site
[Mimis Bakehouse](https://directindex.org/scan/mimisbakehouse.com) own site
[Söderberg](https://directindex.org/r/soderberg.uk) own site |
| [A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/rooftop-bar) | [Nor’ Loft](https://directindex.org/r/norloft.co.uk) own site
[1820 Rooftop Bar](https://directindex.org/r/johnniewalker.com) own site
[Cold Town House](https://directindex.org/r/coldtownhouse.co.uk) own site | [W Deck](https://directindex.org/scan/wdeck.co.uk) own site
[Chaophraya Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/scan/chaophraya.co.uk) own site |
| [A cafe for breakfast near the centre tomorrow at 8.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/breakfast-cafe) | [Mary’s Cafe Bistro](https://directindex.org/r/maryscafe.co.uk) own site
[Ginger Coo Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/gingercoocafe.com) own site
[Old Town Cafe Bistro](https://directindex.org/scan/oldtowncafebistro.co.uk) own site | [The Edinburgh Larder](https://directindex.org/r/edinburghlarder.co.uk) own site
[Greenwoods](https://directindex.org/scan/greenwoods.eu) own site
[Cairngorm Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/cairngorm.coffee) own site |
| [A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/quiet-date) | [Piccalilli](https://directindex.org/r/piccalilliedinburgh.co.uk) own site
[Caru by Candlelight](https://directindex.org/r/carubycandlelight.co.uk) own site
[Bacco](https://directindex.org/scan/baccowine.co.uk) own site | [Panda & Sons](https://directindex.org/r/pandaandsons.com) own site
[Hey Palu](https://directindex.org/r/heypalu.com) own site
[Bramble Bar & Lounge](https://directindex.org/r/bramblebar.co.uk) own site |
| [The best craft beer place tonight. Do I need to reserve?](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/craft-beer) | [The Hanging Bat](https://directindex.org/r/thehangingbat.com) own site
[Otherworld Bar & Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/otherworldbrewing.com) own site
[Bellfield Brewery Taproom](https://directindex.org/scan/bellfieldbrewery.com) own site | [Salt Horse](https://directindex.org/r/salthorse.beer) own site
[The Hanging Bat](https://directindex.org/r/northernmonk.com) own site
[Paradise Palms](https://directindex.org/r/theparadisepalms.com) own site |
| [A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five.](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/recommended/board-games) | [Twist Board Game Café Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/twistbgc.co.uk) own site
[Potions & Rations](https://directindex.org/r/potionsandrations.co.uk) own site
[Secret Solstice Games](https://directindex.org/r/secretsolsticegames.co.uk) own site | [Games Hub Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/r/gameshubedinburgh.com) own site
[Ancient Robot Games](https://directindex.org/scan/ancientrobotgames.co.uk) own site
[Valour Games](https://directindex.org/scan/valourgames.co.uk) own site |

 Method

## How this is counted

Everything here is counted in answers, using the latest answer from each assistant to each question, asked with web search on. Some questions are the ones people ask ("best pizza delivered right now", "book me a table for Saturday"). The others are three questions about each of the top-ranked businesses in the index: the official website, where to book and where to order. Every link in an answer is read. A destination counts once for each answer that links to it, whether as the place to book or as a source the assistant cited. So each share is the share of answers that link that destination, and the shares don't add up to 100%.

All the businesses' own sites share 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) count as directories, even where the scanner files them with the marketplaces. Newspapers, magazines, guides, forums and tourism sites share one row. Anything left is listed by its registered domain, and a model sorts each of those unknown hosts once into directory, press, marketplace, vendor, business or other, with the reason shown. Text that only looks like a host because a space is missing ("them.here") is dropped. Business names are matched against the index. A place that isn't in the index links to a scan of its site, if the assistant gave one.

Updated 2026-11-03. The data is open, and the JSON version of this page has every destination. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology).

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