--- title: Edinburgh cafes and bars: what changed · The Direct Index url: https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars/changes --- [The Direct Index](https://directindex.org/) [Scanner](https://directindex.org/scan)[Cities](https://directindex.org/cities)[Rankings](https://directindex.org/rankings)[Search](https://directindex.org/search)[Guides](https://directindex.org/guides)[About](https://directindex.org/about) What changed · [Edinburgh cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars), GB # Edinburgh cafes and bars: what changed in the last 30 days In the last 30 days, 14 sites in the Edinburgh cafes and bars index changed something the scanner or the assistants can see: 12 findings fixed, 7 grades up and 1 down, 5 started turning an AI crawler away and 2 let them in again, 0 assistant answers changed. 14 sites with a change in the last 30 days 12 findings fixed 7 / 1 grades up / down 5 started turning a crawler away 0 assistant answers that changed Each line links the site's report. 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Summary ## What kind of change By kind | findings fixed | 12 | | new findings | 6 | | grades up | 7 | | grades down | 1 | | started turning crawlers away | 5 | | let crawlers in again | 2 | | direct channel changed | 7 | | vendor changed | 1 | Fixes verified most often | No booking or ordering path at all | 7 | | The server turned AI crawlers away at the door | 3 | | No llms.txt | 2 | Week of 12 October 2026 ## 15 changes | Day | Business | What changed | | --- | --- | --- | | 15 October 2026 | [The Cider House](https://directindex.org/r/edinburghcider.co.uk) edinburghcider.co.uk | new finding: the site turned every visitor without a browser away fixed: no llms.txt fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door | | 14 October 2026 | [Cramond Inn](https://directindex.org/r/samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk) samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk | lets AI crawlers in again fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door | | 14 October 2026 | [The Jazz Bar](https://directindex.org/r/thejazzbar.co.uk) thejazzbar.co.uk | direct channel: none to own site grade D to B (74%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all | | 14 October 2026 | [Newbarns Taproom](https://directindex.org/r/newbarnsbrewery.com) newbarnsbrewery.com | direct channel: none to own site grade D to C (63%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all | | 14 October 2026 | [The Castle Rock](https://directindex.org/r/expireddomains.com) expireddomains.com | now turns an AI crawler away at the edge new finding: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door | | 14 October 2026 | [Leith Arches](https://directindex.org/r/leitharches.com) leitharches.com | direct channel: none to own site grade C to B (75%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all | | 14 October 2026 | [Cafe Voltaire](https://directindex.org/r/thecabaretvoltaire.com) thecabaretvoltaire.com | vendor: none to DesignMyNight direct channel: none to vendor on own site grade D to C (56%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all | | 14 October 2026 | [The Abbey](https://directindex.org/r/abbeybar.co.uk) abbeybar.co.uk | direct channel: none to own site grade C to B (76%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all | | 14 October 2026 | [Urban Jungle Brunch Room](https://directindex.org/r/sebsurbanjungle.co.uk) sebsurbanjungle.co.uk | direct channel: none to own site grade C to B (80%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all | | 14 October 2026 | [The Windsor](https://directindex.org/r/kilderkingroup.co.uk) kilderkingroup.co.uk | now turns an AI crawler away at the edge new finding: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door | | 14 October 2026 | [The Jolly Judge](https://directindex.org/r/jollyjudge.co.uk) jollyjudge.co.uk | now turns an AI crawler away at the edge grade D to F (39%) new finding: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door | | 14 October 2026 | [The Captains Bar](https://directindex.org/r/captainsedinburgh.com) captainsedinburgh.com | lets AI crawlers in again fixed: no llms.txt fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door | | 14 October 2026 | [Tea rooms](https://directindex.org/r/edinburghcastle.scot) edinburghcastle.scot | direct channel: none to own site grade D to C (63%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all | | 14 October 2026 | [The Athletic Arms](https://directindex.org/r/athleticarms.co.uk) athleticarms.co.uk | now turns an AI crawler away at the edge new finding: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door | | 14 October 2026 | [Bennets Bar](https://directindex.org/r/kilderkingroup.co.uk) kilderkingroup.co.uk | now turns an AI crawler away at the edge new finding: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door | Method ## How a change is recorded Every full scan of a site is compared with the site's previous full scan, the hour it lands: findings that are gone count as fixed, new ones as new, a grade that moved as up or down, AI crawlers turned away or let in at the edge, and a change of direct booking or ordering channel or of the vendor behind it. A scan that could not reach the site is not compared: it says nothing about the site. Every answer an assistant gives to one of the three questions about a business is compared with its previous answer to the same question. 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