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title: Where assistants send people in Essen · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/city/essen/assistants
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 Assistants · Essen, DE · October 2026

# Where assistants send people in Essen

24 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-10-16 the way people ask and about the top businesses of the index. 100% of the answers link a business's own site or its booking software; 17% link a marketplace, most often Uber Eats (13%).

100%

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

17%

link a marketplace

13%

link Uber Eats, the marketplace named most

24

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

Of the 24 answers to the questions people ask: 100% link a business's own site or its booking software, 17% a marketplace (Uber Eats most).

Updated 2026-10-16. [The Essen index](https://directindex.org/city/essen) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/essen/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/essen/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/essen/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 | 24 | **100%** | 12 100% | 12 100% |
| Press, guides and forums | press and guides | 3 | **13%** | 0 | 3 25% |
| Uber Eats | marketplace | 3 | **13%** | 0 | 3 25% |
| coolibri.de | other site | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| Facebook | directory | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| happycow.net | directory
A global directory and review platform for vegan and vegetarian restaurants. | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| Instagram | directory | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| speisekarte.de | other site | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| sushi-for-you.de | other site | 2 | **8%** | 1 8% | 1 8% |
| Wolt | marketplace | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| baldeneyer-faehre.de | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| bestellen-kaspar-schmauser.de | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| donerbreak-essen.de | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| eatloc.de | other site | 1 | **4%** | 1 8% | 0 |
| foodamigos.de | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |

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

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Essen

### 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 | **97%** | 0% | 0% | 3% | 32 |
| Gemini | **86%** | 0% | 3% | 11% | 37 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-10-16. 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/essen/recommended/chicken) | [MrChicken Essen Allee Center](https://directindex.org/scan/mrchickenessen.de) own site
[Chicki The Kiki](https://directindex.org/r/chickithekiki.de) own site
[Chicken House Essen](https://directindex.org/r/chickenhouseessen.com) own site | [Broasters Fried Chicken](https://directindex.org/r/broasters.de) own site
[Kentucky Fried Chicken](https://directindex.org/r/kfc.de) own site
[Chicki The Kiki](https://directindex.org/r/chicki-the-kiki-essen.de) own site |
| [I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/romantic) | [Restaurant 1831](https://directindex.org/r/hugenpoet.de) own site
[Heimliche Liebe](https://directindex.org/r/heimliche-liebe.de) own site
[Zur Kluse](https://directindex.org/r/zurkluse.de) own site | [Restaurant 1831](https://directindex.org/r/hugenpoet.de) own site
[PIERBURG](https://directindex.org/r/pierburg-essen.com) own site
[Casino Zollverein](https://directindex.org/r/casino-zollverein.de) own site |
| [Best pizza delivered to where I'm staying, right now.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/pizza-delivery) | [Pizza by Lupo](https://directindex.org/r/pizzabylupo.de) own site
[Pizza Prima](https://directindex.org/r/pizzaprima-essen.de) own site
[Pizzeria Fiamma](https://directindex.org/r/pizzeria-fiamma.com) own site | [Pizzeria La Rosa](https://directindex.org/r/pizza-la-rosa.de) own site
[Pizzeria Liano](https://directindex.org/r/pizzerialiano-essen.de) own site
[Pizza Express](https://directindex.org/r/pizza-express-in-essen.de) own site |
| [A good vegan or vegetarian lunch near the centre, today.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/vegan-lunch) | [Green Club Essen](https://directindex.org/scan/green.club) own site
[Hummelbude](https://directindex.org/r/hummelbude.com) own site | [sattgrün](https://directindex.org/r/sattgruen.de) own site
[Kaspar Schmauser](https://directindex.org/r/kaspar-schmauser.de) own site
[Peace Food](https://directindex.org/r/facebook.com) directory |
| [I want sushi delivered this evening.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/sushi) | [Soul Sushi Essen](https://directindex.org/r/soulsushi.de) own site
[Dui Sushi & Asian Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/duisushi.com) own site | [Sushi Bistro Byakko](https://directindex.org/r/byakko-essen.de) own site
[Noori Sushi & Grill](https://directindex.org/r/noori-restaurant.de) own site |
| [A traditional local restaurant that tourists don't know. Book me a table for Saturday.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/local-saturday) | [Haus Großjung](https://directindex.org/scan/xn--grges-jua.eu) own site
[Zur Platte](https://directindex.org/r/zurplatte.de) own site | [DAMPFE](https://directindex.org/r/dampfe.de) own site
[Zur Kluse](https://directindex.org/r/zurkluse.de) own site
[Wirtshaus zur Heimlichen Liebe](https://directindex.org/scan/heimliche-liebe.de) own site |
| [Brunch on Sunday for four. Where can I reserve?](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/brunch) | [Ruebys Breakfast](https://directindex.org/scan/ruebys.de) own site
[LUKAS Essen](https://directindex.org/r/lukas-essen.de) own site
[The Mine, Zollverein](https://directindex.org/scan/eventlocationessen.de) own site | [The Mine Essen](https://directindex.org/scan/eventlocationessen.de) own site
[Ruebys Frühstückscafé](https://directindex.org/scan/ruebys.de) own site
[zucca](https://directindex.org/r/zucca-zizou.de) own site |
| [Seafood dinner with a view, table for four this week.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/seafood-view) | [See-Bar](https://directindex.org/r/see-bar.com) own site
[LUJO](https://directindex.org/r/lujo.de) own site
[Cavos Couzina](https://directindex.org/r/cavos-couzina.de) own site | Lake Baldeney no link
[See-Bar Essen](https://directindex.org/r/see-bar.com) own site
[LUJO Seecafé & Restaurant](https://directindex.org/r/lujo.de) own site
[Restaurant Hügoloss](https://directindex.org/r/restaurant-huegoloss.de) own site |
| [A cheap lunch menu near the centre.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/cheap-lunch) | [Tacolicious](https://directindex.org/r/tacolicious.de) no link
[Mon](https://directindex.org/scan/online-karte.com) own site
[Cafe Extrablatt](https://directindex.org/scan/cafe-extrablatt.de) own site | [Vapiano](https://directindex.org/r/vapiano.com) no link
[Lunch](https://directindex.org/scan/vapiano.de) own site
[Tablo Restaurant](https://directindex.org/r/tablo-restaurant.de) own site
Der Löwe no link |
| [Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/birthday-8) | [Kiepenkerl](https://directindex.org/r/kiepenkerl-zu-essen.de) own site
[Ristorante Acquario](https://directindex.org/r/acquario.de) own site
[Restaurant Teatro](https://directindex.org/r/teatro-esel.de) own site | [Casino Zollverein](https://directindex.org/r/casino-zollverein.de) own site
[Müllers auf der Rü](https://directindex.org/r/nelson-mueller.de) own site
[Mongo’s Restaurant Essen](https://directindex.org/r/mongos.de) own site |
| [Best burger in town, and I want to order online.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/burger) | [Die Burgerschmiede](https://directindex.org/r/burgerschmiede.com) own site
[Chill ’n Beef](https://directindex.org/r/chilln-beef.de) own site | [HANS IM GLÜCK Burgergrill & Bar](https://directindex.org/r/hansimglueck-burgergrill.de) own site
[Peter Pane Burgergrill & Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/peterbringts.de) own site
[Tofino Burgerbude](https://directindex.org/scan/ilovetofino.de) own site |
| [Something to eat after midnight, delivered or open late.](https://directindex.org/city/essen/recommended/late-night) | [Pizza Mondo](https://directindex.org/scan/mondo-essen.de) own site
[Pizzeria Fiamma](https://directindex.org/r/pizzeria-fiamma.com) own site
[Pizzeria Venezia](https://directindex.org/r/veneziaessen.de) own site | [McDonalds](https://directindex.org/r/mcdonalds.com) own site
[Burger King](https://directindex.org/r/burgerking.de) own site
Döner Break no link |

 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 2026-10-16. Open data: the JSON twin of this page carries every destination. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology).

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