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title: Where assistants send people in Ghent cafes and bars · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/assistants?format=md
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 Assistants · Ghent cafes and bars, BE · November 2026

# Where assistants send people in Ghent cafes and bars

24 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-11-07, to the questions people ask and to questions about the top businesses in the index. 96% of them link a business's own site or its booking software, and 8% link a marketplace, most often Booking.com (4%).

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

96%

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

8%

link a marketplace

4%

link Booking.com, 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, 96% link a business's own site or its booking software and 8% a marketplace, Booking.com most often.

Updated 2026-11-09. [The Ghent cafes and bars index](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/ghent-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 | 23 | **96%** | 11 92% | 12 100% |
| Press, guides and forums | press and guides | 15 | **63%** | 4 33% | 11 92% |
| gentleest.be | other site | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| happycow.net | directory | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| Michelin Guide | directory | 2 | **8%** | 1 8% | 1 8% |
| nightfind.app | directory | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| top5gent.be | other site | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| wordpress.com | other site
General website creation and hosting platform. | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| belgianbeerheaven.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| Booking.com | marketplace | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| candaceabroad.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| chambreplus.be | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| coffeedash.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| craicmap.ie | directory | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| cvent.com | vendor, direct | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |

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

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Ghent cafes and bars

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

Gemini: answered by gemini-3.8-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 | **93%** | 0% | 0% | 7% | 30 |
| Gemini | **82%** | 0% | 0% | 18% | 38 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-11-07. 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/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/laptop-cafe) | [Café Contraire](https://directindex.org/r/cafecontraire.be) own site | [Café Labath](https://directindex.org/r/cafelabath.be) own site
[Full Circle Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/fullcircleghent.com) own site
BIDON Coffee & Bicycle no link |
| [Good cocktails tonight, and I want to reserve a table for four.](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/cocktails-four) | [WhyNot](https://directindex.org/r/whynot.gent) own site
[Skybar Mr. Sato](https://directindex.org/scan/mrsato.be) own site
[Olivers Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/olivers-bar.com) own site | Soan Cocktail Bar no link
[Vibe & Concept](https://directindex.org/scan/soangent.com) own site
[The Cobbler](https://directindex.org/r/zannierhotels.com) no link
[Yalo Bar & Restaurant](https://directindex.org/scan/yalohotel.com) own site |
| [The best specialty coffee in town, open right now.](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/specialty-coffee) | [Take Five Espressobar](https://directindex.org/r/take-five-espressobar.be) own site
[Full Circle](https://directindex.org/r/fullcircleghent.com) own site
[Claw Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/clawcoffee.be) own site | [WAY Specialty Coffee Bar](https://directindex.org/r/way.gent) own site
[Take Five Espressobar](https://directindex.org/r/take-five-espressobar.be) own site
[Café Labath](https://directindex.org/r/cafelabath.be) own site |
| [A pub showing the football tonight. Can I book a table?](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/pub-football) | [Celtic Towers](https://directindex.org/r/celtictowers.be) own site
[Patrick Foley’s](https://directindex.org/r/foleys.be) own site
[O’Learys Gent](https://directindex.org/scan/olearys.com) own site | [The Celtic Towers](https://directindex.org/r/celtictowers.be) own site
[Patrick Foley’s Irish Pub & Restaurant](https://directindex.org/r/foleys.be) own site
[OLearys Ghent](https://directindex.org/scan/olearys.be) own site |
| [Brunch at a cafe on Saturday. Where do I book?](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/cafe-brunch) | [Gust](https://directindex.org/scan/gustgent.be) own site
[Modest](https://directindex.org/scan/modestgent.be) own site
[STAMcafé](https://directindex.org/r/stamcafe.gent) own site | [Gust](https://directindex.org/scan/gustgent.be) own site
[Alix](https://directindex.org/scan/alix.gent) own site
[Win](https://directindex.org/r/barwin.be) own site |
| [A bar with live music this Saturday night, reserve a table for six.](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/live-music-bar) | [Bar Lume](https://directindex.org/r/hotclub.gent) own site
[Café de Loge](https://directindex.org/r/deloge.be) own site
[Funke](https://directindex.org/r/funke.gent) own site | [Missy Sippy Blues & Roots Club](https://directindex.org/r/missy-sippy.be) own site
[Hot Club Gent](https://directindex.org/r/hotclub.gent) own site
[Het Damberd](https://directindex.org/scan/cafedamberd.be) own site |
| [Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/cake-coffee) | [Julie’s House](https://directindex.org/r/julieshouse.info) own site
[Cozette](https://directindex.org/r/cozette.gent) own site
[Catberry](https://directindex.org/r/catberry.be) own site | [Julies House](https://directindex.org/r/julieshouse.be) own site
[Madam Bakster](https://directindex.org/r/madambakster.be) own site
[OR Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/orcoffee.be) own site |
| [A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two.](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/rooftop-bar) | [Skybar Mr. Sato](https://directindex.org/scan/mrsato.be) own site
[Bar Bassie](https://directindex.org/r/barbassie.be) own site
[Yalo Rooftop](https://directindex.org/scan/yalohotel.com) own site | [Skybar Mr. Sato](https://directindex.org/scan/hotelgent.be) own site
[Yalo Rooftop Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/yalohotel.com) own site
[Bar Bassie](https://directindex.org/r/barbassie.be) own site |
| [A cafe for breakfast near the centre tomorrow at 8.](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/breakfast-cafe) | [Faja Lobi](https://directindex.org/r/fajalobi.be) own site
[Cafe Contraire](https://directindex.org/r/cafecontraire.be) own site | [Le Pain Quotidien](https://directindex.org/r/lepainquotidien.com) no link
[Website (Order / Pick-up)](https://directindex.org/scan/lepainquotidien.com) own site
[Panos](https://directindex.org/scan/panos.be) own site |
| [A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/quiet-date) | [The Cobbler](https://directindex.org/r/zannierhotels.com) no link
[WhyNot](https://directindex.org/r/whynot.gent) own site | [The Cobbler](https://directindex.org/r/zannierhotels.com) no link
[Jigger’s](https://directindex.org/r/jiggers.be) own site
Barrazza own site |
| [The best craft beer place tonight. Do I need to reserve?](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/craft-beer) | [Dok Brewing Company](https://directindex.org/r/dokbrewingcompany.be) own site
[The Glengarry](https://directindex.org/r/theglengarry.be) own site
[Gruut City Brewery](https://directindex.org/r/gruut.be) own site
Quick take no link | Generally, no no link
[Dok Brewing Company](https://directindex.org/r/dokbrewingcompany.be) no link
[Need a reservation](https://directindex.org/r/dokbrewingcompany.be) own site
[De Dulle Griet](https://directindex.org/r/dullegriet.be) own site |
| [A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five.](https://directindex.org/city/ghent-cafes-bars/recommended/board-games) | nothing named | [Worlds End Comics & Games](https://directindex.org/scan/worldsendcomics.com) own site
[Café Comic Sans](https://directindex.org/r/cafecomicsans.be) 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 2026-11-09. The data is open, and the JSON version of this page has every destination. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology).

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