# Hamilton cafes and bars ranked by how well AI agents can use them

154 of 172 distinct business websites have been scanned. 25% of the scanned sites turn at least one AI crawler away at the edge. Grades: A 9, B 23, C 40, D 39, F 43.

| # | Business | Domain | Score | Menu | Direct channel | AI crawlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Synonym | synonymshop.com | A 96.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 2 | Saint James Espresso Bar & Eatery | saint-james.ca | A 90% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 3 | Symposium Cafe | symposiumcafe.com | A 90% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 4 | Coop Wicked Chicken & Bar Hamilton | thecoopwickedchicken.com | A 88.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 5 | Tea At The White House | teaatthewhitehouse.com | A 87.5% | on the page | own site | open |
| 6 | 541 Eatery & Exchange | fivefortyone.ca | A 86.3% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 7 | Secco | seccohamilton.ca | A 86.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 8 | The Endzone Bar and Grill | theendzonesportspub.com | A 86.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 9 | Tracie's Place | traciesplace.ca | A 86.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 10 | Bo's Sports Bar | bossportsbar.com | B 83.1% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 11 | Shoeless Joe's Sports Grill | shoelessjoes.ca | B 82.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 12 | Ace Family Restaurant | acerestaurant.ca | B 81.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 13 | Cannon Coffee | thecannon.coffee | B 80% | HTML page | none | open |
| 14 | Lemon and Ice | lemonandice.ca | B 80% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 15 | Ale House | alehousehamilton.ca | B 78.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 16 | DAVIDsTEA | davidstea.com | B 78.8% | on the page | own site | open |
| 17 | Toast Wine Bar | toastwinebar.ca | B 78.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 18 | Caniche | canichebakery.com | B 77.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 19 | Raw Roots | rawrootscafe.ca | B 77.5% | on the page | own site | open |
| 20 | Second Cup | secondcup.com | B 77.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 21 | End Pocket Billiards | endpocket.ca | B 75.4% | on the page | none | open |
| 22 | Karlee's OTB | villagerestaurant.ca | B 75.4% | HTML page | none | open |
| 23 | Westdale Café | westdalecafe.ca | B 75.4% | HTML page | none | open |
| 24 | 33 Bowen | 33bowen.ca | B 73.4% | HTML page | own site | blocked |
| 25 | Copper Kettle Cafe | copperkettlecafe.ca | B 72.5% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 26 | The Brassie | brassiepub.com | B 72.5% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 27 | Fionn Maccool's | fionnmaccools.com | B 72.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 28 | Fool & Flagon | foolandflagon.com | B 72.3% | HTML page | none | open |
| 29 | Country Style | countrystyle.com | B 70.8% | HTML page | third party | open |
| 30 | Detour Cafe | detourcoffee.com | B 70.8% | HTML page | third party | open |
| 31 | Peach Coffee Co. Ancaster | peachcoffeeco.com | B 70.8% | HTML page | third party | open |
| 32 | The American House | millstreetand5.ca | B 70% | none | own site | open |
| 33 | Bostons Pizza | bostonpizza.com | C 68.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 34 | Cafe Baffico | cafebaffico.com | C 68.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 35 | Crooksy's | crooksys.ca | C 68.8% | none | vendor on own site | open |
| 36 | Squire - Pub on Locke | yeoldesquire.ca | C 68.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 37 | The King George Pub | kinggeorgepub.ca | C 68.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 38 | lobby Hamilton | lobby.ca | C 68.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 39 | Crabby Joe's Tap & Grill | crabbyjoes.com | C 67.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 40 | Durand Coffee | durandcoffee.ca | C 67.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 41 | Radius | radius.ca | C 67.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 42 | Starbucks | starbucks.com | C 67.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 43 | Starbucks | starbucks.ca | C 67.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 44 | Farside | farsidebar.com | C 64.6% | HTML page | none | open |
| 45 | Roxy | roxyrentals.ca | C 64.6% | none | none | open |
| 46 | The Union Market | msumcmaster.ca | C 62.3% | none | own site | open |
| 47 | Mancala Monk Board Game Cafe | mancalamonk.com | C 62.1% | none | own site | blocked |
| 48 | Tim Hortons | timhortons.com | C 61.7% | none | own site | open |
| 49 | Fox & Fiddle | foxandfiddle.com | C 61.5% | HTML page | none | open |
| 50 | Nanny & Bull's | nannyandbulls.ca | C 61.5% | PDF | none | open |
| 51 | The Wallflower | wallflowerhamilton.ca | C 61.5% | HTML page | none | open |
| 52 | Bean & Bagel Co. | beanbagelco.ca | C 61.3% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 53 | Williams Fresh Cafe | williamsfreshcafe.com | C 61.3% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 54 | Cafe Oranje | cafeoranje.ca | C 61.1% | on the page | none | blocked |
| 55 | West End House | wixsite.com | C 60.7% | HTML page | none | open |
| 56 | D's Bubble Tea | ceramicarts.com | C 60% | none | own site | open |
| 57 | Pheasant Plucker | pheasantplucker.ca | C 60% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 58 | The Corktown Pub | corktownpub.ca | C 60% | HTML page | third party | open |
| 59 | The Powerhouse | thepowerhouse.ca | C 60% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 60 | Anchor Bar and Grill | anchorbar.ca | C 58.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 61 | CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice | cocofreshtea.ca | C 58.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 62 | Loft Lounge | marriott.com | C 58.8% | elsewhere | own site | blocked |
| 63 | Steeltown Garage Co. | steeltowngarage.com | C 58.5% | on the page | third party | open |
| 64 | Greenbelt Coffee | greenbeltcoffee.ca | C 57.5% | on the page | own site | blocked |
| 65 | Le Tambour Tavern | letambourtavern.com | C 57.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 66 | Wingporium | wingporium.ca | C 57.1% | HTML page | vendor on own site | blocked |
| 67 | The Cat & Fiddle | catandfiddle.net | C 56.6% | HTML page | none | open |
| 68 | Rosedale Sports Bar & Eatery | rosedalesportsbar.com | C 56.5% | PDF | none | blocked |
| 69 | Tim Hortons - Departures | timhortons.ca | C 56.3% | none | own site | open |
| 70 | Winchester Arms | winchesterarmsdundas.com | C 56.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 71 | Gameopolis | gameopolis.ca | C 55.4% | none | none | open |
| 72 | Lazy Flamingo | lazyflamingo.com | C 55.4% | none | none | open |
| 73 | Emerson 109 | emerson109bar.ca | D 53.8% | HTML page | none | open |
| 74 | Firth's Celtic Pub | firthscelticpub.ca | D 53.8% | HTML page | none | open |
| 75 | Fishers Pier 4 Pub | fisherspier.com | D 53.8% | HTML page | none | open |
| 76 | Gong Cha | gong-cha.com | D 53.8% | none | none | open |
| 77 | Trails Cafe | trailscafe.ca | D 53.8% | HTML page | none | open |
| 78 | Mulberry Street Coffee House | mulberrycoffeehouse.com | D 53.4% | none | own site | blocked |
| 79 | Ooey Gooey's | ooeygooeys.ca | D 53.4% | none | own site | blocked |
| 80 | Redchurch | redchurchcafe.com | D 53.4% | none | own site | blocked |
| 81 | Relay Coffee Roasters | relaycoffee.com | D 52.5% | none | vendor on own site | open |
| 82 | Festival Café | festivalcafe.ca | D 52.3% | HTML page | marketplace | open |
| 83 | Cha Cha Boba and Gelato | paulieswings.com | D 52.1% | elsewhere | vendor on own site | blocked |
| 84 | Cafe Amsterdam | cafeamsterdam.ca | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 85 | Creek Tea Kettles Store | dunriterubber.com | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 86 | Gong Cha | gong-cha.ca | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 87 | TAoTaT's Mystic Tea and Brooms | taotat.ca | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 88 | The Werx | candiwerx.com | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 89 | Vintage Coffee Roasters | vintagecoffeeroasters.ca | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 90 | Coffee Culture | coffeeculturecafe.com | D 49.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 91 | Emma's Backporch Roadhouse Bar & Grill | emmasbackporch.ca | D 49.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 92 | Lookout Sports Lounge | thelookoutlounge.com | D 49.2% | PDF | none | open |
| 93 | Never Board Games Lounge | neverboardgames.ca | D 49.2% | PDF | none | open |
| 94 | Snooty Fox | snootyfox.ca | D 49.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 95 | Tea With You | teawithyou.com | D 49.2% | on the page | none | open |
| 96 | The Argyle | theargyle.ca | D 49.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 97 | Inclusion Coffeehouse | larchehamilton.org | D 48.4% | none | vendor on own site | blocked |
| 98 | Buffalo Wild Wings | buffalowildwings.com | D 47.7% | none | none | open |
| 99 | Dirty Dog Saloon | dirtydogsaloon.ca | D 47.7% | none | third party | open |
| 100 | The Bard and Bear Games Cafe | thebardandbear.ca | D 47.7% | HTML page | own site | blocked |
| 101 | Booster Juice | boosterjuice.com | D 46.7% | none | own site | blocked |
| 102 | 11:11 | elevenhamilton.ca | D 46.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 103 | Jack Astor's - Stoney Creek | jackastors.com | D 46.2% | HTML page | own site | blocked |
| 104 | Smalls Coffee | smalls.coffee | D 46.2% | none | vendor on own site | open |
| 105 | Coach & Lantern | coachandlantern.ca | D 44.6% | PDF | none | open |
| 106 | Royal Coachman | royalcoachmanpub.com | D 44.6% | PDF | none | open |
| 107 | The Alley | the-alley.ca | D 44.6% | PDF | none | open |
| 108 | The Well | drinkatthewell.com | D 43.1% | none | none | open |
| 109 | Chatime Bubble Tea | chatime.ca | D 41.6% | HTML page | none | blocked |
| 110 | Cherry Birch General | cherrybirchgeneral.ca | D 40.5% | none | own site | blocked |
| 111 | Café on Bay | mcmaster.ca | F 39.7% | HTML page | none | open |
| 112 | FAEMA Canada | hwcdsb.ca | F 38.9% | HTML page | none | blocked |
| 113 | Ark + Anchor | arkandanchor.ca | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 114 | Bar Sazerac | barsazerac.ca | F 38.5% | on the page | none | blocked |
| 115 | Cadillac Jax Bar & Grille | cadillacjaxbar.ca | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 116 | Coco Tea Co. | cocoteaco.com | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 117 | Downtown cafe | downtownhamilton.org | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 118 | House Of Java | thehouseofjava.ca | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 119 | Mezcal TNT | mezcaltnt.com | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 120 | Wine Rack | winerack.com | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 121 | Cafe Troy | donnzver.com | F 36.9% | on the page | none | blocked |
| 122 | Starbucks | target.com | F 36.3% | on the page | own site | blocked |
| 123 | Coffee Time | coffeetime.com | F 35.4% | none | none | open |
| 124 | EDENS CAFE AND MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT | edenscafe.ca | F 35.4% | none | none | open |
| 125 | The Donut Stop | donutstop.shop | F 35.4% | none | none | open |
| 126 | Tin Cup Sports Grill | tincupsportsgrill.ca | F 35.4% | none | none | open |
| 127 | Odds Bar | oddsbar.ca | F 33.8% | none | none | open |
| 128 | The Judge | thejudge.ca | F 32.8% | HTML page | none | blocked |
| 129 | Real Fruit Bubble Tea | realfruitbubbletea.com | F 32.3% | HTML page | third party | blocked |
| 130 | A Better Place Patio Pub & Eatery | abetterplace.ca | F 30.8% | none | none | open |
| 131 | Mezza Cafe | mezzacaffe.ca | F 30.8% | none | none | open |
| 132 | Democracy | democracyonlocke.com | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 133 | Paisley Coffeehouse & Eatery | paisleycoffeehouse.com | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 134 | Rooney's | shoprooneys.ca | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 135 | Selo Cafe + Wine Bar | selocafe.ca | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 136 | The Ship | theship.ca | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 137 | McCafé | mcdonalds.com | F 27.5% | HTML page | none | blocked |
| 138 | Vie Tea Cafe | vieteacafe.ca | F 26.2% | HTML page | vendor on own site | blocked |
| 139 | Rebel's Rock Irish Pub | rebelsrock.com | F 25.1% | none | none | blocked |
| 140 | ECS Coffee Inc. | ecscoffee.com | F 21.5% | HTML page | third party | blocked |
| 141 | One For All Coffee | oneforallcoffee.com | F 18.5% | none | none | open |
| 142 | Memento Cafe | mementocafe.com | F 15.4% | none | none | open |
| 143 | Zen Lounge | zenhamilton.ca | F 15.4% | none | none | open |
| 144 | Bala's Sports Bar | bala-sportsbar.ca | F 14.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 145 | Beaver & Bulldog | beaverandbulldog.com | F 0% | unreachable | none | open |
| 146 | Jitterbug Cafe & Catering | jitterbugcafe.ca | F 0% | unreachable | none | open |
| 147 | Kelseys Original Roadhouse | kelseys.ca | F 0% | unreachable | none | blocked |
| 148 | Mezza Caffe | pagesjaunes.ca | F 0% | unreachable | none | blocked |
| 149 | Mosaic Beer Bar | mosaichamilton.ca | F 0% | unreachable | none | blocked |
| 150 | Penalty Box | newspapers.com | F 0% | unreachable | none | blocked |
| 151 | Rankin's Grill | rankinsrestaurant.ca | F 0% | unreachable | none | blocked |
| 152 | Saigon Soul Food | saigonsoulfood.com | F 0% | unreachable | none | open |
| 153 | the green smoothie bar | thegreensmoothiebar.com | F 0% | unreachable | none | blocked |

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## How Hamilton cafes and bars compares

Own website: 65% here, against a median of 41% across 149 indexes of cafes and bars. This is where the city stands out. It ranks 12 of 149.

- No web address listed: 30% (130 of 149 · median 53%)
- Only a social profile: 2.1% (101 of 149 · median 3.0%)
- Own website: 65% (12 of 149 · median 41%)

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