The Direct Index
Assistants · Hong Kong, CN · November 2026

Where assistants send people in Hong Kong

174 answers from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, asked between 2026-10-16 and 2026-11-04, to the questions people ask and to questions about the top businesses in the index. 75% of them link a business's own site or its booking software, and 16% link a marketplace, most often foodpanda.hk (11%).

1 more answer named no place (a question back, or nothing found) and is left out of these shares.

75%

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

16%

link a marketplace

11%

link foodpanda.hk, the marketplace named most

174

answers, 54 to the questions people ask and 120 about businesses

Of the 54 answers to the questions people ask, 94% link a business's own site or its booking software and 6% a marketplace, foodpanda.hk most often; of the 120 about specific businesses, 67% link a business's own site or its booking software and 20% a marketplace, foodpanda.hk most often.

Updated 2026-11-04. The Hong Kong index · Places named, question by question · Markdown · JSON · Share image · All cities.

League table

The destinations, most linked first

Each row is a place an answer can send people. Share is the percentage of all 174 answers that link to it. Each assistant's column counts only that assistant's answers.

DestinationKindAnswersShareChatGPTClaudeGemini
The businesses' own sitesown site12170%52 65%10 83%59 72%
Press, guides and forumspress and guides3218%3 4%2 17%27 33%
foodpanda.hkmarketplace1911%6 8%1 8%12 15%
openrice.comdirectory1911%5 6%1 8%13 16%
oddle.mevendor, direct106%3 4%2 17%5 6%
SevenRoomsvendor, direct106%3 4%07 9%
autoreserve.commarketplace
Online restaurant reservation platform that books tables for diners.
63%4 5%02 2%
bistrochat.comvendor, direct63%2 3%1 8%3 4%
sassyhongkong.comother site63%006 7%
Google Mapsdirectory53%1 1%04 5%
Michelin Guidedirectory53%005 6%
Facebookdirectory42%2 3%1 8%1 1%
diningcity.hkother site32%003 4%
hongkongairport.comother site32%1 1%02 2%
landmark.hkother site32%003 4%

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

By assistant

What each assistant does in Hong Kong

ChatGPT: answered by gpt-6-luna (80).

Claude: answered by claude-sonnet-5-5 (12).

Gemini: answered by gemini-2.5-flash (82).

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.

AssistantOwn site or directMarketplaceDirectoryNo linkPlaces
ChatGPT95%0%0%5%62
Claude57%3%8%32%37
Gemini84%0%1%15%67

Answers about the businesses

Each assistant was asked three questions about each of the top-ranked businesses in the index, with web search on: the website, where to book and where to order. The table splits its answers by where they pointed.

AssistantOwn site or vendorMarketplaceDirectoryNowhereAnswers
ChatGPT58%0%5%37%60
Gemini70%2%2%27%60
Question by question

Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-11-04. 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.

QuestionChatGPTClaudeGemini
I'm feeling like chicken tonight. Where can I order from?Chicken Chiko own site
Jollibee own site
Arirang own site
KFC Hong Kong own site
Nandos Hong Kong no link
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen marketplace
Puradak Chicken own site
Healthy Chicken Takeaway own site
Chicken Factory no link
I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic.aqua own site
Hutong own site
Heimat own site
Aqua own site
Arbor own site
Petrus own site
Amber own site
Caprice own site
Belon own site
Best pizza delivered to where I'm staying, right now.nothing namedMotorino own site
La Camionetta own site
Big Pizza own site
Dough Bros own site
Motorino own site
PizzaExpress own site
A good vegan or vegetarian lunch near the centre, today.TREEHOUSE own site
Root Vegan own site
Sangeetha Vegetarian own site
TREEHOUSE own site
Root Vegan directory
Yuan directory
Veda Cafe and Bar own site
Treehouse own site
Pure Veggie House own site
I want sushi delivered this evening.Higasa Sushi own site
Sushi Senju own site
Oi-Shi-Sushi own site
Genki Sushi own site
Sushiro HK own site
Itamae Sushi / Itamae Itacho Delivery Express no link
Higasa Sushi own site
A traditional local restaurant that tourists don't know. Book me a table for Saturday.not availableSo Kee no link
Bing Kee no link
Dai Lee Dai Pai Dong no link
Tung Po Kitchen no link
Contact Information no link
Yuen Hing Restaurant no link
Address (Central) no link
Brunch on Sunday for four. Where can I reserve?Hutong own site
aqua own site
Cantina own site
Mortons The Steakhouse own site
OZONE own site
Gaylord Indian Restaurant own site
Aqua own site
Duddells own site
Louise own site
Seafood dinner with a view, table for four this week.Gateway Cuisine own site
Hong Kong East Ocean Seafood Restaurant own site
Sing Kee Seafood Restaurant own site
The Harbourview, Harbour Restaurant own site
Hung Kee Seafood Restaurant no link
Yè Shanghai no link
Tosca di Angelo own site
Tin Lung Heen own site
Cruise Restaurant & Bar own site
A cheap lunch menu near the centre.Central no link
BaseHall own site
One Dim Sum own site
BÊP Vietnamese Kitchen own site
The Monogamous Chinese own site
Treehouse no link
Pottinger Street, Central own site
Oolaa Central own site
Swiss Cafe no link
An Choi no link
Tommy Yummy directory
Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online.Hutong own site
Yung Kee Restaurant own site
Park Café own site
Carbone own site
Lung King Heen no link
Man Wah own site
Arbor own site
Caprice own site
Best burger in town, and I want to order online.Honbo own site
Shake Shack own site
N+ Burger own site
Flat Iron Burger own site
It has branches in Tsim Sha Tsui no link
Smashd own site
Sick! Burger own site
Honbo own site
Shake Shack own site
Burger Circus own site
Something to eat after midnight, delivered or open late.Spicy Salt HK own site
Ebeneezer’s own site
McDonald’s own site
Haidilao Hot Pot directory
Kui Kee Seafood Restaurant no link
Sun Hing Restaurant no link
Tsui Wah Restaurant own site
The Flying Pan own site
Ebeneezers Kebabs & Pizzeria own site
Dinner with two kids tonight, somewhere relaxed. Book a table for four.Oolaa Central own site
Limewood own site
One Small Step own site
not askedThe Peak Lookout own site
Limewood own site
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Hong Kong own site
I'm coeliac. A restaurant with real gluten-free options for dinner, book it.Hoi King Heen own site
Madame Fù Grand Café Chinois own site
MONO own site
not askedMadame Fù Grand Café Chinois no link
Hoi King Heen own site
Mott 32 own site
Lunch on a terrace in the sun tomorrow. Where can I reserve?The Tai Pan Terrace own site
La Terrace by Louise own site
Tagline no link
noon own site
not askedLOUISE own site
Duddells own site
Terrace Boulud by Mandarin Oriental own site
A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?Di King Heen own site
Duddell’s own site
Above & Beyond own site
not askedMott 32 own site
Duddells own site
The Legacy House own site
A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in.Shiro Pacific Place own site
HENRY at Rosewood Hong Kong own site
WING own site
not askedCaprice own site
Amber own site
8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana own site
A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon.Salon Lanson own site
MONO own site
Hutong own site
not askedAmber own site
Lung King Heen own site
Hansik Goo own site
Good breakfast near the centre tomorrow from 8. Can I book?Central no link
Jimmy’s Kitchen own site
Cooshti Central own site
not askedOolaa Central own site
Feather & Bone own site
The Cupping Room own site
Something healthy like bowls or salads delivered to my office at lunch.SaladStop own site
Heybo own site
Pickabowl own site
not askedMANA own site
nood food own site
Harvestkitchen own site
A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats.Le Rendez-Vous own site
Crushed Wines own site
Aroma own site
not askedJames Suckling Wine Central own site
La Cabane Wine Bistro own site
Le Rendez-Vous own site
Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table.Hutong own site
Le Colvert own site
Vista own site
not askedThe Chairman own site
Louise own site
Amigo Restaurant 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 2026-11-04. The data is open, and the JSON version of this page has every destination. Methodology.