What assistants recommend in London cafes and bars
ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini were asked 12 questions the way people ask them, with web search on, and told to link each place's own site. Below is every question, with the places named, who named them, and the direct link where the place has one.
83
places named across the 12 questions
21,378
businesses in this index
6,851
with a website of their own
90%
of the places named came with their own site
Every other business in the index was never named. The questions are a sample of what people ask, and the places named change from one round to the next.
Asked on 2026-10-26. Where the answers send people · The London cafes and bars index · Markdown.
A quiet cafe near the centre where I can sit with my laptop this morning.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| 21Soho | ChatGPT with its own site | 21-soho.com |
| Host Café not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | hostcafelondon.com |
| Host Café not in the index | Gemini with its own site | hostcafe.co.uk |
| Notes Coffee Roasters | Claude with its own site | notescoffee.com |
| Prufrock Coffee | Claude with its own site | prufrockcoffee.com |
| The Wren Coffee | Gemini with its own site | thewrencoffee.com |
| WatchHouse Covent Garden | Gemini with its own site | watchhouse.com |
| Workshop Coffee | Claude with its own site | workshopcoffee.com |
Good cocktails tonight, and I want to reserve a table for four.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Nightjar | Claude with its own site Gemini with its own site | barnightjar.com · book direct |
| Bar Termini | Claude with its own site | bar-termini-soho.com |
| Cato not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | catobar.co.uk |
| Disrepute | ChatGPT with its own site | disrepute.co.uk |
| Happiness Forgets | Gemini with its own site | happinessforgets.com |
| Swift Soho not in the index | Gemini with its own site | barswift.com |
| The Perception | ChatGPT with its own site | theperceptionbar.com |
The best specialty coffee in town, open right now.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Prufrock Coffee | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | prufrockcoffee.com |
| Allpress Espresso Shoreditch not in the index | Claude with its own site | allpressespresso.com |
| Catalyst | ChatGPT with its own site | catalyst.coffee |
| Monmouth Coffee Company | Claude with its own site | monmouthcoffee.co.uk |
| Ozone Coffee, London Fields | ChatGPT with its own site | ozonecoffee.co.uk |
| Rosslyn Coffee | Gemini with its own site | rosslyncoffee.com |
| WatchHouse | Gemini with its own site | watchhouse.com |
| Workshop Coffee | Claude with its own site | workshopcoffee.com |
A pub showing the football tonight. Can I book a table?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Belushis | Gemini with its own site | belushis.com |
| BOX Piccadilly not in the index | Gemini with its own site | theboxbar.co.uk |
| North London Tavern | Claude with its own site | greeneking.co.uk |
| The Bull & Egret not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | thebullandegret.co.uk |
| The Counting House | Gemini with its own site | the-counting-house.com |
| The Side Hustle | ChatGPT with its own site | sidehustlesportsbar.co.uk · book direct |
| The Swan, Hammersmith not in the index | Claude with its own site | nicholsonspubs.co.uk |
Brunch at a cafe on Saturday. Where do I book?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| BRIX not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | brixldn.com |
| Caravan | Gemini with its own site | caravanandco.com |
| Carmel not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | carmelrestaurant.co.uk |
| Direct Website & Locations not in the index | Gemini with its own site | grangerandco.com |
| Lantana not in the index | Gemini with its own site | lantana.co.uk · book direct |
| SENZO | ChatGPT with its own site | wearesenzo.com |
| Burnt | Claude by name | no link given |
| Dobar | Claude by name | no link given |
| Esters | Claude by name | no link given |
| Granger & Co | Gemini by name | no link given |
A bar with live music this Saturday night, reserve a table for six.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club not in the index | Claude with its own site Gemini with its own site | ronniescotts.co.uk |
| 28°-50° Wine Workshop & Kitchen | ChatGPT with its own site | 2850bynight.co.uk |
| Nightjar | Gemini with its own site | barnightjar.com · book direct |
| Ricco Lounge not in the index | Claude with its own site | riccolounge.com |
| The Bloomsbury Club Bar | ChatGPT with its own site | thebloomsburyclub.com |
| The Jazz Cafe | Claude with its own site | thejazzcafelondon.com |
| The Nel | ChatGPT with its own site | thenel.co.uk |
| The Piano Works | Gemini with its own site | nightcapvenues.com |
Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Maison Bertaux | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | maisonbertaux.com |
| Café Petiole not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | cafepetiole.co.uk |
| Kova Patisserie | Gemini with its own site | kovapatisserie.com |
| Ottolenghi | Claude with its own site | ottolenghi.co.uk |
| Peggy Porschen | Claude with its own site | peggyporschen.com |
| The Delaunay | ChatGPT with its own site | thedelaunay.com |
| Common | Claude by name | no link given |
A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Bussey Rooftop Bar | ChatGPT with its own site | busseyrooftopbar.com |
| GŎNG | ChatGPT with its own site | the-shard.com |
| Make a Reservation not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | the-shard.com |
| Radio Rooftop | Claude with its own site | radiorooftop.com |
| Stanleys Rooftop Bar | Claude with its own site | chesterfieldmayfair.com |
| Netil360 | Claude by name | no link given |
A cafe for breakfast near the centre tomorrow at 8.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Caffè Lockes | ChatGPT with its own site | lockes.co.uk |
| Caravan | Gemini with its own site | caravanandco.com |
| Dishoom not in the index | Gemini with its own site | dishoom.com |
| Dishoom Covent Garden | Claude with its own site | dishoom.com |
| Duck & Waffle not in the index | Claude with its own site | duckandwaffle.com |
| My Place Soho | ChatGPT with its own site | myplacesoho.com |
| Pivot not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | pivotbarandbistro.com |
| The Wolseley not in the index | Gemini with its own site | thewolseleypiccadilly.com |
| The Wolseley not in the index | Claude with its own site | thewolseley.com |
A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Bar Termini | Gemini with its own site | bar-termini-soho.squarespace.com/bookings |
| Basement Sate | ChatGPT with its own site | basementsate.com |
| Baudry Greene | ChatGPT with its own site | baudrygreene.co.uk |
| Le Beaujolais | ChatGPT with its own site | lebeaujolais.london |
| Satans Whiskers | Gemini with its own site | satanswhiskers.com |
| Scarfes Bar | Claude with its own site | rosewoodhotels.com |
| Swift Soho not in the index | Gemini with its own site | barswift.com |
| Hacha | Claude by name | no link given |
| Little Blue Door | Claude by name | no link given |
The best craft beer place tonight. Do I need to reserve?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| The Craft Beer Co., Clerkenwell | ChatGPT with its own site Claude with its own site Gemini with its own site | thecraftbeerco.com |
| The Euston Tap | Claude with its own site Gemini with its own site | eustontap.com |
| Pressure Drop Brewery Taproom | Claude with its own site | pressuredropbrewing.co.uk |
| The Rake | Gemini with its own site | utobeer.co.uk |
| The Waterloo Tap | ChatGPT with its own site | waterlootap.com |
A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Moon Cafe | Claude with its own site Gemini with its own site | badmooncafe.co.uk |
| Draughts Waterloo | ChatGPT with its own site Claude with its own site | draughtslondon.com |
| Badger Badger Deptford | ChatGPT with its own site | badgerbadger.org |
| Draughts | Gemini with its own site | draughtslondon.com |
| Loading Bar | Gemini with its own site | loading.bar |
| Otter Chaos | ChatGPT with its own site | otterchaos.co.uk |
How this is read
Each assistant was asked each question once, with web search on, for up to three places and the link to each one's own website. Names are read from the answer and matched against the index. Any link between one name and the next belongs to that place. "With its own site" means the assistant linked the place's own website. "Through a marketplace" or "a directory" means it linked a listing instead, and "by name" means it gave no link. The direct links come from the Direct Index's own scan of the place's site. The assistant didn't supply them.