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title: Where assistants send people in Manchester cafes and bars · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/assistants
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 Assistants · Manchester cafes and bars, GB · October 2026

# Where assistants send people in Manchester cafes and bars

24 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-10-24, to the questions people ask and to questions about the top businesses in the index. 100% of them link a business's own site or its booking software, and 17% link a marketplace, most often zipcube.com (8%).

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

100%

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

17%

link a marketplace

8%

link zipcube.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, 100% link a business's own site or its booking software and 17% a marketplace, zipcube.com most often.

Updated 2026-11-08. [The Manchester cafes and bars index](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/manchester-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 | 24 | **100%** | 12 100% | 12 100% |
| Press, guides and forums | press and guides | 12 | **50%** | 1 8% | 11 92% |
| DesignMyNight | vendor, direct | 3 | **13%** | 0 | 3 25% |
| zipcube.com | marketplace | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| bruntwood.co.uk | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| coffeedash.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| culturecalling.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| escapetofreightisland.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| firsttable.co.uk | marketplace | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| hirespace.com | marketplace | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| honestbread.co.uk | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| librarything.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| ma.to | other site
A generic short domain with no clear context or business identification. | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| manchesterbars.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| manchestertonight.co.uk | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |

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

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Manchester 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 | **97%** | 0% | 0% | 3% | 35 |
| Gemini | **90%** | 0% | 0% | 10% | 39 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-10-24. 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/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/laptop-cafe) | [Todd St Café](https://directindex.org/r/mamuciummcr.com) own site
[The Vienna Coffee House](https://directindex.org/r/theviennacoffeehouse.co.uk) own site
[Oxpot Coffee, Deansgate](https://directindex.org/r/oxpotcoffee.com) own site | [FDN Coffee](https://directindex.org/scan/foundationcoffeehouse.co.uk) own site
[Chapter One Books](https://directindex.org/scan/chapteronebooks.co.uk) own site
[Ezra & Gil](https://directindex.org/r/ezraandgil.co.uk) own site |
| [Good cocktails tonight, and I want to reserve a table for four.](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/cocktails-four) | [Arcane](https://directindex.org/r/cocktailbarmanchester.com) own site
[Cloud 23](https://directindex.org/r/cloud23bar.com) own site
[NoHo](https://directindex.org/r/noho-bar.com) own site | [Speak in Code](https://directindex.org/r/speakincodebar.com) own site
[STERLING](https://directindex.org/r/sterlingbarmcr.com) own site
[The Washhouse](https://directindex.org/r/washhousemcr.com) own site |
| [The best specialty coffee in town, open right now.](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/specialty-coffee) | [Vibean](https://directindex.org/scan/vibean.co.uk) own site
[Brewch](https://directindex.org/scan/brewchcoffee.com) own site
[Haunt MCR](https://directindex.org/r/haunt-mcr.co.uk) own site | [Chapter One Books](https://directindex.org/scan/chapteronebooks.co.uk) own site
[Ducie Street Warehouse](https://directindex.org/r/duciestreet.com) own site
[Feel Good Club](https://directindex.org/r/feelgoodclub.co) own site |
| [A pub showing the football tonight. Can I book a table?](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/pub-football) | [The Faraday](https://directindex.org/r/thefaraday.co.uk) own site
[Cafe Football](https://directindex.org/r/hotelfootball.com) own site | [BOX Deansgate](https://directindex.org/r/theboxbar.co.uk) own site
[The Brotherhood of Pursuits and Pastimes](https://directindex.org/scan/thisisthebrotherhood.com) own site
[Courts Club](https://directindex.org/r/courtsclub.co.uk) own site |
| [Brunch at a cafe on Saturday. Where do I book?](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/cafe-brunch) | [Manchester Grind](https://directindex.org/scan/grindcoffeeroasters.com) own site
[Dukes 92](https://directindex.org/r/dukes92.com) own site
[Junction](https://directindex.org/r/junctionmanchester.com) own site | [Trof](https://directindex.org/r/trof.co.uk) own site
[Moose Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/moosecoffee.co) own site
[Alberts Schloss](https://directindex.org/scan/albertsschloss.com) own site
[Federal Cafe & Bar](https://directindex.org/r/federalcafe.co.uk) no link |
| [A bar with live music this Saturday night, reserve a table for six.](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/live-music-bar) | [The Fitzgerald](https://directindex.org/r/thefitzgeraldmanchester.com) own site
[The Faraday](https://directindex.org/r/thefaraday.co.uk) own site
[The Copper Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/bandonthewall.org) own site | [The Blues Kitchen](https://directindex.org/scan/theblueskitchen.com) own site
[Alberts Schloss](https://directindex.org/scan/albertsschloss.com) own site
[Matt & Phreds](https://directindex.org/scan/mattandphreds.com) own site |
| [Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/cake-coffee) | [The Vienna Coffee House](https://directindex.org/r/theviennacoffeehouse.co.uk) own site
[The Gallery Café](https://directindex.org/r/manchesterartgallery.org) own site
[Sugar Junction](https://directindex.org/r/sugarjunction.co.uk) own site | [Idle Hands](https://directindex.org/r/idlehandscoffee.com) own site
[Pollen Bakery](https://directindex.org/scan/pollenbakery.co.uk) own site
[Federal Cafe & Bar](https://directindex.org/r/federalcafe.co.uk) own site |
| [A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two.](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/rooftop-bar) | [Cloud 23](https://directindex.org/r/cloud23bar.com) own site
[Sunset Hour](https://directindex.org/r/cloud23bar.com) own site
[Reserve at The Rex](https://directindex.org/scan/rexhotel.co.uk) own site | [Cloud 23](https://directindex.org/r/cloud23bar.com) own site
[The Ivy on the Roof](https://directindex.org/scan/ivycollection.com) own site |
| [A cafe for breakfast near the centre tomorrow at 8.](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/breakfast-cafe) | [Federal Café & Bar](https://directindex.org/r/federalcafe.co.uk) own site
[Locke Coffee Club](https://directindex.org/scan/lockeliving.com) own site
[Junction Manchester](https://directindex.org/r/junctionmanchester.com) own site | [Moose Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/moosecoffee.co) no link
[Opening](https://directindex.org/scan/moosecoffee.co) own site
[Federal Cafe & Bar](https://directindex.org/r/federalcafe.co.uk) own site
[Ezra & Gil](https://directindex.org/r/ezraandgil.co.uk) own site |
| [A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/quiet-date) | [Arcane](https://directindex.org/r/cocktailbarmanchester.com) own site
[Hinterland](https://directindex.org/scan/hinterland.bar) own site
[Mongrel](https://directindex.org/scan/mongrel.bar) own site | [10 Tib Lane](https://directindex.org/r/10tiblane.com) own site
[Speak in Code](https://directindex.org/r/speakincodebar.com) own site
[SCHOFIELDS BAR](https://directindex.org/r/schofieldsbar.com) own site |
| [The best craft beer place tonight. Do I need to reserve?](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/craft-beer) | [Bar Fringe](https://directindex.org/r/barfringe.co.uk) own site
[Walk-ins only; no booking](https://directindex.org/r/barfringe.co.uk) own site
[Port Street](https://directindex.org/r/portstreetbeerhouse.co.uk) no link | [Port Street Beer House](https://directindex.org/r/portstreetbeerhouse.co.uk) own site
[The Crown & Kettle](https://directindex.org/r/thecrownandkettle.com) no link
[Generally no](https://directindex.org/r/thecrownandkettle.com) own site
[Bundobust Brewery](https://directindex.org/scan/bundobust.com) own site |
| [A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five.](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended/board-games) | [Goodtime Games](https://directindex.org/r/goodtimegames.co.uk) own site
[Fan Boy Three](https://directindex.org/scan/fanboy3.co.uk) own site
[Twist Board Game Café Bar](https://directindex.org/r/goodtimegames.co.uk) own site | [Goodtime Games](https://directindex.org/r/goodtimegames.co.uk) own site
[Fan Boy Three](https://directindex.org/scan/fanboy3.co.uk) own site
[Buzzin Meeples](https://directindex.org/scan/buzzinmeeples.com) 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 2026-11-08. The data is open, and the JSON version of this page has every destination. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology).

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