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title: Where assistants send people in Minneapolis cafes and bars · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/assistants?format=md
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 Assistants · Minneapolis cafes and bars, US · October 2026

# Where assistants send people in Minneapolis cafes and bars

24 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-10-21, 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 8% link a marketplace, most often joe.coffee (4%).

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

8%

link a marketplace

4%

link joe.coffee, 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 8% a marketplace, joe.coffee most often.

Updated 2026-11-09. [The Minneapolis cafes and bars index](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/minneapolis-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 | 9 | **38%** | 0 | 9 75% |
| Tock | vendor, direct | 5 | **21%** | 0 | 5 42% |
| northloop.org | directory
Neighborhood association website featuring a directory of local businesses in the North Loop. | 3 | **13%** | 0 | 3 25% |
| petesnaps.com | other site | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| toast.app | vendor, direct | 2 | **8%** | 0 | 2 17% |
| atly.com | directory
Social mapping platform and discovery directory based on community recommendations. | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| bauhausbrewlabs.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| beccadilley.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| beeradvocate.com | directory
A beer review, community, and venue directory website. | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| brewatlas.co | directory
Directory and mapping site for craft breweries and beer venues. | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| dulcevidabakery.shop | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| happyhourhawk.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| heavytable.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |
| here-restaurants.com | directory | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 8% |

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

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Minneapolis 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 | **94%** | 0% | 0% | 6% | 34 |
| Gemini | **86%** | 0% | 0% | 14% | 37 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-10-21. 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/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/laptop-cafe) | [Spyhouse Coffee at Hotel Emery](https://directindex.org/r/hotelemery.com) own site
[Basil’s Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/themarquettehotel.com) own site
[Corner Coffee Downtown](https://directindex.org/r/corner.coffee) own site | [FRGMNT Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/frgmntcoffee.com) no link
[Website to order / browse](https://directindex.org/scan/frgmntcoffee.com) own site
[Spyhouse Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/spyhousecoffee.com) own site
[Backstory Coffee Roasters](https://directindex.org/r/backstory.coffee) own site |
| [Good cocktails tonight, and I want to reserve a table for four.](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/cocktails-four) | [Earl Giles](https://directindex.org/scan/earlgiles.com) own site
[Bar Edera](https://directindex.org/scan/baredera.com) own site
[Nightingale](https://directindex.org/scan/nightingalempls.com) own site | Spoon and Stable no link
[Vibe & Cocktails](https://directindex.org/scan/spoonandstable.com) own site
[Volsteads Emporium](https://directindex.org/r/volsteads.com) own site
[Cobble Social House](https://directindex.org/r/cobblempls.com) own site |
| [The best specialty coffee in town, open right now.](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/specialty-coffee) | [Loons Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/loonscoffee.com) own site
[Northern Coffeeworks](https://directindex.org/r/northerncoffeeworks.com) own site
[Hola Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/holacoffeempls.com) own site | [Dogwood Coffee Co](https://directindex.org/r/dogwoodcoffee.com) own site
[Spyhouse Coffee Roasters](https://directindex.org/r/spyhousecoffee.com) own site
Caffetto Coffee House no link |
| [A pub showing the football tonight. Can I book a table?](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/pub-football) | [Brit’s Pub](https://directindex.org/r/britspub.com) own site
[The Local](https://directindex.org/r/thelocalminneapolis.com) own site
American football no link | [The Local](https://directindex.org/r/thelocalminneapolis.com) own site
[Brits Pub](https://directindex.org/scan/britspub.com) own site
[Toms Watch Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/tomswatchbar.com) own site |
| [Brunch at a cafe on Saturday. Where do I book?](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/cafe-brunch) | [St. Genevieve](https://directindex.org/scan/stgmpls.com) own site
[Porzana](https://directindex.org/scan/porzanampls.com) own site
[Chloe](https://directindex.org/scan/chloemn.com) own site | [Aster Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/astercafe.com) own site
[Hope Breakfast Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/hopebreakfast.com) own site
[French Meadow Bakery & Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/frenchmeadowcafe.com) own site |
| [A bar with live music this Saturday night, reserve a table for six.](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/live-music-bar) | [Umbra](https://directindex.org/scan/umbrampls.com) own site
[Hell’s Kitchen](https://directindex.org/scan/hellskitcheninc.com) own site
[Icehouse](https://directindex.org/scan/icehousempls.com) own site | [Icehouse](https://directindex.org/scan/icehousempls.com) own site
[Dakota](https://directindex.org/scan/dakotacooks.com) own site
[Aster Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/astercafe.com) own site |
| [Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/cake-coffee) | [Butter Bakery Cafe](https://directindex.org/scan/butterbakerycafe.com) own site
[Bellecour North Loop](https://directindex.org/scan/bellecourmn.com) own site
[Farmers Kitchen + Bar Café](https://directindex.org/scan/farmerskitchenandbar.com) own site | [Patisserie 46](https://directindex.org/r/patisserie46.com) no link
[The Vibe & Treats](https://directindex.org/r/patisserie46.com) own site
[Black Walnut Bakery](https://directindex.org/scan/blackwalnutbakery.com) own site
[Bellecour](https://directindex.org/scan/bellecourmn.com) own site |
| [A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two.](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/rooftop-bar) | [Nolo’s Rooftop Bar](https://directindex.org/r/rooftopbarmpls.com) no link
[The Rooftop Bar at Nolo’s](https://directindex.org/r/rooftopbarmpls.com) own site
[On the RoX](https://directindex.org/r/mplsontherox.com) own site | [UNION Rooftop](https://directindex.org/scan/unionmpls.com) own site
Riva Terrace Restaurant and Bar own site
[Reveal Rooftop Bar & Lounge](https://directindex.org/r/revealrooftop.com) own site
Hewing Hotel no link |
| [A cafe for breakfast near the centre tomorrow at 8.](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/breakfast-cafe) | [Hen House Eatery](https://directindex.org/scan/henhouseeatery.com) own site
[Gray Fox Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/grayfoxcoffee.com) own site
[Wood + Paddle Eatery](https://directindex.org/scan/woodandpaddlemn.com) own site | [Hen House Eatery](https://directindex.org/scan/henhouseeatery.com) own site
[Farmers Kitchen + Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/farmerskitchenandbar.com) own site
[FRGMNT Coffee](https://directindex.org/r/frgmntcoffee.com) own site |
| [A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/quiet-date) | [The Tasting Room](https://directindex.org/r/thetastingroommpls.com) own site
[Bar Brava](https://directindex.org/r/barbravamn.com) own site
[Milly’s Wine Bar](https://directindex.org/r/millysmpls.com) own site | [Cobble Social House](https://directindex.org/r/cobblempls.com) own site
[Gori Gori Peku](https://directindex.org/r/kadonomise.com) own site
[The Tasting Room](https://directindex.org/r/the-tasting-room.com) own site |
| [The best craft beer place tonight. Do I need to reserve?](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/craft-beer) | [Fulton Taproom](https://directindex.org/scan/fultonbeer.com) own site
[Sisyphus Brewing](https://directindex.org/r/sisyphusbrewing.com) own site
[Utepils Brewing](https://directindex.org/scan/utepilsbrewing.com) own site | nothing named |
| [A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five.](https://directindex.org/city/minneapolis-cafes-bars/recommended/board-games) | [The Chatterbox Pub](https://directindex.org/r/chatterboxpub.net) own site | [The Chatterbox Pub](https://directindex.org/r/chatterboxpubmn.com) own site
[Gamezenter](https://directindex.org/scan/gamezenter.com) own site
[Punch Bowl Social](https://directindex.org/scan/punchbowlsocial.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 2026-11-09. The data is open, and the JSON version of this page has every destination. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology).

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