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

# Where assistants send people in Oxford cafes and bars

23 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-10-22, 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 0% link a marketplace.

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

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

100%

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

0%

link a marketplace

–

no marketplace linked

23

answers, 23 to the questions people ask and 0 about businesses

Of the 23 answers to the questions people ask, 100% link a business's own site or its booking software and 0% a marketplace.

Updated 2026-11-03. [The Oxford cafes and bars index](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/oxford-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 23 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 | 23 | **100%** | 12 100% | 11 100% |
| Press, guides and forums | press and guides | 9 | **39%** | 1 8% | 8 73% |
| DesignMyNight | vendor, direct | 5 | **22%** | 1 8% | 4 36% |
| oxfordlocal.org | directory | 4 | **17%** | 0 | 4 36% |
| arkells.com | other site | 2 | **9%** | 0 | 2 18% |
| dailyinfo.co.uk | directory | 2 | **9%** | 0 | 2 18% |
| uk-restaurants.com | directory | 2 | **9%** | 0 | 2 18% |
| westgateoxford.co.uk | directory
Official shopping centre website featuring tenant lists and store directories. | 2 | **9%** | 0 | 2 18% |
| bluecoffeebox.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 9% |
| coffeefindersclub.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 9% |
| commongroundoxford.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 1 8% | 0 |
| cvent.com | vendor, direct | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 9% |
| handlebarcafesaxonburg.com | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 9% |
| homeinstead.co.uk | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 9% |
| hybridmag.co.uk | other site | 1 | **4%** | 0 | 1 9% |

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

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Oxford cafes and bars

ChatGPT: answered by gpt-6-luna (12).

Gemini: answered by gemini-2.5-flash (11).

### 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 | **87%** | 0% | 0% | 13% | 31 |
| Gemini | **100%** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 32 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-10-22. 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/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/laptop-cafe) | [Common Ground](https://directindex.org/r/commongroundoxford.com) no link
[Society Café](https://directindex.org/r/society-cafe.com) own site
[Theo’s Café](https://directindex.org/scan/theoscafe.co.uk) own site | [The Handle Bar Cafe & Kitchen](https://directindex.org/scan/handlebaroxford.co.uk) own site
[The Missing Bean](https://directindex.org/r/themissingbean.co.uk) own site
[The Jericho Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/thejerichocafe.co.uk) own site |
| [Good cocktails tonight, and I want to reserve a table for four.](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/cocktails-four) | [The Mad Hatter](https://directindex.org/r/themadhatteroxford.com) own site
[The Oxo Bar](https://directindex.org/r/oxobar.uk) own site
[Gulp Fiction](https://directindex.org/r/gulpfictionbooks.com) own site | [The Varsity Club](https://directindex.org/r/thevarsityclub.co.uk) own site
[Raouls Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/raoulsbar.com) own site
[George Street Social](https://directindex.org/r/georgestreetsocial.com) own site |
| [The best specialty coffee in town, open right now.](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/specialty-coffee) | [Tree Artisan Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/treeartisancafe.co.uk) own site | nothing named |
| [A pub showing the football tonight. Can I book a table?](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/pub-football) | [The City Arms](https://directindex.org/r/cityarmsoxford.com) own site
[The Bear Inn](https://directindex.org/scan/bearoxford.co.uk) own site | [The Chequers](https://directindex.org/r/nicholsonspubs.co.uk) own site
[Dewdrop](https://directindex.org/scan/greatukpubs.co.uk) own site
[The Rickety Press](https://directindex.org/r/thericketypress.com) own site |
| [Brunch at a cafe on Saturday. Where do I book?](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/cafe-brunch) | [Café CoCo](https://directindex.org/scan/cafecocooxford.co.uk) own site
[Gees Restaurant & Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/geesrestaurant.co.uk) own site
[Oxford Brunch Bar](https://directindex.org/r/oxfordbrunchbar.co.uk) own site | [The Jericho Cafe](https://directindex.org/r/thejerichocafe.co.uk) own site
[Bills Oxford](https://directindex.org/scan/bills-website.co.uk) own site
[Megans By The Spires](https://directindex.org/scan/megans.co.uk) own site |
| [A bar with live music this Saturday night, reserve a table for six.](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/live-music-bar) | [O’Neill’s Oxford](https://directindex.org/scan/oneills.co.uk) own site | [Sandys Piano Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/sandyspianobar.co.uk) own site
[The Jericho Tavern](https://directindex.org/r/thejerichooxford.co.uk) own site
[Freud Cafe Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/freud.eu) own site |
| [Coffee and a good cake this afternoon. Where should I go?](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/cake-coffee) | [The Grand Café](https://directindex.org/r/thegrandcafe.co.uk) own site
[Art Café](https://directindex.org/r/artcafeoxford.co.uk) own site
[Society Café](https://directindex.org/r/society-cafe.com) own site | [The Handle Bar Cafe & Kitchen](https://directindex.org/scan/handlebaroxford.co.uk) own site
[Vaults & Garden](https://directindex.org/r/thevaultsandgarden.com) own site
[The Missing Bean](https://directindex.org/r/themissingbean.co.uk) own site |
| [A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two.](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/rooftop-bar) | [The Varsity Club](https://directindex.org/r/tvcoxford.co.uk) no link
Victors Oxford no link
[The Store’s Rooftop Bar & Terrace](https://directindex.org/scan/tvcoxford.co.uk) own site
[The Store Rooftop Bar & Terrace](https://directindex.org/scan/tvcoxford.co.uk) own site | [The Varsity Club](https://directindex.org/r/thevarsityclub.co.uk) own site
[Victors Oxford](https://directindex.org/scan/victorsrestaurants.com) own site
[Ashmolean Museum Rooftop Restaurant](https://directindex.org/scan/benugo.com) own site |
| [A cafe for breakfast near the centre tomorrow at 8.](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/breakfast-cafe) | [The Handle Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/handlebaroxford.com) own site
[The Breakfast Club, Oxford](https://directindex.org/scan/thebreakfastclubcafes.com) own site
[The Olive Branch](https://directindex.org/scan/theolivebranchoxford.co.uk) own site | [The Breakfast Club](https://directindex.org/scan/thebreakfastclubcafes.com) own site
[The Olive Branch Cafe & Restaurant](https://directindex.org/scan/theolivebranchoxford.co.uk) own site
[The Handlebar Cafe & Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/handlebarcafe.com) own site |
| [A quiet bar for a first date on Thursday evening. Can I book?](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/quiet-date) | [Oxford Wine Cellar](https://directindex.org/r/oxfordwinecellar.co.uk) own site
[The Anchor](https://directindex.org/r/theanchoroxford.com) own site
[The Oxo Bar](https://directindex.org/r/oxobar.uk) own site | [The Rickety Press](https://directindex.org/r/thericketypress.com) own site
[Raouls Cafe Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/raoulsbar.com) own site
[Freud Cafe Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/freud.eu) own site |
| [The best craft beer place tonight. Do I need to reserve?](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/craft-beer) | [The Grapes](https://directindex.org/r/thegrapesoxford.co.uk) own site
[Tap Social Taproom](https://directindex.org/scan/tapsocialmovement.com) own site
[The Market Tap](https://directindex.org/r/oxford-coveredmarket.co.uk) own site
Bottom line no link | [Tap Social Movement](https://directindex.org/scan/tapsocialmovement.com) own site
[The Jericho Tavern](https://directindex.org/r/thejerichooxford.co.uk) own site
[The Royal Oak](https://directindex.org/r/royaloakoxford.co.uk) own site |
| [A cafe or bar where we can play board games tonight, table for five.](https://directindex.org/city/oxford-cafes-bars/recommended/board-games) | [Thirsty Meeples](https://directindex.org/r/thirstymeeples.co.uk) own site | [Thirsty Meeples](https://directindex.org/r/thirstymeeples.co.uk) own site
[BrewDog Oxford](https://directindex.org/scan/brewdog.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 2026-11-03. The data is open, and the JSON version of this page has every destination. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology).

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