The Direct Index
Assistants · Raleigh, US · October 2026

Where assistants send people in Raleigh

186 answers from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, asked between 2026-10-22 and 2026-10-28, to the questions people ask and to questions about the top businesses in the index. 98% of them link a business's own site or its booking software, and 17% link a marketplace, most often Uber Eats (8%).

98%

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

17%

link a marketplace

8%

link Uber Eats, the marketplace named most

186

answers, 66 to the questions people ask and 120 about businesses

Of the 66 answers to the questions people ask, 98% link a business's own site or its booking software and 14% a marketplace, OpenTable most often; of the 120 about specific businesses, 98% link a business's own site or its booking software and 19% a marketplace, Uber Eats most often.

Updated 2026-11-02. The Raleigh 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 186 answers that link to it. Each assistant's column counts only that assistant's answers.

DestinationKindAnswersShareChatGPTClaudeGemini
The businesses' own sitesown site17192%75 91%20 91%76 93%
Press, guides and forumspress and guides2111%1 1%020 24%
Uber Eatsmarketplace158%1 1%014 17%
Grubhubmarketplace148%0014 17%
DoorDashmarketplace116%0011 13%
OpenTablemarketplace95%4 5%4 18%1 1%
Toastvendor, direct95%3 4%1 5%5 6%
toast.appvendor, direct
Point-of-sale and online ordering platform hosting digital storefronts for restaurants.
63%2 2%04 5%
Wikipediadirectory63%1 1%05 6%
Postmatesmarketplace53%005 6%
DoorDash Storefrontvendor, direct42%004 5%
Google Mapsdirectory32%003 4%
nceatandplay.comother site32%003 4%
Seamlessmarketplace32%003 4%
wingstoppr.comother site32%003 4%

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

By assistant

What each assistant does in Raleigh

ChatGPT: answered by gpt-6-luna (82).

Claude: answered by claude-sonnet-5-5 (22).

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
ChatGPT94%2%0%5%65
Claude69%6%5%20%64
Gemini92%3%0%5%66

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
ChatGPT95%3%0%2%60
Gemini97%3%0%0%60
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.

QuestionChatGPTClaudeGemini
I'm feeling like chicken tonight. Where can I order from?Alpaca Chicken own site
Nashville Hot House own site
Kumbala Restaurant own site
Beasleys Chicken + Honey own site
Chick-fil-A own site
Char-Grill no link
Relish Craft Kitchen & Bourbon Bar own site
Daves Hot Chicken own site
Chick-N-Que marketplace
I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic.Jolie own site
Death & Taxes own site
Crawford & Son own site
Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern own site
Jolie own site
Mulino Italian Kitchen + Bar own site
Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern own site
Reys Restaurant own site
Jolie own site
Best pizza delivered to where I'm staying, right now.Randy’s Pizza own site
Oak City Pizza & Grill own site
Ruckus Pizza, Pasta & Spirits own site
Vics Pizzeria own site
DeMos Pizzeria & Deli directory
Venture Pizza own site
Franks Pizza & Italian Restaurant own site
Vics Pizzeria own site
BareBakedPizza own site
A good vegan or vegetarian lunch near the centre, today.The Dirty V own site
Element Gastropub own site
Sosta Cafe own site
Element Gastropub own site
Brewery Bhavana own site
Pure Vegan Cafe own site
Element Gastropub own site
Irregardless Cafe own site
The Dirty V own site
I want sushi delivered this evening.Sushi Blues Cafe own site
Sushi Nine own site
Sushi O Bistro & Sushi Bar own site
O-Ku Sushi own site
Sushi Blues Cafe marketplace
Sushi-Thai Raleigh own site
Sushi Time own site
Sono Raleigh own site
A traditional local restaurant that tourists don't know. Book me a table for Saturday.The Players’ Retreat own site
Irregardless own site
Vic’s Italian Restaurant own site
Jacks Seafood & Soul Food own site
State Farmers Market Restaurant no link
Ole Time Barbecue no link
The Mecca Restaurant own site
Ole Time Barbecue own site
Big Eds City Market Restaurant own site
Brunch on Sunday for four. Where can I reserve?STIR Raleigh own site
Irregardless own site
East End Bistrot marketplace
Mandolin own site
Plates Neighborhood Kitchen own site
Irregardless Cafe own site
Coquette Brasserie own site
Irregardless Cafe own site
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar own site
Seafood dinner with a view, table for four this week.La Terrazza own site
RH Rooftop Restaurant own site
The Willard Rooftop Lounge own site
Herons at The Umstead Hotel and Spa no link
Book: https://www.theumstead.com/dining/herons own site
RH Rooftop Restaurant at RH Raleigh marketplace
NC Seafood Restaurant no link
Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar own site
St. Roch Fine Oysters + Bar own site
Margauxs Restaurant own site
A cheap lunch menu near the centre.Benny Capitale’s own site
Centro Mexican Restaurant own site
Char-Grill own site
Oakwood Deli own site
Sassool own site
The Raleigh Times Bar no link
Morgan Street Food Hall own site
The Mecca Restaurant no link
Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online.ORO Restaurant & Lounge own site
Sullivan’s Steakhouse own site
Rey’s Restaurant own site
Bida Manda own site
Caffe Luna own site
Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern own site
Angus Barn own site
Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern own site
Sitti own site
Best burger in town, and I want to order online.Char-Grill own site
Burger Village own site
MoJoes Burger Joint own site
Char-Grill own site
The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar own site
Bad Daddys Burger Bar own site
Char-Grill own site
MoJoes Burger Joint own site
Something to eat after midnight, delivered or open late.Denny’s own site
Shmack’n Co own site
Gumby’s Pizza own site
The Big Easy NC own site
Benny Capitales own site
Whataburger own site
D.P. Dough own site
Hibernian Pub own site
Dinner with two kids tonight, somewhere relaxed. Book a table for four.Dos Taquitos own site
Element Gastropub own site
Jose and Sons own site
Big Eds City Market Restaurant own site
The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar own site
Mellow Mushroom Raleigh own site
Crooked Hammock Brewery own site
Dos Taquitos own site
Element Gastropub own site
I'm coeliac. A restaurant with real gluten-free options for dinner, book it.Ajja own site
Bella Monica own site
Irregardless own site
Levant Bistro directory
Bella Monica directory
Website: https://www.bellamonica.com/ own site
Levant Bistro own site
Bella Monica own site
Centro own site
Lunch on a terrace in the sun tomorrow. Where can I reserve?Vivace own site
Tupelo Honey own site
Irregardless own site
La Terrazza marketplace
Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar marketplace
Wye Hill Kitchen & Brewing own site
STIR Raleigh own site
Taverna Agora Greek Kitchen & Bar own site
A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?Sullivan’s Steakhouse own site
Ajja own site
Angus Barn own site
Sitti own site
Angus Barn own site
Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern own site
Angus Barn own site
Element Gastropub own site
Sullivans Steakhouse own site
A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in.Herons own site
Second Empire own site
O-Ku Raleigh own site
Herons at The Umstead own site
St. Roch Fine Oysters + Bar own site
Herons at The Umstead Hotel and Spa own site
Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern own site
LaGana marketplace
A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon.Glenwood Grill own site
Encore Ristorante own site
Sullivan’s Steakhouse own site
The State Club own site
Mia Francesca no link
Winstons Grille own site
Bloomsbury Bistro own site
Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar own site
Good breakfast near the centre tomorrow from 8. Can I book?Big Ed’s City Market own site
The Mecca Restaurant own site
Birdie’s Barroom & Kitchen own site
Big Ed’s no link
Big Eds City Market Restaurant no link
Morning Times no link
Flying Biscuit Café own site
Big Eds City Market Restaurant own site
The Morning Times no link
Boulted Bread own site
Something healthy like bowls or salads delivered to my office at lunch.Sweetgreen own site
DICED own site
Raleigh Raw own site
Sweetgreen own site
DICED Salads, Wraps & Bowls own site
The Bowls own site
Sweetgreen own site
Happy + Hale own site
DICED own site
A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats.Barcelona Wine Bar own site
Make a Reservation no link
Sixty Vines Raleigh own site
Barcelona Wine Bar own site
Vita Vite no link
Vinos Finos Tapas and Wine Bar no link
Barcelona Wine Bar own site
Vita Vite own site
The Parlor at Heights House own site
Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table.Madre own site
Vivace own site
Five Star own site
Death & Taxes no link
What it serves no link
Stanbury no link
Angus Barn own site
Pooles Diner own site
Birdies Barroom & Kitchen 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 2026-11-02. The data is open, and the JSON version of this page has every destination. Methodology.