Salt Lake City cafes and bars: which businesses can AI agents use?
Every cafe, bar and pub business in Salt Lake City that has its own website gets the same scan. So far 116 of 122 distinct websites have been scanned.
businesses in OpenStreetMap
distinct business websites (a chain's site counts once)
of scanned sites turn an AI crawler away at the edge
score A or B so far
A 21 · B 24 · C 26 · D 18 · F 27
A score stays provisional until its site has had the action test and the citation check. Methodology · Markdown · JSON.
Ranked by Agent-Direct Score
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| # | Business | Score | Menu | Direct channel | AI crawlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruges Waffles & Frites brugeswaffles.com · international | A 100% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 2 | Dough Miner doughminer.com · pasty, donut, bagel | A 100% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 3 | Flanker flankerslc.com | A 100% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 4 | Kahve Cafe kahvecafeslc.com · turkish, tea, coffee, dessert | A 100% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 5 | Hide & Seek speakeasyhs.com | A 96.9% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 6 | Salt Lake Roasting Company roasting.com · coffee_shop | A 94.9% | HTML page | own site | blocked |
| 7 | Buzzed Coffeehouse buzzedcoffeecompany.com · coffee_shop, ice_cream, pastry | A 93.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 8 | Beans & Brews Coffee House beansandbrews.com · coffee_shop | A 92.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 9 | Chakra Lounge chakralounge.net | A 92.3% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 10 | HandleBar handlebarslc.com | A 92.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 11 | Parfé Diem parfediem.com · dessert, pudding | A 89.2% | none | own site | open |
| 12 | Café 140B ellerbeckbedandbreakfast.com | A 87.7% | own site | open | |
| 13 | Hopkins Brewing Co. hopkinsbrewingcompany.com | A 87.7% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 14 | Piper Down piperdownpub.com | A 87.7% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 15 | Roots Coffee & Co. rootscoffeeutah.com · coffee_shop | A 87.7% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 16 | Tea Zaanti teazaanti.com · tea, wine, coffee_shop | A 87.7% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 17 | The Green Pig thegreenpigpub.com | A 87.7% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 18 | Kung Fu Tea kungfutea.com · bubble_tea | A 87.5% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 19 | Loki Coffee lokicoffeeco.com · coffee_shop | A 86.6% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 20 | East Liberty Tap House eastlibertytaphouse.com | A 86.2% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 21 | Vitality Bowls vitalitybowls.com · breakfast, coffee_shop, tea | A 86.2% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 22 | Corner Bakery cornerbakerycafe.com · coffee_shop | B 83.4% | HTML page | own site | blocked |
| 23 | Red Rock Brewing redrockbrewing.com | B 81.5% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 24 | Snowmobar snowmobar.com | B 81.5% | none | vendor on own site | open |
| 25 | The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf coffeebean.com · coffee_shop | B 81.3% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
Show all 115
| # | Business | Score | Menu | Direct channel | AI crawlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Publik Coffee publikcoffee.com · coffee_shop | B 80.5% | own site | open | |
| 27 | Azúcar Cafécito Bar azucarcafeutah.com · coffee_shop | B 80% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 28 | Cupla Coffee cuplacoffee.com · coffee_shop | B 80% | HTML page | none | open |
| 29 | MILK+ milkslc.com | B 80% | HTML page | third party | open |
| 30 | BTG Wine Bar btgwinebar.com | B 76.9% | none | own site | open |
| 31 | Luna Coffee and Crystals lunacoffeeandcrystalsslc.com · coffee_shop | B 76.9% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 32 | Melancholy melancholyslc.com | B 76.9% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 33 | Tenet Sugar House tenetcafe.com · smoothie, coffee | B 76.9% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 34 | Varley ivyandvarley.com | B 76.9% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 35 | Felt Bar & Eatery feltslc.com | B 73.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 36 | Franklin Ave franklinaveslc.com | B 73.8% | HTML page | none | open |
| 37 | Hugo Coffee hugo.coffee · coffee_shop | B 73.8% | none | own site | open |
| 38 | JJ Coffee Co jjcoffee.co · coffee_shop | B 73.8% | none | own site | open |
| 39 | Lake Effect lakeeffectslc.com | B 73.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 40 | The Bayou utahbayou.com | B 73.8% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 41 | Tinker's Cat Cafe tinkerscatcafe.com | B 73.8% | none | own site | open |
| 42 | International Bar & Lounge internationalbarslc.com | B 72.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 43 | Java Jo's javajos.com | B 72.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 44 | The Urban Lounge theurbanloungeslc.com | B 72.3% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 45 | Three Pines Coffee threepinescoffee.com · coffee_shop | B 72.3% | HTML page | none | open |
| 46 | Bar Nohm barnohm.com | C 69.2% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 47 | Thieves Guild Cidery thievesguildcidery.com | C 69.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 48 | Why Kiki whykikibar.com | C 69.2% | HTML page | own site | open |
| 49 | Millcreek Coffee Roasters millcreekcoffee.com · coffee_shop | C 67.7% | none | vendor on own site | open |
| 50 | Argentina's Cafe argentinascafe.com | C 66.2% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 51 | Counterpart asheradamshotel.com · coffee_shop | C 66.2% | none | third party | open |
| 52 | Maxwell’s maxwellsut.com | C 66.2% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 53 | Sayonara sayonaraslc.com | C 66.2% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 54 | Bewilder Brewing bewilderbrewing.com | C 64.6% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 55 | Level Crossing levelcrossingbrewing.com | C 64.6% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 56 | Trolley Cottage Cafe trolleycottagecafe.com · french, american | C 64.6% | HTML page | vendor on own site | open |
| 57 | All Purpose Bakehouse apbakehouse.com · coffee_shop, bakery | C 61.5% | HTML page | none | open |
| 58 | Coffee Garden coffeegardenslc.com · coffee_shop, tea | C 61.5% | none | third party | open |
| 59 | HK Brewing Collective hkbrewing.com · kombucha | C 61.5% | HTML page | none | open |
| 60 | Karamba famouskaramba.com | C 61.5% | none | own site | open |
| 61 | Post Office Place popslc.com | C 61.5% | HTML page | none | open |
| 62 | The Bean Yard Coffee House thebeanyard.com · coffee_shop | C 61.5% | HTML page | none | open |
| 63 | The Rose Establishment theroseestb.com · breakfast, coffee_shop | C 61.5% | HTML page | none | open |
| 64 | Urban Sailor urbansailorcoffee.com · coffee_shop | C 61.5% | none | own site | open |
| 65 | Van Ryder SLC vanrydersaltlake.com | C 61.5% | HTML page | own site | blocked |
| 66 | Epic Brewing epicbrewing.com | C 58.5% | none | none | open |
| 67 | Mono Tape Club monotapeclub.com | C 58.5% | none | none | open |
| 68 | The Pearl thepearlslc.com | C 58.5% | HTML page | none | open |
| 69 | Bonnie & Clyde's bonniexclydes.com · sandwich | C 56.9% | HTML page | own site | blocked |
| 70 | Mountain West Hard Cider mountainwestcider.com | C 56.5% | HTML page | none | blocked |
| 71 | Kings Peak Coffee Roasters kingspeakcoffee.com | C 55.4% | none | none | open |
| 72 | Honeysuckle Coffee Company thehoneysucklecoffeeco.com · coffee_shop | D 53.8% | none | vendor on own site | open |
| 73 | White Horse whitehorseslc.com | D 53.8% | HTML page | none | open |
| 74 | caffe dbolla caffedbolla.com · coffee_shop | D 53.8% | none | vendor on own site | open |
| 75 | Big Willie's Sports Bar & Grill bigwilliessportsbar.com | D 50.8% | HTML page | own site | blocked |
| 76 | Blue Copper Coffee Room bluecopperslc.com · coffee_shop | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 77 | Club Try-Angles clubtryangles.com | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 78 | La Barba Coffee labarbacoffee.com | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 79 | Logos Coffee Bar logos.coffee · coffee_shop | D 50.8% | none | none | open |
| 80 | Ascoli Espresso ascoliespresso.com | D 49.2% | none | third party | open |
| 81 | Picnic Cafe picnicslc.com · coffee_shop, pastry, sandwich, ice_cream | D 49.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 82 | Raw Bean Coffee rawbeancoffee.com | D 49.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 83 | Seabird seabirdutah.com | D 49.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 84 | Water Witch waterwitchbar.com | D 49.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 85 | Beer Bar beerbarslc.com · hot_dog | D 46.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 86 | Blue Gene's bluegenesslc.com | D 46.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 87 | Coffee Noir coffeenoir.com · coffee_shop, tea | D 46.2% | HTML page | none | open |
| 88 | Scion Cider scionciderbar.com | D 46.2% | HTML page | none | blocked |
| 89 | Carlucci's wixsite.com | D 40% | HTML page | none | open |
| 90 | Black Rifle Coffee Company blackriflecoffee.com · coffee_shop | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 91 | Earth & Stones earthandstonesutah.com | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 92 | Mother houseofmother.co | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 93 | Paxton Pub paxtonpub.com | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 94 | The Museum Cafe utah.edu · sandwich, soup, salad, coffee_shop | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 95 | The Red Door thereddoorslc.com | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 96 | Twilite Lounge twilitelounge.com | F 38.5% | none | none | open |
| 97 | Starbucks starbucks.com · coffee_shop | F 37.5% | none | none | open |
| 98 | Aces High Saloon aceshighsaloon.com | F 36.9% | none | own site | blocked |
| 99 | Citizens slcitizens.com | F 35.4% | none | none | open |
| 100 | Culture Coffee culturecoffeeslc.com · coffee_shop | F 35.4% | none | none | open |
| 101 | Poplar Street Pub poplarstreetpub.com | F 35.4% | HTML page | own site | blocked |
| 102 | Caffé Expresso caffeexpresso.com · coffee_shop | F 33.8% | none | none | open |
| 103 | Bjorn's Brew bjornsbrew.com · coffee_shop | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 104 | Crema ordercrema.com · coffee_shop | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 105 | Space Tea spaceteaslc.com · bubble_tea | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 106 | Sugar House Coffee sugarhousecoffee.com · coffee_shop | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 107 | Sunroom Coffee sunroomcoffeeco.com · coffee_shop | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 108 | Umbrella Cafe undertheumbrellabookstore.com · coffee_shop | F 30.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 109 | Barnes & Noble Café barnesandnoble.com · coffee_shop | F 24.6% | none | own site | blocked |
| 110 | Bar a Vin baravinslc.com | F 16.9% | none | marketplace | blocked |
| 111 | Cassot Wine + Work casotwinework.com | F 12.3% | none | none | blocked |
| 112 | Fisher Brewing Company fisherbrewing.com | F 0% | none | none | blocked |
| 113 | Proper Brewing Company properbrewingco.com | F 0% | unreachable | none | blocked |
| 114 | Repeal repealutah.com | F 0% | unreachable | none | open |
| 115 | X-Wife's Place barsaltlakecity.com | F 0% | unreachable | none | open |
What the index found in Salt Lake City cafes and bars
| HTML page | 67 |
| none | 44 |
| 2 |
| none | 48 |
| own site | 36 |
| vendor on own site | 24 |
| third party | 4 |
| marketplace | 1 |
| Squarespace | 30 |
| Wordpress | 27 |
| Unknown | 25 |
| Shopify | 15 |
| Weebly | 6 |
| Wix | 5 |
| Turn at least one away at the edge | 20 |
| Block one in robots.txt | 2 |
| Turn away every visitor without a browser | 10 |
| Didn't answer in time | 1 |
| Unreachable from the scanner | 3 |
| No working site (dead address) | 6 |
The menu, channel and builder counts cover the 113 sites the scanner could read; the AI crawler counts cover all 116 scanned sites. Each uses the latest scan. The listings come from OpenStreetMap. Businesses without their own website are counted but not scanned. Another 6 have an address that no longer answers (dead domain, bad certificate or server down). They're counted with the businesses that have no website and left out of the ranking.
Where assistants send people in Salt Lake City cafes and bars
Of 24 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, 100% link a business's own site or its booking software and 8% link a marketplace, most often DoorDash. The five destinations linked most:
| Destination | Kind | Answers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| The businesses' own sites | own site | 24 | 100% |
| Press, guides and forums | press and guides | 12 | 50% |
| saltlakesideways.com | other site | 3 | 13% |
| beautyandthebeets.com | other site | 2 | 8% |
| DoorDash Storefront | vendor, direct | 2 | 8% |
The full league table, assistant by assistant → · The places named, question by question
What assistants recommend in Salt Lake City cafes and bars
Each assistant was asked the way people ask, with web search on, for up to three places and a link to book or order directly with each. For the places it recommended, the table shows how many came with a link to the place's own site, to a marketplace or to a directory, and how many came with no link at all.
| Assistant | Own site or direct | Marketplace | Directory | No link | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 33 |
| Gemini | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 36 |
Asked on 2026-10-25. A place in this index links to its report, and one with its own site that isn't in the index yet links to a scan. When a cell says "no link", the assistant named the place but didn't link to its site. Across the 12 questions, the assistants named 48 different places. This index has 262 businesses. Question by question →
Salt Lake City cafes and bars, month by month
Each month gets its own dated page, and its numbers are final once the month is over. The table shows the share of sites that turn AI crawlers away, the share that take bookings or orders on their own domain, and how many score A or B.
| Month | Sites scanned | Turn a crawler away | Direct booking or ordering | A or B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 so far | 116 | 17% | 53% | 45 |
| October 2026 | 116 | 17% | 53% | 45 |
Salt Lake City cafes and bars, month by month: the chart
From October 2026 to November 2026, the share of sites turning a crawler away stayed at 17%, the share taking bookings or orders on their own domain stayed at 53%, and the number of sites scoring A or B went from 45 to 45 so far.
Salt Lake City, by kind
Each kind of business has its own index, and every index gets the same scan. This page is the cafes and bars index.
| Kind | Businesses | Has a website | Sites scanned | Grades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants and fast food | 640 | 441 | 310 | A 70 · B 80 · C 56 · D 40 · F 64 |
| cafes and bars this page | 262 | 147 | 116 | A 21 · B 24 · C 26 · D 18 · F 27 |
| hairdressers and beauty salons | 167 | 67 | 52 | A 0 · B 21 · C 15 · D 5 · F 11 |
| dentists, clinics and vets | 80 | 46 | 37 | A 1 · B 6 · C 11 · D 12 · F 7 |
| tours, attractions and museums | 23 | 13 | 12 | A 0 · B 1 · C 3 · D 4 · F 4 |
25 of them are chain outlets. A chain's site is scanned once and counted once in the rankings.
Can an agent transact in Salt Lake City cafes and bars?
33 of 113 reachable sites expose a rail an agent could transact through: UCP profile 17, Toast 15, Square 4, MCP server card 1. Measured, not scored.
A rail is a UCP profile, an ACP discovery document, an MCP server card, or an ordering vendor that takes orders placed by assistants (Square and Toast, and any vendor whose terms allow agents). Counted from the latest scan of each site; older scans were not measured. Methodology · vendor terms for agents.