# Ampersand: Agent-Direct Score C (55.4%)

Site: https://www.ampersandbarnyc.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/ampersandbarnyc.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Ampersand is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: http://www.getbento.com/?utm_source=footer&utm_campaign=Ampersand (through bentobox acting for the business)
- Phone: +1-212-477-8100

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer' from marketplaces instead. Add a menu or price list page and link it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "Ampersand",
  "url": "https://www.ampersandbarnyc.com",
  "telephone": "+1-212-477-8100",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.7386819,
    "longitude": -73.9834817
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-We 16:00-02:00; Th-Sa 16:00-04:00; Su 16:00-01:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "02:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "04:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "01:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "snack"
  ],
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "http://www.getbento.com/?utm_source=footer&utm_campaign=Ampersand",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# Ampersand

> bar or pub (snack) in New York cafes and bars. Phone +1-212-477-8100.

## Book or order directly

- Order: http://www.getbento.com/?utm_source=footer&utm_campaign=Ampersand (through bentobox acting for the business)

## Opening hours

Mo-We 16:00-02:00; Th-Sa 16:00-04:00; Su 16:00-01:00

## About

- Website: https://www.ampersandbarnyc.com
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Ordering through bentobox on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
734 of 1612 in New York cafes and bars. Top 46% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 98% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 99% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 24% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 11% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: J. Bespoke (C, 419 m, https://directindex.org/r/jbespoke.com); Sid Gold's Request Room (A, 1168 m, https://directindex.org/r/sidgolds.com); Hi-Note (D, 1250 m, https://directindex.org/r/hnt.fm); Monarch Rooftop (A, 1331 m, https://directindex.org/r/monarchrooftop.com); Baker Falls (F, 1433 m, https://directindex.org/r/bakerfalls.com); The Summit (B, 1582 m, https://directindex.org/r/thesummitbarandcafe.com); Sweet Linda (C, 1677 m, https://directindex.org/r/sweetlindanyc.com); Ray's (B, 2083 m, https://directindex.org/r/raysbarnyc.com); Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels (A, 2366 m, https://directindex.org/r/experimentalgroup.com); Skin Contact (C, 2401 m, https://directindex.org/r/skincontact.nyc).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Against its peers: Sites built with BentoBox 84% (96% A or B, 951 sites); Sites using BentoBox 83% (93% A or B, 357 sites); This site 55.4%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/ampersandbarnyc.com/agent-view

## Businesses like Ampersand in New York cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in New York cafes and bars | 1612 | 46% | 30% | 55.4% |
| Built with BentoBox in New York cafes and bars | 102 | 84% | 95% | 55.4% |
| Using BentoBox in New York cafes and bars | 51 | 83% | 90% | 55.4% |
| Built with BentoBox and using BentoBox in New York cafes and bars | 50 | 83% | 90% | 55.4% |

The best of Built with BentoBox and using BentoBox in New York cafes and bars: Nurse Bettie (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/nursebettie.com); The Broken Shaker (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/brokenshaker.com); Manhatta (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/manhattarestaurant.com); Ophelia Lounge NYC (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/opheliany.com); Sundays Well (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/sundayswellnyc.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; No menu or price list found) the score would be about 87.7%: 72nd of 1,612 in New York cafes and bars, up from 734th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Ampersand, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/ampersandbarnyc.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: http://www.getbento.com/?utm_source=footer&utm_campaign=Ampersand (vendor on own site: BentoBox; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: Mo-We 16:00-02:00; Th-Sa 16:00-04:00; Su 16:00-01:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-212-477-8100
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/ampersandbarnyc.com/order

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): not measured
- Vendor terms for agents, BentoBox: Not stated. BentoBox's terms (last updated 5 January 2023) bar automated means such as spiders, robots and crawlers to download or scrape data, except search engines and public archives; they do not address an agent making a reservation for a person, and no agent programme was found. Read 2026-10-15: https://getbento.com/terms

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 1 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/ampersandbarnyc.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: yes
- AI bot rules in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md)
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/llms-txt/SKILL.md)
- API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md)
- MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md)
- A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md)
- Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md)
- OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)
- OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md)
- auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md)
- Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md)
- ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md)
- DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/ampersandbarnyc.com/plan): the assistants asked again every month, with what changed; 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/ampersandbarnyc.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 5 EUR, one-off. Reading and scanning stay free; these few euros pay for the questions sent to the assistants and for the servers.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=ampersandbarnyc.com&force=1