# Asano: Agent-Direct Score A (89.2%)

Site: http://www.asanocafe.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/asanocafe.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Asano is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Asano's website. It can read what Asano offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://asanocafe.com/plan-your-event (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://asanocafe.com/order-catering (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://asanocafe.com/menu
- Phone: +19084488528
- Address: 289 Bleecker St, 10014, New York
- Its menu mentions: vegan options, allergens

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Asano that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Playhouse Bar (70 m): https://directindex.org/r/playhousebar.com
- Barrow Street Ale House (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/barrowstreetalehouse.com
- Buvette (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/ilovebuvette.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Asano",
  "url": "http://www.asanocafe.com/",
  "telephone": "+19084488528",
  "address": "289 Bleecker St, 10014, New York",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.73218118,
    "longitude": -74.00331714
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://asanocafe.com/plan-your-event",
  "hasMenu": "https://asanocafe.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://asanocafe.com/plan-your-event",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://asanocafe.com/order-catering",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
220 of 4076 in New York cafes and bars. Top 5% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 97% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 36% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 22% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Centro Vinoteca (F, 23 m, https://directindex.org/r/centrovinoteca.com); Blind Tiger (C, 37 m, https://directindex.org/r/blindtigeralehouse.com); Caffe Vivaldi (F, 37 m, https://directindex.org/r/caffevivaldi.com); The Garret (D, 47 m, https://directindex.org/r/thegarretwest.com); St. George Coffee (F, 47 m, https://directindex.org/r/stgeorgecoffee.com); Aoko Matcha (D, 65 m, https://directindex.org/r/aokomatcha.com); Playhouse Bar (C, 74 m, https://directindex.org/r/playhousebar.com); Barrow Street Ale House (C, 86 m, https://directindex.org/r/barrowstreetalehouse.com); Bar Pisellino (C, 93 m, https://directindex.org/r/barpisellino.com); Buvette (C, 105 m, https://directindex.org/r/ilovebuvette.com).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Webflow 57% (23% A or B, 6169 sites); This site 89.2%.

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

## Businesses like Asano in New York cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in New York cafes and bars | 4076 | 48% | 26% | 89.2% |
| Sites built with Webflow in New York cafes and bars | 65 | 64% | 38% | 89.2% |

The best of the sites built with Webflow in New York cafes and bars: Essex (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/essexnyc.com); Agenda Restaurant (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/agendaastoria.com); The Brazen Tavern (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/thebrazentavern.com); Via Quadronno Carnegie Hill (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/viaquadronno.com); Kurant Wine Bar (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/kurantnyc.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 4,076 in New York cafes and bars.

## The direct record
What agents get for Asano, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/asanocafe.com
- Book: https://asanocafe.com/plan-your-event (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Order: https://asanocafe.com/order-catering (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://asanocafe.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +19084488528
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/asanocafe.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/asanocafe.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/asanocafe.com/menu

## 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): no
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no
- 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): no

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu: 22 menu items in JSON-LD.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 18 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 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/asanocafe.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: yes
- 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: yes
- 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: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/asanocafe.com/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/asanocafe.com/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. 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=asanocafe.com&force=1