# Le Cheval Blanc: Agent-Direct Score D (53.8%)

Site: https://chevalblancbasel.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/chevalblancbasel.com
Scanned: 2026-10-17 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Le Cheval Blanc is hard for agents to use.
An AI assistant can open Le Cheval Blanc's website. It can read what Le Cheval Blanc offers. It finds a phone number, but no link to book or order online.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.chevalblancbasel.com/en/carte-blanche/
- Phone: +41612605007
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon closed; Tue 19:00–22:00; Wed–Sat 12:00–14:00, 19:00–22:00; Sun closed
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)
- Languages: German, English, French

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Le Cheval Blanc that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Brasserie (10 m): https://directindex.org/r/lestroisrois.com
- Ristorante Fiorentina (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/fiorentinabasel.ch
- BanksBasel (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/banksbasel.com
- Rhystärn (100 m): https://directindex.org/r/bpg.ch
- Alchemist (120 m): https://directindex.org/r/alchemistbasel.ch

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No booking or ordering link on the website.** (+13 points) There's only a phone number or WhatsApp, and agents can't use those yet. If you take bookings or orders through a platform, link to it from the site so agents can find it. Add a booking or ordering page. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## 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": "Le Cheval Blanc",
  "url": "https://chevalblancbasel.com",
  "telephone": "+41612605007",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 47.5605777,
    "longitude": 7.5875977
  },
  "openingHours": "We-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00; Tu 19:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "14:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "19:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday"
      ],
      "opens": "19:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "french"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.chevalblancbasel.com/en/carte-blanche/"
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Le Cheval Blanc

> restaurant (french) in Basel. Phone +41612605007.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://www.chevalblancbasel.com/en/carte-blanche/

## Opening hours

We-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00; Tu 19:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://chevalblancbasel.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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-16 (D then)
- Fixed: nothing
- New: nothing

## Where it stands
204 of 385 in Basel. Top 53% 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 | 92% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 82% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 46% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 38% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Brasserie (C, 13 m, https://directindex.org/r/lestroisrois.com); Ristorante Fiorentina (B, 27 m, https://directindex.org/r/fiorentinabasel.ch); SBE Brunch (F, 29 m, https://directindex.org/r/spalenberg.com); BanksBasel (D, 51 m, https://directindex.org/r/banksbasel.com); Portofino Basel (C, 66 m, https://directindex.org/r/portofino-basel.ch); Rhystärn (C, 96 m, https://directindex.org/r/bpg.ch); gniessbar (F, 110 m, https://directindex.org/r/bistro-odeon.ch); Alchemist (B, 124 m, https://directindex.org/r/alchemistbasel.ch); Stadtkeller (C, 126 m, https://directindex.org/r/stadtkeller-basel.ch); Pinar (C, 145 m, https://directindex.org/r/restaurant-pinar.ch).

## 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.

Recommended when people ask: "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic." (Claude, Gemini)


Score over 2 scans since 2026-10-16: 2026-10-16 54%, 2026-10-17 54%.

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

## Named by Claude and Gemini for "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic" in Basel, October 2026
- "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic." (2026-10-16): Claude with a link to this site; Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/basel/recommended/romantic
Named by 2 of 3 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/chevalblancbasel.com.svg

## Businesses like Le Cheval Blanc in Basel

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Basel | 385 | 54% | 24% | 53.8% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Basel: Lotus Leaf (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/lotusleaf-basel.ch); Tuk Tuk (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/tuktuk-thaikitchen.ch); Clarastübli (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/clarastuebli.ch); El Mexicano (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/elmexicano.ch); Mezem (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/mezem-restaurant.ch).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; No booking or ordering link on the website), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 3rd of 385 in Basel, up from 204th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Le Cheval Blanc, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/chevalblancbasel.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.chevalblancbasel.com/en/carte-blanche/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: We-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00; Tu 19:00-22:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +41612605007
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/chevalblancbasel.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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 2 | 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/chevalblancbasel.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: 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/chevalblancbasel.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/chevalblancbasel.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=chevalblancbasel.com&force=1