# Hiltl bistro: Agent-Direct Score A (85.1%)

Site: https://hiltl.ch/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/hiltl.ch
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Hiltl bistro is ready for agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by Hiltl bistro's website. It can read what Hiltl bistro offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through aleno.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://mytools.aleno.me/reservations/v2.0/reservations.js (through aleno acting for the business)
- Order directly: https://hiltl.ch/de/catering-lieferung/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://hiltl.ch/de/standorte/hiltl-a-la-carte-restaurant/
- Phone: +41 44 227 70 00
- Address: Sihlstrasse 28 8001 Zürich
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Thu 07:00–22:00; Fri 07:00–23:00; Sat 08:00–23:00; Sun 10:00–22:00
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)
- Languages: German, English

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Hiltl bistro that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Arctic (40 m): https://directindex.org/r/arcticjuicecafe.com
- The Lobby 6 (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/thelobbysix.ch
- Breitling Cafe (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/breitling.com
- James Joyce (120 m): https://directindex.org/r/jamesjoyce.ch
- Vior Zürich (160 m): https://directindex.org/r/vior.ch

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Requests as GPTBot (http_403), ClaudeBot (http_403) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **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

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

```
# Hiltl bistro

> bar or pub in Sihlstrasse 28 8001 Zürich, Zurich cafes and bars. Phone +41 44 227 70 00.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://mytools.aleno.me/reservations/v2.0/reservations.js (through aleno acting for the business)
- Order: https://hiltl.ch/de/catering-lieferung/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://hiltl.ch/de/standorte/hiltl-a-la-carte-restaurant/

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 07:00-22:00; Fr 07:00-23:00; Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://hiltl.ch/
- 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.
- **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through aleno on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Zurich cafes and bars.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 93% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 57% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 86% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 19% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 34% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Arctic (B, 40 m, https://directindex.org/r/arcticjuicecafe.com); Bovelli Zürich (C, 40 m, https://directindex.org/r/bovelli.ch); The Lobby 6 (C, 47 m, https://directindex.org/r/thelobbysix.ch); Headsquarter - The Historic (C, 58 m, https://directindex.org/r/headsquarter.com); Caffé Handelshof (C, 76 m, https://directindex.org/r/handelshof.ch); Breitling Cafe (B, 86 m, https://directindex.org/r/breitling.com); James Joyce (A, 124 m, https://directindex.org/r/jamesjoyce.ch); Vior Zürich (A, 155 m, https://directindex.org/r/vior.ch); Pelikanbar (A, 163 m, https://directindex.org/r/kaufleuten.ch); lima (F, 172 m, https://directindex.org/r/limabar.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.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 251601 sites); Sites using aleno 65% (34% A or B, 502 sites); This site 85.1%.

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

## Businesses like Hiltl bistro in Zurich cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with WordPress in Zurich cafes and bars | 169 | 55% | 22% | 85.1% |
| Sites using aleno in Zurich cafes and bars | 44 | 59% | 16% | 85.1% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using aleno in Zurich cafes and bars | 10 | 69% | 40% | 85.1% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress and using aleno in Zurich cafes and bars: Pelikanbar (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/kaufleuten.ch); James Joyce (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/jamesjoyce.ch); Blaue Bar (B 75.9%, https://directindex.org/r/mewshouse.ch); Goethe Bar (C 68.8%, https://directindex.org/r/brasserie-schiller.ch); Helvetia Pool Bar (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/hotel-helvetia.ch).

## The direct record
What agents get for Hiltl bistro, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/hiltl.ch
- Book: https://mytools.aleno.me/reservations/v2.0/reservations.js (vendor on own site: aleno; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://hiltl.ch/de/catering-lieferung/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://hiltl.ch/de/standorte/hiltl-a-la-carte-restaurant/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 07:00-22:00; Fr 07:00-23:00; Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +41 44 227 70 00
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/hiltl.ch/book, https://directindex.org/go/hiltl.ch/order, https://directindex.org/go/hiltl.ch/menu
- Agents and people followed 1 direct link to this business this month (1 by AI agents).

## 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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 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/hiltl.ch
- 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: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/hiltl.ch/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/hiltl.ch/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=hiltl.ch&force=1