# Nobu: Agent-Direct Score D (52.5%)

Site: https://noburestaurants.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/noburestaurants.com
Scanned: 2026-10-15 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Nobu is hard for agents to use.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://noburestaurants.com/home/reserve-and-contact (on the business's own site)

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 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). 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
- **Menu or price list lives on another site.** (+5 points) The link points to restaurantbusinessonline.com, so the credit and the traffic go there. 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Nobu",
  "url": "https://noburestaurants.com/",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "M Street Northwest 2525",
    "postalCode": "20037",
    "addressLocality": "Washington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.9054235,
    "longitude": -77.0541004
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "sushi"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://noburestaurants.com/home/reserve-and-contact",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/beverage/nobu-offers-sober-curious-guests-tea-cocktails-pair-menu#:~:text=BEVERAGE-,Nobu%20offers%20sober%2Dcurious%20guests%20tea%20cocktails%20to%20pair%20with%20menu,-The%20high%2Dend",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://noburestaurants.com/home/reserve-and-contact",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Nobu

> restaurant (sushi) in M Street Northwest 2525 20037 Washington, Washington, DC.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://noburestaurants.com/home/reserve-and-contact (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/beverage/nobu-offers-sober-curious-guests-tea-cocktails-pair-menu#:~:text=BEVERAGE-,Nobu%20offers%20sober%2Dcurious%20guests%20tea%20cocktails%20to%20pair%20with%20menu,-The%20high%2Dend

## About

- Website: https://noburestaurants.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.** There is no robots.txt, which allows everything.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Washington, DC.

Nearest places with a similar menu: Susheria (A, 698 m, https://directindex.org/r/susheriadc.com); Sushi Taro (A, 1461 m, https://directindex.org/r/sushitaro.com); Izumi (C, 2052 m, https://directindex.org/r/izumi1832.com); Kusshi (B, 2261 m, https://directindex.org/r/kusshisushi.com); Sushi Nakazawa (F, 2641 m, https://directindex.org/r/sushinakazawa.com); Zepplin (C, 2665 m, https://directindex.org/r/zeppelindc.com); Sushi Rock (B, 2799 m, https://directindex.org/r/sushirockva.com); Kura Sushi (F, 2964 m, https://directindex.org/r/kurasushi.com); Raku (C, 3558 m, https://directindex.org/r/rakuasiandining.com); Fat Fish (B, 3585 m, https://directindex.org/r/fatfishrolls.com).

## 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.

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

## Businesses like Nobu in Washington, DC

This site appears in 10 cities (10 places on noburestaurants.com). https://directindex.org/brand/noburestaurants.com

## The direct record
What agents get for Nobu, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/noburestaurants.com
- Book: https://noburestaurants.com/home/reserve-and-contact (own site; could not verify: failed (2026-10-14))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/beverage/nobu-offers-sober-curious-guests-tea-cocktails-pair-menu#:~:text=BEVERAGE-,Nobu%20offers%20sober%2Dcurious%20guests%20tea%20cocktails%20to%20pair%20with%20menu,-The%20high%2Dend (external; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/noburestaurants.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/noburestaurants.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 | 2 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 0 of 5, Not Ready. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/noburestaurants.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/sitemap/SKILL.md)
- 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/noburestaurants.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=noburestaurants.com&force=1