# The Delancey: Agent-Direct Score C (69.2%)

Site: https://www.thedelancey.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thedelancey.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.)
The Delancey is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open The Delancey's website. What The Delancey offers is in a PDF or an image, and assistants read those badly. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://thedelancey.com/bottle-service (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://thedelancey.com/menu/event-deck.pdf#page=10
- Phone: +12122549920
- Address: Delancey Street 168 10002 New York
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Sun 17:00–04:00
- WhatsApp: a link on the site

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Delancey that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Georgie's Cafe & Bar (130 m): https://directindex.org/r/georgies.cafe
- The Back Room (160 m): https://directindex.org/r/backroomnyc.com
- Nurse Bettie (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/nursebettie.com

## 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). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as an HTML page and keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Delancey",
  "url": "https://www.thedelancey.com/",
  "telephone": "+12122549920",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Delancey Street 168",
    "postalCode": "10002",
    "addressLocality": "New York"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.717912,
    "longitude": -73.9853522
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Su 17:00-04:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "04:00"
    }
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://thedelancey.com/bottle-service",
  "hasMenu": "https://thedelancey.com/menu/event-deck.pdf#page=10",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://thedelancey.com/bottle-service",
        "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.

```
# The Delancey

> bar or pub in Delancey Street 168 10002 New York, New York cafes and bars. Phone +12122549920.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://thedelancey.com/bottle-service (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://thedelancey.com/menu/event-deck.pdf#page=10

## Opening hours

Mo-Su 17:00-04:00

## About

- Website: https://www.thedelancey.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's no robots.txt, which means everything is allowed.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
1153 of 4114 in New York cafes and bars. Top 28% 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% | no |
| 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 | 23% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Hawa Smoothies (F, 65 m, https://directindex.org/r/hawasmoothie.com); Davelle NYC (F, 100 m, https://directindex.org/r/davellenewyork.com); Black Crescent (F, 119 m, https://directindex.org/r/blackcrescentnyc.com); Georgie's Cafe & Bar (B, 127 m, https://directindex.org/r/georgies.cafe); Falai Panetteria (F, 134 m, https://directindex.org/r/falainyc.com); BabySips (C, 142 m, https://directindex.org/r/babysipsnyc.com); Lullaby (D, 146 m, https://directindex.org/r/lullabybar.com); The Back Room (B, 162 m, https://directindex.org/r/backroomnyc.com); Nurse Bettie (A, 175 m, https://directindex.org/r/nursebettie.com); Little Big (D, 226 m, https://directindex.org/r/littlebignyc.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.

The assistants were asked 12 everyday questions about New York cafes and bars and named 95 places. The Delancey wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/new-york-cafes-bars/recommended


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

## Businesses like The Delancey 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 | 4114 | 48% | 27% | 69.2% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in New York cafes and bars: Americano Cafe (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/americanocafesi.com); Bora Bora Smoothie Cafe (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/boraborausa.com); BreakJuicery (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/breakjuicery.com); Cafe Luna (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/cafelunanj.com); Cafe Mia (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/cafemiabk.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Menu or price list is a PDF), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 46th of 4,114 in New York cafes and bars, up from 1153rd.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Delancey, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thedelancey.com
- Book: https://thedelancey.com/bottle-service (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://thedelancey.com/menu/event-deck.pdf#page=10 (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 17:00-04:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +12122549920
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thedelancey.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thedelancey.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 | 5 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 0 of 5, Not Ready. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/thedelancey.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

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