The Direct Index
Report · New York cafes and bars · scanned 2026-10-24

Westlight

westlightnyc.com is ready for agents.

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BookMenuCallWebsite

Ways to reach Westlight directly, with no marketplace in between. Checked 2026-10-24. On the business's own site. Report a mistake

Hours, from westlightnyc.com: Mon–Thu 16:00–23:00 · Fri 16:00–00:00 · Sat 00:00–01:00, 14:00–00:00 · Sun 00:00–02:00, 14:00–23:00

North 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249 · (718) 307-7100

Nearby, also direct

Places near Westlight that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.

Owners

The website's grade

An AI assistant can open Westlight's website. It can read what Westlight offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

100%

65 of 65 points available

1/5

agent-readiness level, Basic Web Presence

1

thing to fix

Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.

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Named by assistants

Named by Gemini for "A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two" in New York cafes and bars, October 2026

Each assistant was asked the way people ask, with web search on, for up to three places in New York cafes and bars and a link to each one's own site. This business was named in one answer, by 1 of the 3 assistants asked.

QuestionNamed byAsked
A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two.Gemini with a link to this site2026-10-26

Every place named in New York cafes and bars, question by question.

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The badge shows how many of the assistants asked named this business, and the month. It updates after every round.

Named by 1 of 3 assistants, Direct Index

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Assistants

What assistants answer

Each assistant gets three questions about this business: the official website, where to book and where to order. Each cell shows where the answer sent people.

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:
“A rooftop bar for sunset drinks, reserve a table for two.” (Gemini, with a link to this site)

Where it stands

How Westlight compares

Where it stands

37 of 4,114 in New York cafes and bars

Top 1% of the sites scanned in this index. Just above: Valerie A, Vineapple A. Just below: Zaca Cafe A, Barb's A.

What the top 10% of the index doesTop 10%This site
Take bookings or orders on their own domain97%yes
Publish the menu or price list as HTML95%yes
Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt)98%yes
Structured data with address, phone and hours36%yes
Have an llms.txt23%no

Compared with its peers

Average scoreA or BThis site
Sites built with BentoBox 2,391 sites80%86%100%

Nearest places in the index

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Little Fino30 mCno
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Bar Blondeau112 mCno
Jbird Cocktails130 mByes
TailGate Outdoor Sports Bar135 mAyes
Cafe Balearica135 mDno
The Whiskey Brooklyn145 mCno
The Whiskey Annex151 mCno
Desert 5 Spot158 mByes
Bar Schimmi183 mFno
Businesses like yours

Businesses like Westlight in New York cafes and bars

GroupSitesAvg scoreA or BThis site
Businesses of the same kind in New York cafes and bars4,11448%27%100%
Sites built with BentoBox in New York cafes and bars23780%81%100%
Findings

What to fix first

  1. 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. How to fix it

Send the fixes to your web person

One email with the fixes and the link. Nothing is stored.

No one is listed yet to fix this in New York cafes and bars. List your agency or yourself. It's free, and every listing is reviewed by hand.

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 (FoodEstablishment) address, phone, opening hours
  • 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.

Builder: bentobox · contact page /about/: nothing new; menu page /menus/: menu schema; booking page /reservations/: booking link (other) · What to paste

Owners

Own this business?

Claiming is free and takes one email to confirm. Then you can correct what assistants are told, and you get a message only when the score changes.

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For developers and agents

What agents get, and what the site publishes

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