Get your restaurant recommended by ChatGPT and Gemini
Diners ask AI “best biryani in Hyderabad”, “quiet café to work in Koramangala”, “pure veg restaurant for family dinner in Jaipur”. Here's how to make sure your place is in the answer.
Updated 24 October 2026
The questions your customers ask AI
AI assistants get two kinds of questions about restaurants and cafés. The map question names you — does the AI know you, and are its facts right?
“What is Brewmore Café in Koramangala (example)? What's on the menu and what's the price for two?”
The gap questions don't name you — this is where new customers come from:
- “Best biryani in Hyderabad”
- “Quiet café to work from in Koramangala”
- “Best pure veg family restaurant in Jaipur”
- “Rooftop restaurant in Gurgaon for a date”
Try these in ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude for your own city and category. If you're missing from the gap answers, look at which websites the AI cites — that's where your work is.
Where AI looks for restaurants and cafés in India
| Source | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Zomato & Swiggy Dineout | Ratings, cost for two and menus are cited constantly. |
| Google Business Profile | Reviews, photos and hours feed Gemini and Google Maps answers. |
| Food blogs & city guides (e.g. LBB, Times Food) | “Best X in city” lists are a top source for recommendations. |
| Instagram food creators | Creator posts generate the mentions AI picks up. |
| Reddit city subreddits | “Where to eat in…” threads are heavily used by AI assistants. |
Facts to publish on your website
AI can only repeat facts it can find. Put these on your site in plain text (not only in images or PDFs):
- Cuisine, signature dishes and price for two
- Full menu as text (not only a photo/PDF)
- Timings, reservations, delivery
- Veg/non-veg/Jain options, alcohol served or not
- Seating: rooftop, family, work-friendly, parking
- Exact address and landmark
Menus as images are invisible
A photo or PDF menu is hard for AI to read. Put the menu on your website as text, with prices, so AI can answer “do they serve X and how much is it”.
Answer the occasion questions
People ask AI by occasion — date night, family, working, groups. Say plainly on your site which occasions you're good for.
Technical basics
- Allow AI search crawlers in robots.txt — which ones and how.
- Make sure your pages show text without JavaScript — check free.
- Add Organization / LocalBusiness structured data and keep your name, address and phone identical everywhere.
Full step-by-step: how to get your business on ChatGPT.
Frequently asked questions
Does Google Maps rating matter for AI?
Yes. Gemini and Google's AI Overviews use Google Business Profile data heavily, and other assistants cite rating aggregators. A strong, genuine rating helps everywhere.
We're a cloud kitchen. Does this apply?
Yes — your Swiggy/Zomato listings and any blog or Reddit mentions are your main sources. A simple website with your menu as text adds a source you control.