Restaurant visibility in AI search engines
Analyses, studies and insights on how ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews recommend — or ignore — your establishment.
Dish-Level Visibility: Rank on a Dish, Not a Category
You don't book a restaurant the way you book a hotel room. You go for a dish. Here is why the real AI battle is fought at dish level — and how to win it.
The Hidden Commission Economy: What AIs Really Cost Your Margins
When an AI recommends you but sends bookings to an aggregator, you pay twice. A detailed breakdown — and how to reclaim the direct link.
Why RestoRank?
Generic SEO guides have no grasp of the restaurant business. Here is why restaurants need a dedicated AI-visibility tool.
"Near Me", "Open Now": Restaurant Discovery Is Hyperlocal
A hotel stay is planned weeks in advance. Dinner is decided within the hour. That spontaneity radically changes how AIs find you.
Anatomy of a Restaurant Search in ChatGPT
How ChatGPT ranks, cites, and retrieves restaurants: from the pre-classifier to query fan-out and source fusion.
Query Fan-Out: How ChatGPT and Google AI Mode Search for a Restaurant
AIs don't send your question as-is. They break it into variants. A breakdown of fan-out — especially in Google AI Overviews — and what it means for your visibility.
TheFork and TripAdvisor Are Now Inside AI Responses
AIs cite aggregators heavily. Good news for visibility, bad news for your margins. Here is how to reclaim the direct link.
How a Restaurant Wins in AI Search in 2026
From prompt to content: the five-pillar method to move your restaurant up in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude.
2026 Study: The Footprint of French Restaurants in AI
How many restaurants are truly 'visible' to AIs? Our analysis of thousands of responses reveals extreme concentration.
Where does your establishment stand?
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