Measured 2026-06-11 · real AI answers, not editorial picks

We asked the AIs: best cafe in Christchurch

Customers now ask ChatGPT and Perplexity for local recommendations. These are the cafe businesses the AIs actually name for Christchurch, counted across repeated real queries.

#BusinessTimes named by AI
1Addington Coffee Co-op7
2Little Poms7
3Unknown Chapter Coffee Roasters5
4Hello Sunday Cafe4
5Black Betty Cafe4
6C1 Espresso4
7City Social3
8Underground Coffee Roasters2
9Belle Cafe & Micro Roastery2
10Black & White Coffee Cartel2

Perplexity · 6 answers analyzed

  1. Addington Coffee Co-op×4
  2. Little Poms×4
  3. Unknown Chapter Coffee Roasters×3
  4. Hello Sunday Cafe×3
  5. Black Betty Cafe×3
  6. City Social×3

ChatGPT · 6 answers analyzed

  1. C1 Espresso×4
  2. Addington Coffee Co-op×3
  3. Little Pom’s×3
  4. Unknown Chapter Coffee Roasters×2
  5. Portershed Specialty Cafe×2
  6. Empire Coffee×2

AI answers vs Google Maps

Google Maps currently shows: Unknown Chapter Coffee Roasters · Fika · Black Betty Cafe.

Only 67% of those also appear in AI recommendations. Ranking on Maps no longer means being recommended by AI.

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