Measured 2026-06-10 · real AI answers, not editorial picks
We asked the AIs: best coffee shop in Austin
Customers now ask ChatGPT and Perplexity for local recommendations. These are the coffee shop businesses the AIs actually name for Austin, counted across repeated real queries.
| # | Business | Times named by AI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houndstooth Coffee | 31 |
| 2 | Epoch Coffee | 19 |
| 3 | Merit Coffee | 17 |
| 4 | Radio Coffee & Beer | 15 |
| 5 | Mozart’s Coffee Roasters | 13 |
| 6 | Proud Mary Coffee | 12 |
| 7 | Bennu Coffee | 11 |
| 8 | Leona Botanical Cafe & Bar | 7 |
| 9 | Palomino Coffee | 7 |
| 10 | Jo’s Coffee | 7 |
Perplexity · 18 answers analyzed
- Houndstooth Coffee×23
- Merit Coffee×14
- Epoch Coffee×14
- Mozart’s Coffee Roasters×11
- Bennu Coffee×10
- Radio Coffee & Beer×7
ChatGPT · 18 answers analyzed
- Radio Coffee & Beer×8
- Houndstooth Coffee×8
- Leona Botanical Cafe & Bar×7
- Epoch Coffee×6
- Proud Mary Coffee×5
- Flat Track Coffee Roasters×3
AI answers vs Google Maps
Google Maps currently shows: Cosmic Pickle · Terrible Love · Flora Coffee & Culture.
Only 0% of those also appear in AI recommendations. Ranking on Maps no longer means being recommended by AI.
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