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As of November 2026, people ask AI assistants where to eat, such as a quiet Italian place open late. A restaurant gets into those answers when its menu is text and not only a PDF or an image, its hours and address are the same everywhere, and its reviews and listings agree with its site.
What your site needs
- The menu as text on a page, with prices when you can.
- Hours, address, phone, parking and how to book or order.
- The kind of food, diet options and the feel of the place, in words.
- One page for each location.
Keep details the same everywhere
- Use one name, address, phone and set of hours.
- Use them on your site, maps apps, delivery apps and review sites.
- Update every place when anything changes, including holiday hours.
Markup that matches the page
Use Restaurant markup with the same details as the page.
Questions people ask
Is a PDF menu enough?
Text on a page is easier for crawlers and AI to read. Keep the PDF too if guests like it.
Do reviews matter?
Yes. AI answers about restaurants often draw on reviews. Answer them, and never buy or invent them.
What if AI shows old hours?
Correct them on your site and every listing, then check again each week.
What this does not tell you
Which of your pages AI crawlers can read today, and what AI assistants say about you now.
Sources
- 1.Schema.org: Restaurant: the type and its properties
- 2.Google Search Central: Local business structured data: LocalBusiness markup
- 3.Google Search Central: Review snippet structured data: rules for review markup