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Benu ranks #4 of 25 among the restaurants AI assistants recommend in San Francisco, CA, named by 8 of the 10 assistants that answered — up 2 places from #6 in the previous edition.

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Restaurants · San Francisco, CA
#4
4th of 25 businesses AI names
▲ 2 since last edition
8 of 10 assistants
ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeekGeminiGrokMeta AIMistralSiri
Edition of October 1, 2026·9 mentions
#4
Best rank
8/10
Assistants recommending
9
Mentions this edition
1
Category ranked

Which AI assistants recommend Benu

ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI, Mistral and Siri name Benu when asked for restaurants in San Francisco, CA. Alexa and Perplexity answered the same questions without naming it. Its strongest question is “Who are the best restaurants in San Francisco, CA?”, where it ranks #1; on “Best affordable restaurant near San Francisco?” it is not named. State Bird Provisions holds #3, one place ahead, with 11 mentions to Benu's 9. The site cited most often in the answers that name it is sfchronicle.com (1×).

What “searches the web” and “answers from memory” mean.

ChatGPTRecommends youSearches the web
ClaudeRecommends youSearches the web
GeminiRecommends youSearches the web
PerplexityNot naming youSearches the web
Google AI OverviewsNamed no one on this listSearches the web
Microsoft CopilotNamed no one on this listSearches the web
SiriRecommends youVoice assistant
AlexaNot naming youVoice assistant
GrokRecommends youAnswers from memory
Meta AIRecommends youAnswers from memory
DeepSeekRecommends youAnswers from memory
MistralRecommends youAnswers from memory

Rank, movement and who's ahead

Each ranking Benu holds in San Francisco, CA, how it has moved edition to edition, and the businesses directly above and below it.

San Francisco, CA

Restaurants

▲ 2 since last edition
#4of 25
Rank history
#1#4#7#6#4Sep 2026Oct 2026

2 editions on record. Lower is better: #1 sits at the top.

Who's around you

The gap to close: this assistant names a business ranked above you, but not you.Alexa

Your rank by question—Best affordable restaurant near San Francisco?#10I need a restaurant in San Francisco, CA. Who do you recommend?#1Who are the best restaurants in San Francisco, CA?

Named by 8 of 10 assistants that answered · 9 mentions · edition of October 1, 2026 · see the full restaurants list

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Where the assistants read about Benu

8 sites were cited in the answers that named Benu; most often sfchronicle.com (1×), traveltourister.com (1×) and sfstandard.com (1×).

  1. 01 sfchronicle.com 1 of 10 assistants
  2. 02 traveltourister.com 1 of 10 assistants
  3. 03 sfstandard.com 1 of 10 assistants
  4. 04 eatingwithedmund.com 1 of 10 assistants
  5. 05 evendo.com 1 of 10 assistants
  6. 06 theinfatuation.com 1 of 10 assistants
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  1. 07 guide.michelin.comDirectory & reviews 1 of 10 assistants
  2. 08 sf.eater.comDirectory & reviews 1 of 10 assistants

Common questions

Do AI assistants recommend Benu?

Yes. In the edition of October 1, 2026, 8 of the 10 assistants that answered named Benu when asked for restaurants in San Francisco, CA: ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI, Mistral, Siri. It ranks #4 for restaurants.

Where does Benu rank for restaurants in San Francisco, CA?

#4 of 25, named by 8 of the 10 assistants that answered, across 9 mentions — up 2 places from #6 in the previous edition.

Which AI assistants don't recommend Benu?

In the edition of October 1, 2026, Alexa and Perplexity answered the question for restaurants in San Francisco, CA without naming Benu.

Who ranks ahead of Benu in San Francisco, CA?

La Taqueria (#1), Zuni Café (#2), State Bird Provisions (#3) — State Bird Provisions is one place ahead, named by 8 assistants across 11 mentions. Atelier Crenn is one place behind at #5.

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