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Review Sites Index · October 2026 edition

Best restaurant review sites in 2026

157 AI answers about restaurants cited 21 review sites. Grades.com collects reviews from 11 of them. Answers from the last 90 days (Aug 1 to Oct 30, 2026).

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  • 157 AI answers about restaurants
  • 21 review sites cited for restaurants
  • Grades.com collects reviews from 11 of them

Picks for restaurants

  • Most cited by AI
    Yelp

    58.6% of 157 AI answers about restaurants

    The site AI assistants name most often when people ask about restaurants.

    Yelp guide
  • Most visited
    Yelp

    1.3B est. monthly organic visits

    The biggest audience of the sites cited for restaurants (an estimate for the whole site).

    Yelp guide
  • Easiest to get reviews
    Tripadvisor

    44.0% of AI answers about restaurants cite it

    Anyone can leave a review, you can send a direct review link, and its rules allow asking.

    Tripadvisor guide

Start with these two

The two most-cited review sites for restaurants that Grades.com collects today. Grades.com does not collect Restaurant Guru (#3, 26.1%) yet.

Which review sites matter most for restaurants?

By AI citation share, the top review sites for restaurants are Yelp (58.6%), Tripadvisor (44.0%) and Restaurant Guru (26.1%), out of 157 AI answers about restaurants. 5 sites are cited in at least 20 of those answers.

Check mark = Grades.com collects reviews from this site. Others are measured only.collectednot collected

Yelp: cited in 58.6% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (92 answers). Collected by Grades.com.Yelp58.6%Tripadvisor: cited in 44.0% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (69 answers). Collected by Grades.com.Tripadvisor44.0%Restaurant Guru: cited in 26.1% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (41 answers). Not collected by Grades.com (measured only).Restaurant Gurunot collected26.1%WeddingWire: cited in 18.5% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (29 answers). Not collected by Grades.com (measured only).WeddingWirenot collected18.5%The Knot: cited in 15.3% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (24 answers). Not collected by Grades.com (measured only).The Knotnot collected15.3%Yelp: cited in 58.6% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (92 answers). Collected by Grades.com.Yelp58.6%Tripadvisor: cited in 44.0% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (69 answers). Collected by Grades.com.Tripadvisor44.0%Restaurant Guru: cited in 26.1% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (41 answers). Not collected by Grades.com (measured only).Restaurant Gurunot collected26.1%WeddingWire: cited in 18.5% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (29 answers). Not collected by Grades.com (measured only).WeddingWirenot collected18.5%The Knot: cited in 15.3% of 157 AI answers about restaurants (24 answers). Not collected by Grades.com (measured only).The Knotnot collected15.3%
Share of 157 AI answers about restaurants (the last 90 days) that cite each site, ranked. Sites cited in 20 or more answers.

Which review sites does each AI assistant cite for restaurants?

ChatGPT cites Tripadvisor most (64% of its answers), Claude cites Yelp most (94% of its answers), Gemini cites The Knot most (18% of its answers) and Perplexity cites Yelp most (95% of its answers). Each chart: the share of that assistant's answers about restaurants that cite the site.

Check mark = Grades.com collects reviews from this site. Others are measured only.collectednot collected

ChatGPTn 42 answers
ChatGPT cites Tripadvisor in 64.3% of its answers about restaurants.Tripadvisor64%ChatGPT cites Restaurant Guru in 59.5% of its answers about restaurants.Restaurant Gurunot collected60%ChatGPT cites Yelp in 45.2% of its answers about restaurants.Yelp45%ChatGPT cites WeddingWire in 16.7% of its answers about restaurants.WeddingWirenot collected17%ChatGPT cites The Knot in 14.3% of its answers about restaurants.The Knotnot collected14%
Clauden 35 answers
Claude cites Yelp in 94.3% of its answers about restaurants.Yelp94%Claude cites Tripadvisor in 62.9% of its answers about restaurants.Tripadvisor63%Claude cites Restaurant Guru in 31.4% of its answers about restaurants.Restaurant Gurunot collected31%Claude cites WeddingWire in 25.7% of its answers about restaurants.WeddingWirenot collected26%Claude cites The Knot in 22.9% of its answers about restaurants.The Knotnot collected23%
Geminin 38 answers
Gemini cites The Knot in 18.4% of its answers about restaurants.The Knotnot collected18%Gemini cites WeddingWire in 15.8% of its answers about restaurants.WeddingWirenot collected16%Gemini cites Restaurant Guru in 5.3% of its answers about restaurants.Restaurant Gurunot collected5%Gemini cites Tripadvisor in 0% of its answers about restaurants.Tripadvisor0%Gemini cites Yelp in 0% of its answers about restaurants.Yelp0%
Perplexityn 42 answers
Perplexity cites Yelp in 95.2% of its answers about restaurants.Yelp95%Perplexity cites Tripadvisor in 47.6% of its answers about restaurants.Tripadvisor48%Perplexity cites WeddingWire in 16.7% of its answers about restaurants.WeddingWirenot collected17%Perplexity cites Restaurant Guru in 7.1% of its answers about restaurants.Restaurant Gurunot collected7%Perplexity cites The Knot in 7.1% of its answers about restaurants.The Knotnot collected7%

What this means for a restaurant

Yelp is the review site AI assistants cite most for restaurants: 58.6% of 157 answers, ahead of Tripadvisor (44.0%).

Google Business Profile is where most restaurants already are: 100% of the 38 we checked have a profile there.

Yelp is cited in 58.6% of answers, yet only 13% of the restaurants we checked have a profile there.

Yelp is cited in 58.6% of answers, but its rules do not allow asking customers for reviews: claim the profile and reply instead.

Yelp has the biggest audience of these sites: about 1.3B monthly visits (an estimate).

Where do restaurants get reviews?

Of the restaurants we checked, 100% have a Google Business Profile, 66% have a Facebook profile and 18% have a Tripadvisor profile (n = 38 businesses).

Check mark = Grades.com collects reviews from this site. Others are measured only.collectednot collected

Google Business Profile: 100% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (38). Typical rating 4.6 for restaurants. Businesses reply to 34% of reviews of restaurants.Google Business Profile100%n 38Facebook: 66% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (25). Typical rating 3.8 for restaurants. Businesses reply to 0% of reviews of restaurants.Facebook66%n 38Tripadvisor: 18% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (7). Typical rating 4.3 for restaurants. Businesses reply to 71% of reviews across all industries.Tripadvisor18%n 38Yelp: 13% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (5). Typical rating 3.9 for restaurants. Businesses reply to 10% of reviews across all industries.Yelp13%n 38Apple Maps: 11% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (4).Apple Mapsnot collected11%n 38Brownbook: 11% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (4).Brownbooknot collected11%n 38BBB: 8% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (3). Typical rating 2.7 across all industries. Businesses reply to 38% of reviews across all industries.BBB8%n 38Benable: 3% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (1). Typical rating 4.8 across all industries.Benablenot collected3%n 38Cylex: 3% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (1). Typical rating 2.0 across all industries.Cylexnot collected3%n 38EZlocal: 3% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (1).EZlocalnot collected3%n 38Google Business Profile: 100% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (38). Typical rating 4.6 for restaurants. Businesses reply to 34% of reviews of restaurants.Google Business Profile100%Facebook: 66% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (25). Typical rating 3.8 for restaurants. Businesses reply to 0% of reviews of restaurants.Facebook66%Tripadvisor: 18% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (7). Typical rating 4.3 for restaurants. Businesses reply to 71% of reviews across all industries.Tripadvisor18%Yelp: 13% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (5). Typical rating 3.9 for restaurants. Businesses reply to 10% of reviews across all industries.Yelp13%Apple Maps: 11% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (4).Apple Mapsnot collected11%Brownbook: 11% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (4).Brownbooknot collected11%BBB: 8% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (3). Typical rating 2.7 across all industries. Businesses reply to 38% of reviews across all industries.BBB8%Benable: 3% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (1). Typical rating 4.8 across all industries.Benablenot collected3%Cylex: 3% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (1). Typical rating 2.0 across all industries.Cylexnot collected3%EZlocal: 3% of the 38 restaurants we checked have a profile (1).EZlocalnot collected3%
Share of the restaurants we checked with a profile on each site, 0 to 100%. n = businesses checked.

The full ranking

See all 5 sites cited in 20 or more answers, in a table

Check mark = Grades.com collects reviews from this site. Others are measured only.

RankReview siteAI citation shareSite reachHas a profileGuide
1YelpCollected by Grades.comyelp.com
58.6%
92 of 157		1.3BDR 9413%Guide to Yelp →
2TripadvisorCollected by Grades.comtripadvisor.com
44.0%
69 of 157		650M18%Guide to Tripadvisor →
3Restaurant Gururestaurantguru.comnot collected
26.1%
41 of 157		2.6M3%Guide to Restaurant Guru →
4WeddingWireweddingwire.comnot collected
18.5%
29 of 157		5.7MDR 90n/aGuide to WeddingWire →
5The Knottheknot.comnot collected
15.3%
24 of 157		16.1MDR 91n/aGuide to The Knot →
AI citation share: the share of the 157 AI answers about restaurants that cite the site. Sites cited in fewer than 20 of these answers are left out.Has a profile: restaurants we checked with a profile on the site. Collected = Grades.com pulls reviews from this site. Site reach: estimated monthly organic search visits to the site's domain (DataForSEO Labs, Ahrefs Domain Rating, October 2026).

Frequently asked questions

Which review site do AI assistants cite most for restaurants?

Yelp is cited in 58.6% of 157 AI answers about restaurants, ahead of Tripadvisor (44.0%) and Restaurant Guru (26.1%).

Do restaurants need Yelp?

Yelp ranks #1 of 5 for restaurants: AI assistants cite it in 58.6% of 157 answers about restaurants, against 43.4% of all answers. 13% of the restaurants we checked have a profile there (n = 38). Grades.com collects Yelp reviews.

Which review sites does Grades.com collect for restaurants?

Of the 21 review sites cited in AI answers about restaurants, Grades.com collects reviews from 11, among them Yelp and Tripadvisor.

Which review site is easiest for restaurants to get reviews on?

Of the review sites cited for restaurants, Tripadvisor is the one cited most (44.0% of AI answers) whose own rules let anyone leave a review, let the business send a direct review link, and allow asking customers for reviews. Yelp does not allow asking.

What is AI citation share?

The share of AI answers that cite a review site. Here it is counted over 157 answers about restaurants from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity in the last 90 days: Yelp is cited in 92 of them, a 58.6% share.

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About the numbers

  1. The three words this page uses: collected = Grades.com pulls reviews from the site (54 review sites in all); measured = every review site the AI answers cited, across all industries (109 sites); cited for restaurants = the measured sites that appeared in at least one of the 157 answers about restaurants (21 sites).
  2. Data window: Aug 1 to Oct 30, 2026 (90 days), October 2026 edition, data as of October 30, 2026.
  3. AI citation share: answers citing the site divided by the 157 AI answers about restaurants (businesses in the "Restaurants & Food" category of the Grades.com directory), from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. The chart and the table rank the sites cited in 20 or more of these answers. Search-result and help pages on a review site are not counted.
  4. Has a profile: the share of the restaurants we checked with a profile on the site (n = businesses checked).
  5. Picks: most cited by AI = highest citation share; easiest to get reviews = the site cited most whose own rules let anyone review, let the business send a direct review link and allow asking (from its guide; never Yelp, which does not allow asking); most replies from businesses = highest share of reviews with a business reply, across all industries, shown with at least 100 reviews checked. A pick the data cannot support is left out.
  6. Start with these three: the sites cited most for restaurants that Grades.com collects, one per site Grades.com connects. A site that shows another site's reviews is covered by connecting that site.
  7. Site reach: estimated monthly organic search visits to the site's domain (DataForSEO Labs, Ahrefs Domain Rating, October 2026); an estimate for the whole domain, not a figure published by the site, and the same in every industry.

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