GEO for restaurants, bakeries & cafés
GEO for restaurants that want to be the place AI recommends.
GEO grew and sold my last business, where I worked with hundreds of restaurants around the world. I have the plan, the team, and the expertise to get your restaurant cited on ChatGPT and the other AI search platforms, so you get more customers. Ready to see where you stand? Get your free audit by simply filling out your email.
GEO grew and sold my last business, where I worked with hundreds of restaurants around the world. I have the plan, the team, and the expertise to get your restaurant cited on ChatGPT and the other AI search platforms, so you get more customers. Ready to see where you stand? Get your free audit by simply filling out your email.
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How it works
Here are the three simple steps we use to get your restaurant cited on AI search.
Step 01
We dive deep into your restaurant.
We dive deep into your restaurant business and see what words and terms your potential customers are looking for.
Step 02
We align your footprint to the plan.
We align your entire digital footprint to the plan to maximize local search impressions, so people nearby looking for something to eat see your restaurant first.
Step 03
We look at the data and repeat.
We look at the data, see what’s working and what your competitors are doing, adjust the plan, and repeat step two until you’re number one in your location.
- Perfect for an owner who keeps hearing “we found you on ChatGPT” and wants more of it.
- Bakeries and cafés whose menu only exists as a PDF or a photo, so AI can’t read it.
- Pizzerias, brunch spots and date-night rooms that belong on the “best of” lists AI quotes.
22%
of U.S. consumers have used an AI tool like ChatGPT or Gemini to help choose a restaurant.
DoorDash 2026 Restaurant Trends Report
20%
use AI tools to research restaurants and bars, close behind social media and review sites. The food can be great and AI can still skip you.
Reputation / Nielsen survey of U.S. diners · August 2025
About me
I’m Scott Goodfriend, aka the CEO of GEO. I founded Ultimate Food Tours in New York City and ran it for about six years, working every day with hundreds of restaurant owners, bakers, pizzaiolos and shopkeepers around the world. Food tours live or die on discovery, so when AI search took off I rebuilt the whole site and marketing plan around appearing in AI answers.
Instead of being number five on Google, Ultimate Food Tours became the most cited food tour company in New York City and hit #1 for “food tours NYC”. That led to the company being acquired in 2026. The same plan is what I run for restaurants now, and you work with me directly, not a junior account manager.
211×
growth in organic traffic — from 116 monthly visits in January 2024 to 24,478 at peak that December.
Ahrefs, organic traffic (subdomains), Jan–Dec 2024
0 → 181
AI search impressions in about six months — and a climb to #3 on Google for “food tours nyc”, a 1,300-a-month head term, from nowhere.
AI impressions: own Search Console data · Position: Ahrefs, best position December 2024
Get a free restaurant report
Find out what AI says about your restaurant.
Tell us the restaurant and the neighborhood. We’ll run your guests’ questions through ChatGPT, Google AI and Perplexity and show you who gets picked and what it takes to join them.
⚠︎The place AI recommends tonight is the place that gets the table. Your competitors are already working on it.
116 → 28,421
monthly organic visits: the climb that got Ultimate Food Tours acquired
FAQ
Is this just SEO with a new name?
It overlaps, and good SEO helps. But AI tools don’t show ten links; they name a few places and explain why, drawing on your reviews, listings, menu data and what others write about you. GEO for restaurants makes sure that information is complete, consistent and convincing.
Do I need a new website?
Usually not. Most restaurants need a real text menu, structured data, clear hours and location details, and a couple of occasion pages. We work with what you have.
How long until I see results?
Profile and listing fixes can show up within weeks. Reviews, press and content build over a few months. We show you where you stand on day one and track it monthly.
How much do GEO services for restaurants cost?
We offer a range of options, from a one-time gap plan to a full done-with-you program. Get in touch and we’ll find the plan that fits your restaurant.
Ready to be the restaurant AI recommends?
The first step is the easiest: click the button and I’ll send you a free report on where your restaurant stands in AI search.
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