How AI assistants represent Newfoundland and Labrador
AI assistants present Newfoundland and Labrador through local cuisine, culinary scene, local culture, and traditional food.
For tourism marketers: TakeScout tracks how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity describe Newfoundland and Labrador, based on 857 AI answers, last checked October 8, 2026.
How we measure โ
Newfoundland and Labrador's benchmark numbers averaged across its tracked cities, compared to the network average across all tracked destinations.
Each metric shows two bars: the rolled-up average across Newfoundland and Labrador's tracked destinations and the network average for that metric, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.
Key takeaways
What this check tells you
Top picks
Signal Hill National Historic Site is recommended in 100% of the answers to "Best Historical Attractions" questions about Newfoundland and Labrador.
Official site
Perplexity cited newfoundlandlabrador.com in 43 of 60 sourced answers in October (72%), up from 58% in September, ranking 7th of 47 tracked Canadian destinations for official site citations.
Agreement
The AI assistants name the same top pick for 20% of comparable questions about Newfoundland and Labrador, above the average of 14% for tracked Canadian destinations.
Generated from this check's dataUpdated Oct 8, 2026
Lead finding
Raymonds Restaurant, permanently closed, is still recommended in 38 answers by all four AI assistants.
Another closed restaurant also appears in Newfoundland and Labrador's AI answers: Bacalao, permanently closed, is recommended in 4 answers by two of the four AI assistants. Both restaurants continue to appear in current recommendations despite their closure.
Based on the check of October 8, 2026
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How AI sees Newfoundland and Labrador
Across the prompts we've tracked, AI most consistently associates Newfoundland and Labrador with:
local cuisine
culinary scene
Local Culture
traditional food
food culture
fine dining
local ingredients
off-the-beaten-path
Cultural Experiences
local experiences
Traditional Newfoundland cuisine
Off the Beaten Path
outdoor activities
How Newfoundland and Labrador benchmarks
Model agreement
Newfoundland and Labrador20%
Tracked Canadian destinations14%
Confirmed-open rate
Newfoundland and Labrador75%
Tracked Canadian destinations76%
Each metric shows two bars: Newfoundland and Labrador's rate and the average it is compared with, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.
Where AI might be wrong
Raymonds Restaurant
โ Best Fine-Dining Restaurants(+4 more)Closed
Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.
Raymonds Restaurant is permanently closed. A 2025 article describes it as “now-closed”; the restaurant’s own website still appears live, but the available result does not show current hours or reservations.
What AI names when travellers ask about Newfoundland and Labrador
The places each assistant names most often, by type of traveller question. Evidence for the findings above, not a travel guide.
Best Restaurants
43 answers
The Merchant Tavernnamed in 38 of 43 AI answers
rank #1–#7
Mallard Cottagenamed in 33 of 43 AI answers
rank #1–#7
Fogo Island Innnamed in 28 of 43 AI answers
rank #1–#11
Raymonds Restaurantnamed in 26 of 43 AI answers
rank #1–#3
Adelaide Oyster Housenamed in 23 of 43 AI answers
rank #2–#8
Best Luxury Hotels
34 answers
Fogo Island Innnamed in 33 of 34 AI answers
rank #1–#9
JAG Hotelnamed in 22 of 34 AI answers
rank #2–#7
Alt Hotel St. John’snamed in 15 of 34 AI answers
rank #1–#6
Fishers' Loft Innnamed in 14 of 34 AI answers
rank #4–#6
Murray Premises Hotelnamed in 13 of 34 AI answers
rank #2–#8
Must-See Attractions
35 answers
Gros Morne National Parknamed in 34 of 35 AI answers
rank #1–#8
Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Sitenamed in 32 of 35 AI answers
rank #1–#8
L’Anse aux Meadowsnamed in 32 of 35 AI answers
rank #2–#16
Signal Hill National Historic Sitenamed in 20 of 35 AI answers
rank #1–#5
Bonavista Peninsulanamed in 17 of 35 AI answers
rank #4–#11
Best Romantic Hotels
35 answers
Fogo Island Innnamed in 30 of 35 AI answers
rank #1–#5
Murray Premises Hotelnamed in 25 of 35 AI answers
rank #2–#5
Quirpon Lighthouse Innnamed in 20 of 35 AI answers
rank #2–#9
Fishers' Loft Innnamed in 18 of 35 AI answers
rank #2–#9
Neddies Harbour Innnamed in 14 of 35 AI answers
rank #4–#8
Best Attractions for Families
38 answers
Johnson Geo Centrenamed in 33 of 38 AI answers
rank #1–#14
Gros Morne National Parknamed in 32 of 38 AI answers
rank #1–#12
Signal Hill National Historic Sitenamed in 31 of 38 AI answers
rank #1–#12
Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Sitenamed in 29 of 38 AI answers
rank #2–#13
The Roomsnamed in 26 of 38 AI answers
rank #1–#10
Best Budget-Friendly Restaurants
77 answers
The Duke of Duckworthnamed in 53 of 77 AI answers
rank #1–#14
Ches’s Fish & Chipsnamed in 33 of 77 AI answers
rank #1–#9
Fabulous Foodsnamed in 32 of 77 AI answers
rank #1–#5
Rocket Bakery & Fresh Foodnamed in 31 of 77 AI answers
rank #1–#12
The Bagel Cafenamed in 27 of 77 AI answers
rank #2–#8
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Best Food Experiences
68 answers
Fogo Island Innnamed in 42 of 68 AI answers
rank #1–#14
The Merchant Tavernnamed in 33 of 68 AI answers
rank #1–#13
Chafe’s Landingnamed in 30 of 68 AI answers
rank #2–#11
Mallard Cottagenamed in 29 of 68 AI answers
rank #1–#9
Quidi Vidi Brewerynamed in 29 of 68 AI answers
rank #2–#18
Best Hidden Gems
63 answers
Battle Harbournamed in 53 of 63 AI answers
rank #1–#15
Change Islandsnamed in 36 of 63 AI answers
rank #1–#14
Mistaken Point Ecological Reservenamed in 30 of 63 AI answers
rank #1–#10
Francoisnamed in 28 of 63 AI answers
rank #1–#12
Port au Port Peninsulanamed in 22 of 63 AI answers
rank #1–#10
Best Local Experiences
61 answers
The Duke of Duckworthnamed in 22 of 61 AI answers
rank #2–#9
The Ship Pubnamed in 20 of 61 AI answers
rank #1–#8
boil-upnamed in 17 of 61 AI answers
rank #1–#7
East Coast Trailnamed in 17 of 61 AI answers
rank #3–#17
Gros Morne National Parknamed in 15 of 61 AI answers
rank #2–#9
Best Day Trips
46 answers
Gros Morne National Parknamed in 37 of 46 AI answers
rank #1–#16
Twillingatenamed in 30 of 46 AI answers
rank #2–#14
Ferrylandnamed in 29 of 46 AI answers
rank #1–#9
Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Sitenamed in 25 of 46 AI answers
rank #1–#4
Witless Bay Ecological Reservenamed in 25 of 46 AI answers
rank #1–#7
Best Local or Traditional Restaurants
45 answers
Mallard Cottagenamed in 38 of 45 AI answers
rank #1–#8
The Merchant Tavernnamed in 30 of 45 AI answers
rank #1–#7
Fogo Island Innnamed in 24 of 45 AI answers
rank #3–#14
The Duke of Duckworthnamed in 21 of 45 AI answers
rank #2–#9
Chafe’s Landingnamed in 20 of 45 AI answers
rank #1–#8
Best Historical Attractions
38 answers
L’Anse aux Meadowsnamed in 38 of 38 AI answers
rank #1–#2
Signal Hill National Historic Sitenamed in 38 of 38 AI answers
rank #1–#6
Red Bay National Historic Sitenamed in 33 of 38 AI answers
rank #2–#8
Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Sitenamed in 30 of 38 AI answers
rank #3–#6
Castle Hill National Historic Sitenamed in 29 of 38 AI answers
rank #4–#12
Best Boutique Hotels
36 answers
Fogo Island Innnamed in 31 of 36 AI answers
rank #1–#8
Murray Premises Hotelnamed in 30 of 36 AI answers
rank #2–#6
Fishers' Loft Innnamed in 25 of 36 AI answers
rank #2–#7
Artisan Innnamed in 14 of 36 AI answers
rank #2–#7
Alt Hotel St. John’snamed in 13 of 36 AI answers
rank #1–#4
Best Budget Hotels
36 answers
HI St. John’s City Hostelnamed in 22 of 36 AI answers
rank #1–#3
Sinbad's Hotel & Suitesnamed in 13 of 36 AI answers
rank #3–#16
Comfort Inn Corner Brooknamed in 10 of 36 AI answers
rank #2–#9
Memorial Universitynamed in 10 of 36 AI answers
rank #1–#5
Comfort Inn St. John'snamed in 8 of 36 AI answers
rank #1–#7
Best Fine-Dining Restaurants
35 answers
The Merchant Tavernnamed in 34 of 35 AI answers
rank #2–#6
Mallard Cottagenamed in 29 of 35 AI answers
rank #1–#5
Raymonds Restaurantnamed in 27 of 35 AI answers
rank #1–#2
Fogo Island Innnamed in 26 of 35 AI answers
rank #1–#7
Terrenamed in 14 of 35 AI answers
rank #1–#6
Best Family Hotels
34 answers
Sheraton Hotel Newfoundlandnamed in 24 of 34 AI answers
rank #1–#6
Delta Hotels by Marriott St. John's Conference Centrenamed in 21 of 34 AI answers
rank #1–#4
Ocean View Hotelnamed in 21 of 34 AI answers
rank #4–#9
Holiday Inn St. John’s Conference Centrenamed in 13 of 34 AI answers
rank #2–#4
Anchor Inn Hotel & Suitesnamed in 12 of 34 AI answers
rank #2–#9
Best Rainy-Day Attractions
34 answers
The Roomsnamed in 34 of 34 AI answers
rank #1–#12
Johnson Geo Centrenamed in 33 of 34 AI answers
#2 every time
Quidi Vidi Brewerynamed in 17 of 34 AI answers
rank #3–#11
Railway Coastal Museumnamed in 16 of 34 AI answers
rank #3–#4
Fluvariumnamed in 10 of 34 AI answers
rank #3–#17
Best Restaurants for Couples
33 answers
Mallard Cottagenamed in 26 of 33 AI answers
rank #2–#8
Raymonds Restaurantnamed in 26 of 33 AI answers
rank #1–#3
The Merchant Tavernnamed in 21 of 33 AI answers
rank #2–#8
Fogo Island Innnamed in 19 of 33 AI answers
rank #1–#7
Oliver’snamed in 9 of 33 AI answers
rank #1–#7
Best Viewpoints
33 answers
Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Sitenamed in 30 of 33 AI answers
rank #2–#7
Signal Hill National Historic Sitenamed in 27 of 33 AI answers
rank #1–#5
Gros Morne National Parknamed in 19 of 33 AI answers
rank #1–#7
Western Brook Pondnamed in 19 of 33 AI answers
rank #1–#12
Twillingatenamed in 18 of 33 AI answers
rank #4–#13
Best Winter Experiences
33 answers
Marble Mountainnamed in 29 of 33 AI answers
rank #1–#11
Gros Morne National Parknamed in 21 of 33 AI answers
rank #1–#10
Snowmobilingnamed in 15 of 33 AI answers
rank #1–#6
Dog Sleddingnamed in 12 of 33 AI answers
rank #2–#9
Northern Lights Viewingnamed in 12 of 33 AI answers
rank #3–#9
Where Perplexity's answers about Newfoundland and Labrador come from
Perplexity cited newfoundlandlabrador.com,
Newfoundland and Labrador's official tourism site, in
43 of 60 answers about Newfoundland and Labrador
in the October check (72%), up from 58% in September.
The web domains Perplexity's live search pulled most while answering tracked travel questions about
Newfoundland and Labrador (last 90 days). ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini aren't grounded in our tracking yet.
See the network-wide ranking.