Voice search and voice assistants: findable with no typing
“Hey Google, an Italian restaurant nearby.” More and more guests are searching with their voice instead of typing. Voice assistants usually give only one or two answers, so you want to be one of them. The foundation for that is the same one that makes your restaurant readable for AI and Google too.
How does voice search work?
A voice assistant converts your spoken question into text, finds the best answer and reads it out. Unlike a results page, you usually don’t get a list, just one spoken recommendation. Being findable therefore means: making sure the assistant understands your business and picks it as the best match.
What helps you show up in spoken answers?
- A machine-readable menu: HTML rather than a PDF or image, so dishes and cuisine can be read.
- Structured data: schema markup for your restaurant, opening hours and location. Sitebite generates this automatically.
- Accurate business details: name, address, phone and opening hours that are accurate everywhere.
- Answers to real questions: parking, groups, dietary needs, terrace. An FAQ helps directly here.
The role of llms.txt and bot access
Alongside classic voice assistants, AI assistants increasingly answer this kind of question too. Sitebite automatically generates an llms.txt that points them to your key information, and keeps your site accessible to AI bots. Read more in our article on llms.txt.
Local focus is everything
Voice search is almost always local: “near me”, “nearby”, “open now”. Make sure your city, neighbourhood and opening hours sit clearly and in a structured way on your site. That strengthens both your spoken and your typed visibility.
The foundation: structured data
Everything starts with structured data machines understand. Read how that works in our article on schema markup for restaurants. Sitebite sets this up for you automatically.
Ready to be found by voice too? Try Sitebite and put your structured foundation in place.
