Le Pigeon: AI visibility
How often four AI assistants named Le Pigeon of Portland, OR when asked buying-intent questions about fine dining restaurant, against two competitors. Measured 2026-10-28 against lepigeon.com, using the method behind the AI Visibility Study.
How to improve
Le Pigeon holds a commanding AI search visibility lead—appearing in 84 percent of sampled assistant responses across high-intent dining queries—while competitors trail significantly behind. This dominance reflects strong existing brand authority, but the foundation remains incomplete. The absence of structured data on the homepage represents a day-one technical gap: schema markup for restaurant details (cuisine type, tasting menu offerings, hours, reservations, Michelin recognition) is essential for AI crawlers to reliably extract and surface Le Pigeon's distinctive positioning. While robots.txt and XML sitemap setup are correct, schema acts as the interpretive layer that transforms raw content into machine-readable authority signals. To sustain and deepen this visibility advantage over the coming months, Le Pigeon should pursue sustained entity reinforcement through published content directly addressing the buying-intent queries now driving recommendations: detailed guides on fine dining in Portland, tasting menu philosophy and execution, special-occasion dining experiences, and chef reputation narratives. Third-party brand mentions—currently the only measured citation source—should be seeded through press, industry partnerships, and culinary authority platforms that explicitly connect Le Pigeon to fine dining, tasting menu innovation, and special-occasion credibility. Without this ongoing content and citation work, the current visibility plateau will eventually plateau further as competitor investment and AI training data shifts accumulate.
How we measured
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ChatGPT · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. Nodoguro 2. Langbaan 3. Kann 4. Le Pigeon 5. Canard”
Claude · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. Nodoguro 2. Castagna 3. Le Pigeon 4. Ox 5. Bellpine at The Ritz-Carlton Portland”
Cited: No links citedGemini · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. Le Pigeon LLC 2. Kann LLC 3. Langbaan LLC 4. Ox Restaurant LLC 5. Coquine LLC”
Cited: No links citedPerplexity · not named in this answer
“1. Mucca Osteria 2. Coquine 3. Nodoguro 4. Kann 5. Lilia Comedor”
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ChatGPT · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best fine dining restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Nodoguro 2. Langbaan 3. Kann 4. Le Pigeon 5. Canard”
Claude · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best fine dining restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Nodoguro 2. Castagna 3. Le Pigeon 4. Ox 5. Bellpine at The Ritz-Carlton Portland”
Cited: No links citedGemini · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best fine dining restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Le Pigeon LLC 2. Kann LLC 3. Langbaan LLC 4. Ox Restaurant LLC 5. Coquine LLC”
Cited: No links citedPerplexity · not named in this answer
Asked as “best fine dining restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Mucca Osteria 2. Coquine 3. Nodoguro 4. Kann 5. Lilia Comedor”
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ChatGPT · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best fine dining restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Nodoguro 2. Langbaan 3. Kann 4. Le Pigeon 5. Canard”
Claude · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best fine dining restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Nodoguro 2. Castagna 3. Le Pigeon 4. Ox 5. Bellpine at The Ritz-Carlton Portland”
Cited: No links citedGemini · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best fine dining restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Le Pigeon LLC 2. Kann LLC 3. Langbaan LLC 4. Ox Restaurant LLC 5. Coquine LLC”
Cited: No links citedPerplexity · not named in this answer
Asked as “best fine dining restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Mucca Osteria 2. Coquine 3. Nodoguro 4. Kann 5. Lilia Comedor”
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ChatGPT · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. Kann 2. Langbaan 3. Le Pigeon 4. Coquine 5. St. Jack”
Cited: pdx.eater.com · third partyClaude · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. RingSide Steakhouse, 2165 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 2. Le Pigeon 3. Jacqueline 4. Coquine 5. Castagna”
Gemini · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. RingSide Steakhouse, Inc. 2. Portland City Grill (operated by Landry's, Inc.) 3. Le Pigeon LLC 4. Kann LLC 5. Higgins Restaurant and Bar Inc.”
Cited: privco.com · third party chainstoreguide.com · third party salary.com · third party restaurantbusinessonline.com · third party portlandcitygrill.com · competitor oregonlegislature.gov · third partyPerplexity · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. Kann 2. Le Pigeon 3. Langbaan 4. RingSide Steakhouse 5. Castagna”
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ChatGPT · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best special occasion restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Kann 2. Langbaan 3. Le Pigeon 4. Coquine 5. St. Jack”
Cited: pdx.eater.com · third partyClaude · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best special occasion restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. RingSide Steakhouse, 2165 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 2. Le Pigeon 3. Jacqueline 4. Coquine 5. Castagna”
Gemini · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best special occasion restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. RingSide Steakhouse, Inc. 2. Portland City Grill (operated by Landry's, Inc.) 3. Le Pigeon LLC 4. Kann LLC 5. Higgins Restaurant and Bar Inc.”
Cited: privco.com · third party chainstoreguide.com · third party salary.com · third party restaurantbusinessonline.com · third party portlandcitygrill.com · competitor oregonlegislature.gov · third partyPerplexity · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best special occasion restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Kann 2. Le Pigeon 3. Langbaan 4. RingSide Steakhouse 5. Castagna”
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ChatGPT · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best special occasion restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Kann 2. Langbaan 3. Le Pigeon 4. Coquine 5. St. Jack”
Cited: pdx.eater.com · third partyClaude · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best special occasion restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. RingSide Steakhouse, 2165 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 2. Le Pigeon 3. Jacqueline 4. Coquine 5. Castagna”
Gemini · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best special occasion restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. RingSide Steakhouse, Inc. 2. Portland City Grill (operated by Landry's, Inc.) 3. Le Pigeon LLC 4. Kann LLC 5. Higgins Restaurant and Bar Inc.”
Cited: privco.com · third party chainstoreguide.com · third party salary.com · third party restaurantbusinessonline.com · third party portlandcitygrill.com · competitor oregonlegislature.gov · third partyPerplexity · named · 4 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best special occasion restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Kann 2. Le Pigeon 3. Langbaan 4. RingSide Steakhouse 5. Castagna”
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ChatGPT · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. Langbaan 2. Le Pigeon 3. Astera 4. Berlu 5. República”
Claude · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. Le Pigeon 2. Langbaan 3. Nodoguro 4. Kann 5. Coquine”
Cited: No links citedGemini · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
“1. Le Pigeon 2. Langbaan 3. Nodoguro 4. Astera 5. Castagna LLC”
Cited: lepigeon.com · own oregonessential.com · third party langbaanportland.com · third party wikipedia.org · third party waitlistwizard.com · third party nodoguropdx.com · third party+ 1 morefewer
asterapdx.com · third partyPerplexity · not named in this answer
“1. Langbaan 2. Nodoguro 3. República 4. Gado Gado 5. Mucca Osteria”
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ChatGPT · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best tasting menu restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Langbaan 2. Le Pigeon 3. Astera 4. Berlu 5. República”
Claude · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best tasting menu restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Le Pigeon 2. Langbaan 3. Nodoguro 4. Kann 5. Coquine”
Cited: No links citedGemini · named · 3 of 4 assistants that answered named it
Asked as “best tasting menu restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Le Pigeon 2. Langbaan 3. Nodoguro 4. Astera 5. Castagna LLC”
Cited: lepigeon.com · own oregonessential.com · third party langbaanportland.com · third party wikipedia.org · third party waitlistwizard.com · third party nodoguropdx.com · third party+ 1 morefewer
asterapdx.com · third partyPerplexity · not named in this answer
Asked as “best tasting menu restaurant in Portland, OR”
“1. Langbaan 2. Nodoguro 3. República 4. Gado Gado 5. Mucca Osteria”
Sources the assistants cited 31 links in 32 answers
- pdx.eater.com third party
- oregonessential.com third party
- pdxmonthly.com third party
- opentable.com third party
- theinfatuation.com third party
- gayot.com third party
- urbanblisslife.com third party
- asterapdx.com third party
- langbaanportland.com third party
- lepigeon.com own
+ 21 more
- chainstoreguide.com third party
- cntraveler.com third party
- koin.com third party
- maps.apple.com third party
- oregonlegislature.gov third party
- oregonlive.com third party
- portlandcitygrill.com competitor
- portlandtourism.org third party
- privco.com third party
- restaurantbusinessonline.com third party
- restaurantsforkings.com third party
- salary.com third party
- seattlemet.com third party
- timeout.com third party
- tripadvisor.com third party
- berlupdx.com third party
- nodoguropdx.com third party
- portlandrestaurants.com third party
- travelportland.com third party
- waitlistwizard.com third party
- wikipedia.org third party