The Definitive Guide to New Orleans Businesses that Accept Bitcoin
New Orleans is a fantastic city full of culture, cuisine, and...crypto. Yeah, you read that right. The Big Easy is pretty big on Bitcoin! Whether you’re a local enthusiast or just visiting the city with a digital wallet full of coin, crypto in the Crescent City goes surprisingly far.
At Pelicoin, our dream is to live in a world where cryptocurrency is more than just an investment. The implications of blockchain and cryptocurrency offer many benefits that fiat currencies don’t, and one of the biggest ways for cryptocurrency to gain momentum is for businesses and users to begin using it for everyday transactions and applications. There are many Pelicoin locations scattered throughout the city. Businesses across the city take cryptocurrency as a form of payment and some even have Bitcoin ATMs for their customer’s access!
Check out this comprehensive list of all the places in and around New Orleans that accept crypto and start spending today!
Cafe Luna
Known for excellent coffee and freshly baked goodies daily, Cafe Luna, located in the heart of Uptown at 802½ Nashville Avenue, has been a neighborhood institution for over a quarter-century, serving up a constantly evolving lineup of exceptional coffee brews and mouth-watering baked goods to residents and visitors to this corner of Uptown since ya mom n’ dem! And best of all...they accept Bitcoin!
Thanks to Greg, the owner of Cafe Luna, the cafe is also home to one of Pelicoin’s first cryptocurrency ATMs in Louisiana.
David’s Antiques
David's Antiques & Jewelry is a familiar sight to anyone who’s traversed the Esplanade side of Royal Street on the edge of the French Quarter. To the untrained eye, this quirky little shop might look like just another one of the myriad antique shops that line rather ritzy Royal Street. But this antique boutique, known for its eccentric collection of jewelry, antiques, vintage snuff bottles and home decor, and even Japanese-inspired Netsuke.
By the way, David’s is an absolute innovator in the local merchant market accepting Bitcoin. They did it way before anybody else. Here’s a video from way back in 2013 showing the first Bitcoin transaction at the French Quarter antique store.
P.S. David’s is just a few doors down from Pelicoin’s machine in Sam’s Unique Grocery!
Korman Gerrity Real Estate
Korman Gerrity, a New Orleans real estate office based Uptown at 4505 Magazine Street, accepts Bitcoin for the purchase of its properties. While this is currently the only real estate broker in the area that accepts crypto, digital currency is becoming increasingly popular as an accepted payment option for people buying and selling real estate, including a variety of recently listed mansions accepting the alternative currencies as payment. There’s even an entire site dedicated to Bitcoin homes for sale.
Sandstone Oil & Gas
Sandstone Oil & Gas, a New Orleans-based upstream petroleum exploration service company, specializing in geophysical and financial analysis. In layman terms, that basically means they check out the financial and geological feasibility of any drill sites before, during, and after production.
On the off chance you need to utilize their services and own a bunch of crypto, you can pay for it in Bitcoin.
Geaux Lawn
Need lawn care in New Orleans and have a few Bitcoin to spare? This next business is a bit more practical. Geaux Lawn, a lawn care company based just outside City Park in Lakeview, offers the popular cryptocurrency as a payment option when it’s time to get your grass cut.
Haring Laboratories
Haring Laboratories offers cutting edge technology like high tech hydrogen systems, so it was only a natural next step for the company to begin accepting cryptocurrency as payment. As the company states on their website, “Using this currency allows our customers to purchase our products globally, securely, simply, and easily.”
Haring Labs currently accepts Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, but hopes to expand its payment methods to include Litecoin and Ethereum in the near future.
Their offerings are mostly extremely high tech hydrogen systems, perfecting the hydrogen generation process for their generators to allow for higher hydrogen output through an optimized delivery system. They also manufacture their own electronic control boards to monitor and manage their high tech hydrogen systems.
DirectNIC
DirectNIC is a domain name registrar based right here in New Orleans, Louisiana. As only the registrar to accept Bitcoin and a variety of other alternative currencies, DirectNIC is the place to go when you want to buy a domain name and spend a little coin doing it.
Does the name sound familiar? Maybe it should. DirectNIC gained recognition in 2005 after the U.S. Army used DirectNIC’s New Orleans offices as a staging center during Hurricane Katrina. It’s noted as being one of the few companies that remained completely online during the hurricane, and the company worked directly with the Army and local government officials to circulate information on the Internet regarding the unfolding disaster.
Spera Law Group
Spera Law Group, an innovative law firm based in Mid-City at 3110 Canal Street.
Besides the traditional hourly model most law firms charge their clients by, Spera also offers innovative Collective Counsel membership plans starting at less than $100 a month.
Membership in the Collective Counsel provides you with unlimited 30-minute consultations, so you can always ensure small issues don’t turn into big mistakes. And when you need additional help, you’ll always get 25% off.
The best part about Spera Law? They accept Bitcoin! So next time you need the law on your side, get going with way less than a handful of Bitcoin by giving these fine folks a call.
Monti Notary Services
Monti is a St. Charles Parish notary public offering a variety of notarial services and specializing in auto titles. They accept Bitcoin as payment, so next time you need a document notarized or an auto title, you know who to call!
Lakeview Burgers and Seafood
Lakeview Burgers and Seafood, a well-established eatery in Lakeview, accepts BTC for their food. As the name suggests, the restaurant offers a pretty tasty menu of burgers, poboys, and hot plates, as well as a bustling seafood market with live and boiled crawfish, crabs, and more.
Cleo’s NOLA
Cleo’s is a Mediterranean restaurant located at 940 Canal Street. The food is good and pretty inexpensive, so for a fraction of a Bitcoin, you can enjoy Middle Eastern favorites like hummus, pita bread, and falafel!
Sam’s Unique Store
Sam’s Unique General Store is a popular stop and shop located at 127 Royal Street in the French Quarter, only a block away from Hotel Monteleone and half a mile from Jackson Square. You can stop here while strolling through the Quarter if you would like a cheap bottle of wine, beer, or snacks. In the back of Sam's Unique General Store, you’ll find our Bitcoin ATM along with other fiat and check cashing ATMs.
Discount Zone
Discount Zone is a gas station chain in New Orleans known for its cheap gas prices. There are Pelicoin ATMs at three Discount Zone locations located at 3434 St. Charles Ave., 6711 Chef Menteur Hwy, and 1533 Esplanade Ave. Make the trip to refill the tank a modern one by using Bitcoin to purchase your fuel!
Shell
The Shell gas station on 3400 Franklin Ave. also features a Pelicoin ATM. Use Bitcoin to purchase a quick soda or fill up on gas!
Queork
Queork is a local New Orleans Business that sells handmade bags, wallets, and jewelry made out of corks! Their cork fabric is from Portugal and most of their cork handbags and accessories are made in a factory in New Orleans. Previously featured on the CNBC show “The Profit”, this small business was started by two friends, Julie and Amanda. They run and operate Queork with a small team of local manufacturers, designers, and You can make purchases online with Bitcoin!
Whole Foods
Whole Foods accepts Bitcoin as payment through a popular app called Spedn powered by Flexa. After purchasing your Bitcoin from a Pelicoin ATM you can transfer your coins into Spedn and it will allow you to pay with Bitcoin. Spend converts Bitcoin into the currency of your location. Using the Spedn app is the same as using ApplePay or Venmo to make your purchase. Head to the nearest Pelicoin ATM to buy your Bitcoin and then you can go to Whole Foods and pay for your groceries with Bitcoin.
Get Bitcoin and Crypto in New Orleans
If this list of New Orleans places accepting crypto has you excited but you don’t have any Bitcoin, you’re in luck. Pelicoin is New Orleans’ most legit crypto ATM service, with locations all across the city where you can easily exchange some cash for crypto. If you’re interested in the other major cryptocurrencies, Pelicoin users aren’t restricted to Bitcoin alone—you can buy Ethereum and Litecoin at each of our ATMs as well.
Pelicoin strives to make every user’s experience as easy and convenient as possible when it comes to buying and exchanging crypto. Our machines are installed in stores that are open late or 24 hours a day for your convenience. Visit one of our many locations today and start getting your coin circulating in the local economy now.
If you have any questions about our ATMs or Bitcoin itself, visit our FAQ or contact us today at support@pelicoin.com or 855-PELICOIN.