Bitcoin Magazine lists 425 Los Angeles County merchants accepting bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine has published a categorized directory of 425 businesses in Los Angeles County that reportedly accept bitcoin, highlighting Café de Leche and Modu Café in Highland Park. The directory spans cafés, restaurants, bars, grocery stores, wellness providers, auto services, retailers and professional services, giving readers a broad starting point for locating merchants that may accept bitcoin in the county.

The directory was compiled from a survey by BTC Map, a community-maintained service. Bitcoin Magazine cautioned that individual listings may be out of date, so readers should confirm payment availability with a business before visiting.

The article followed information submitted by a listener of the Bitcoin And podcast, who regularly uses four Los Angeles cafés that accept bitcoin. Bitcoin Magazine highlighted two of those locations and credited David Bennett, the host of Bitcoin And, for helping identify the businesses.

The publication said that searches using AI services such as Claude, Gemini, Grok and ChatGPT often incorrectly suggest that no businesses in a given area accept bitcoin. It said its “Now Accepting Bitcoin” series aims to improve those results by documenting individual locations. Readers were invited to submit businesses to vagabond@b.tc.

Café de Leche

Matt and Anya Schodorf named Café de Leche after a phrase used in Nicaragua, where “café de leche” is a regional way of ordering coffee with milk. The couple met in Highland Park and initially opened a coffee shop before adding a sandwich shop on York Boulevard. Café de Leche also operates a location on the Cal State Los Angeles campus.

According to the bitcoiner who submitted the information, the manager at the campus location sees about 15 bitcoin purchases per week. Bitcoin Magazine cited NPR among its sources.

Modu Café in Highland Park

Modu Café serves Korean-inspired pastries. Owner Jiyoon Jang opened the café in October 2024 after beginning to bake sourdough during the pandemic. She wanted to combine her Korean-American background with her interest in design.

The café’s featured items include a miso/garu cookie covered with toasted sesame, a perilla-lime tart and a black sesame mochi cake. According to the Bitcoin And listener, Modu accepts bitcoin through a Square terminal that the business likely enabled independently.

The article cited Los Angeles Magazine and the Los Angeles Times as sources.

Bitcoin And podcast

Bitcoin Magazine thanked David Bennett of the Bitcoin And podcast after a listener heard the publication’s series discussed on the show and submitted the Los Angeles information. The article praised Bennett’s consistency in producing the podcast each week.

The author, Vagabond, said they planned to write a Texas article before the end of the year and hoped to include Bennett’s favorite businesses.

Notable mentions

The article separately mentioned Eco Coffee on Carson Street in Long Beach, which it said accepts bitcoin, and Bohemian House of Glendale, which began accepting bitcoin after local enthusiasts asked the owner to take sats.

Directory of businesses

The following entries were taken from the BTC Map survey of Los Angeles County. Bitcoin Magazine said the directory contains 425 businesses and warned that listings may change. The categories include Coffee, Bakery & Sweets; Restaurants & Fast Food; Bars, Pubs & Wine; Groceries & Food Shops; Beauty & Wellness; Auto & Transport; Retail & Shopping; Health & Professional Services; and Other.

Because the directory is based on a community-maintained survey and Bitcoin Magazine warns that listings may change, it should be treated as a reference rather than confirmation that every listed business currently accepts bitcoin.

The article, “Now Accepting Bitcoin: 425 Los Angeles Bitcoin Merchants featuring Café de Leche,” first appeared in Bitcoin Magazine and was written by Vagabond.