80-Year Old Bangkok Fishball Noodle Shop Starts Accepting Bitcoin

The owner of Lim Lao Ngow, a fishball noodle shop in Bangkok has decided to accept bitcoin for food and drink services at one of six of Tewit Boriboonchaisiri’s branches.

“To prevent our restaurant from becoming stale we need to rebrand it to become more modern,” Mr. Tewit tells the Bangkok Post. “This new branch, located in Siam Square One, has a more modern character, operating as a bistro with variations of the original menu and using the latest technology.”

Alongside accepting the decentralized currency, Lim Lao Ngow customers can view the menu and order their meals utilizing a tablet. Mr. Tewit tell the local publication that a lot of Thais mine bitcoins and trade the cryptocurrency in the region.