One of the best parts about Plumeria Thai Café are the prices. Almost all of the dishes ring in at less than $11, and the portions are generous. Popular dishes include the mango sticky rice flavored with sweet coconut cream, served with fresh mango and sprinkled with shredded coconut and yellow mung beans, and the yellow curry, served with carrots, bell pepper, onions, and potato. Both dishes are less than $10.

Nittaya Parawong dubs her secret kitchen a Thai tapas restaurant, but that just means that diners should feel free to order a lot of dishes. Try what’s called the "world-famous" spinach salad with crispy tempura spinach leaves mixed with ground chicken and shrimp, topped with a spicy lime dressing; a Saimese corn fritters dish with chicken and pork; or curry puffs filled with potato and curry.

Pin Kaow continues to serve traditional Thai cuisine after many years in Las Vegas. The restaurant’s pad Thai — made with rice noodles and a choice of meat, topped with bean sprouts, green onions, egg, and crushed peanuts — is one of the most popular dishes, but adventurous diners should try the volcano chicken. There is also a second location at 9530 S. Eastern Ave.

Hidden just away from Main Street in the Arts District, this tiny Thai restaurant offers just a few tables where patrons can order Bangkok street fare plus northern and southern Thai dishes while enjoying views of Downtown Las Vegas from behind plate-glass windows. The menu includes chicken curry puffs, coconut shrimp, and moo ping all priced under $10 plus drunken noodles, pad woon sen, and curry dishes. Entrees here tend to be on the spicier side.

Weera Thai specializes in southern Thai dishes. The restaurant has a West Sahara and a Chinatown location. Open for lunch, dinner, and happy hour, the restaurant is known for its crispy duck salad and rainbow fried rice made with pineapple, chili paste, cherry tomato, and avocado.

Open daily, this modern Thai bistro and dessert shop features numerous sweet treats including cakes, custards, ice creams, and different sorbets. Try the earthquake, lychee sorbet, topped with dark chocolate spheres, tropical mixed fruit candies, hazelnut streusel, and drizzled with warm raspberry sauce.

Bank Atcharawan, the former sommelier for Lotus of Siam and the creator of Patio Desserts & Drinks, is the driving force behind Lamaii. This Chinatown Thai restaurant marks the triumphant return of Atcharawan to the neighborhood following the closure of the beloved Chada Thai & Wine in 2018. Lamaii features an upscale setting with a touch of romance. Dishes include sai oui (grilled Northern curry sausage), moo ma now (spicy grilled pork jowl with lime), boat noodle soup, and fried red snapper with sweet fish sauce.

With all items priced at less than $12, the menu serves chef Nittaya Parawong’s casual spin on Thai street fare. Choices include grilled pork skewers, basil chicken, Thai barbecue pork, and the red, yellow, green, and panang beef street curries. Wok fried noodles or rice options include drunken noodles and pad Thai with side dishes of soup, tofu fries, beef jerky, garlic spare ribs and the “world famous spinach salad” found at her original restaurant, Nittaya’s Secret Kitchen.

The Vegas outpost of LA favorite Night + Market combines favorites from the original location with a few Vegas-specific dishes like lobster pad Thai and an XO ribeye, and a Thai steak frites. Like the original, the menu is designed for sharing while sipping across the restaurant’s excellent selection of natural wines, though they also do a great selection of mezcal, rum, and gin-forward cocktails.

On the Strip, Lemongrass at Aria stays open until 2 a.m. every day of the week. A tasting menu and an a la carte menu are both available, including dishes such as rib-eye steak with tamarind sauce and Dungeness crab with chili paste and yellow curry. Lemongrass features a dim sum cart every Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Family-owned mini-chain Archi’s Thai Restaurant has four locations in Las Vegas with everything down to the curry paste and chili-garlic mix made in house. Order based on spiciness from 1 to 10, and look for dishes for vegetarians, gluten-free eaters, diabetics, and other special diets. The especially creamy panang curry with tofu is a popular choice here. Numerous locations inn Las Vegas.

This recently opened Thai restaurant serves favorites like papaya salad, pad Thai, curry, and tom yum soup. The interior here is bright and cozy, with warm lighting, twinkly chandeliers, and lots of plants. A coffee counter in the back serves espresso and coffee drinks, plus sweets like a mango sticky rice crepe cake.