Correction (10 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources on 9 October 2026.
This page answers a narrow question: where can you sit down to Thai food in and around Lower Plenty? The honest answer is two places. Suwan is on Main Road in Lower Plenty, and Leelavadee is on James Street in Templestowe, just outside the suburb.
Both were confirmed at two independent sources: the restaurants’ own websites and a second listing (the Australian Good Food Guide for Suwan, OpenStreetMap for Leelavadee). We copied no menu prices, so none are printed, and we have named a regional style only where a source does. Hours appear only where a listing names them.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Where |
|---|---|---|
| BYO Thai, AGFG-listed | Suwan | 82 Main Road, Lower Plenty |
| Evening Thai sit-down | Leelavadee | 110 James Street, Templestowe |
Suwan — 82 Main Road, Lower Plenty VIC 3093
Suwan is a Thai restaurant at 82 Main Road, and its own website and the Australian Good Food Guide both give that address. AGFG lists BYO, Child Friendly, Vegan Options and Takeaway against it. These are listing features, so read them as what the listing says rather than a review. BYO means you bring your own bottle, so ask the restaurant about its current policy before you plan around it.
Decoder: an AGFG tick for Vegan Options tells you the listing claims them, not which dishes, so ask Suwan to point you to the right part of the menu.
Leelavadee — 110 James Street, Templestowe VIC 3106
Leelavadee is a Thai restaurant on James Street in Templestowe, outside Lower Plenty itself. Its website gives the address as 1/110 James Street, and OpenStreetMap carries the same street number. The OpenStreetMap opening_hours tag reads Tuesday to Saturday 17:30 to 22:30, Sunday 17:30 to 22:00, and Monday off. That is the OpenStreetMap tag, which may be out of date, and the website pages we read carry no date, so ring before you go.
How to order: we could not find a menu we can quote, so ask Leelavadee for its current menu and check the OpenStreetMap hours with the restaurant first.
Quick answers
Is there a BYO Thai restaurant near Lower Plenty?
AGFG lists BYO for Suwan at 82 Main Road, Lower Plenty. That is a listing feature, so confirm the current policy with the restaurant. We could not find a BYO listing for Leelavadee in Templestowe, so ask them directly.
Which Thai restaurant in Lower Plenty does takeaway?
AGFG lists Takeaway for Suwan on Main Road, Lower Plenty. We could not find a takeaway listing for Leelavadee, and we have not printed hours for Suwan, so ring ahead to confirm when orders are taken.
Are there vegan options at Thai restaurants near Lower Plenty?
AGFG lists Vegan Options for Suwan. It is a listing feature rather than a menu, so ask which dishes are meant. We could not find a published menu for Leelavadee, so we cannot say either way.
What time does Leelavadee open?
OpenStreetMap’s opening_hours tag for Leelavadee reads Tuesday to Saturday 17:30 to 22:30, Sunday 17:30 to 22:00, and Monday off. That is the OpenStreetMap tag, which may be out of date, so confirm with the restaurant before you travel.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 9 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites and the Australian Good Food Guide. We copied no menu prices from these places’ own pages, so this page prints none. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
