Regional Thai Taste, 7th Avenue

A longtime favorite in Chelsea for Thai food, Regional Thai Taste (208 7th Ave., 212-807-9872) serves a nice range of traditional and less-traditional favorites - Pattaya Beach seafood soup (with lemongrass); spring rolls stuffed with bean thread, shrimp, and chicken and served with apricot-plum sauce; spicy basil chicken, lamb chops with green peppercorns, krachai roots, fresh basil, lime leaf, and dried chili, and masamam beef curry. It's near David Barton Gym, Restivo restaurant, and the Chelsea Savoy Hotel