Things to do
Food
Kitchens, markets and tea shops where locals eat, for less than a hotel lunch.
Food · 2 hoursTerrace farm and homestay kitchenChatakpur · Included in the homestay stay
Food · About 2 hoursSupper in a Lamahatta homestay kitchenLamahatta · Included in the homestay rate (₹1,500–2…
Food · 1.5–2 hoursMarket morning and momos in Sukhia PokhariSukhia Pokhari · ₹150–300 for food
Food · 2–3 hoursOrange orchards of Tinchuley in winterTinchuley · Free · oranges at local prices
Food · 2 hoursCook a hill dinner in a homestay kitchenTinchuley · Often free · some hosts ask ₹300–600
Food · EveningA homestay supper by the bukhariChimney · Included in homestay rate
Food · 2 hoursKurseong bazaar food crawlKurseong · ₹250–450 pp
Food · EveningSupper in a plantation villageLatpanchar · Included in homestay rate
Food · 2 hoursWalk the orange orchards of SittongSittong · Free · oranges ₹60–120 a kg
Food · 30 minutesA cup at the Tingling tea stallsTingling · ₹50–150
Food · 2–3 hoursHaat day, Kalimpong cheese and lollipopsKalimpong · ₹300–600 for snacks and buys
Food · 1.5 hoursLava bazaar on its weekly haat dayLava · ₹150–300 for snacks
Food · 2 hoursAn evening in a Lepcha homestay kitchenLolegaon · Included with homestay
Food · Half dayKitchen gardens and farm life in RamdhuraRamdhura · Included with homestay · tip welcome
Food · EveningSquash, gundruk and pickles in a Sillery kitchenSillery Gaon · Included with homestay
Food · 1 hourA dhaba lunch by the TeestaTeesta Bazar · ₹150–300 pp
Food · 1.5 hoursFarmhouse supper by the wood fireGorkhey · ₹200–350 a meal
Food · 1.5 hoursA woodstove dinner in a border lodgeKalipokhri · ₹250–400 a meal
Food · 45 minutesMomos and milk tea before the climbManeybhanjan · ₹100–180
Food · 1.5 hoursEnd-of-trek momos and thukpa in RimbikRimbik · ₹250–500
Food · 1.5 hoursSupper by a Samanden kitchen fireSamanden · Included in homestay rate or ₹200–350
Food · 1.5 hoursA low-altitude feast at a riverside lodgeSrikhola · ₹250–450 a meal
Food · 1.5 hoursDal-bhat by the stove in a Tumling lodgeTumling · ₹200–350 a meal
Food · 2–3 hoursAn evening on MG Marg and Lal BazaarGangtok · Free · food ₹200–400
Food · 30–45 minutesSel roti and tea in Pakyong bazaarPakyong · ₹50–150 pp
Food · 45 minutesA highway thali at RangpoRangpo · ₹100–200 pp
Food · 45 minutesA plate of momos in Rongli bazaarRongli · ₹100–250 pp
Food · 1 hourThukpa at the stalls and the ropeway rideTsomgo Lake · ₹100–250 food · ropeway extra
Food · 45 minutesA rice-and-dal lunch at the forkChungthang · ₹150–250
Food · 2 hoursDinner in a Lepcha kitchenDzongu · Included in homestay rate
Food · 45 minutesSha phaley and tea on the North Sikkim roadKabi Lungchok · ₹100–200
Food · 1 hourThenthuk and butter tea in a homestay kitchenLachung · Included in homestay meals · ₹100–180 a…
Food · 2 hoursA walk through a large cardamom farmMangan · Free to ₹300 tip for a local guide
Food · 1 hourMomos and sel roti in Mangan bazaarMangan · ₹100–250
Food · 30 minutesTea and Maggi at 3,900 m before dawnThangu · ₹80–200
Food · 30 minutesMaggi and butter tea at the topYumesamdong (Zero Point) · ₹60–150
Food · OvernightA homestay night in Okhrey below the sanctuaryBarsey · ₹1,500–2,500 pp with dinner and breakfa…
Food · 1.5–2 hoursCardamom plots and a smoky bhatti kilnDentam · Free · tip the farmer ₹200–300
Food · 2–3 hoursA farm kitchen evening in DentamDentam · Included with homestay dinner
Food · 2 hoursOrganic farm walk among cardamom and alderHee Bermiok · Free with homestay · tip ₹200–300
Food · 2 hoursWinter walk through Kaluk's orange orchardsKaluk · Free · fruit bought from farmers
Food · Evening, 2 hoursA homestay supper of gundruk and churpiKhecheopalri · Included in homestay ₹1,500–2,500 pp wi…
Food · 2 hoursA morning food walk in Namchi bazaarNamchi · ₹200–400 for a full tasting
Food · 1–2 nightsA slow stay at Yangsum Heritage FarmRinchenpong · Farmstay rates vary; ask when booking
Food · 2 hoursCardamom farms and lanes below the monasteryTashiding · Free · ₹1,500–2,500 for a local guide (…
Food · OvernightDinner and a night in a homestay near TemiTemi · ₹1,500–2,500 pp with dinner and breakfa…
Food · OvernightA homestay night at the end of the roadBindu · ₹1,200–1,800 pp with meals
Food · 1 hourBoroli fish and a Dooars thaliLataguri · ₹150–300
Food · 1–2 hoursGundruk, squash and a Samsing homestay mealSamsing · Included in homestay rates
Food · 1.5–2 hoursMomos, rolls and mishti on Hill Cart RoadSiliguri · ₹200–500 per person
Food · About 2 hoursSupper in a Lamahatta homestay kitchenLamahatta · Included in the homestay rate (₹1,500–2…
Food · 1.5–2 hoursMarket morning and momos in Sukhia PokhariSukhia Pokhari · ₹150–300 for food
Food · 2–3 hoursOrange orchards of Tinchuley in winterTinchuley · Free · oranges at local prices
Food · 2 hoursCook a hill dinner in a homestay kitchenTinchuley · Often free · some hosts ask ₹300–600
Food · EveningA homestay supper by the bukhariChimney · Included in homestay rate
Food · 2 hoursKurseong bazaar food crawlKurseong · ₹250–450 pp
Food · EveningSupper in a plantation villageLatpanchar · Included in homestay rate
Food · 2 hoursWalk the orange orchards of SittongSittong · Free · oranges ₹60–120 a kg
Food · 30 minutesA cup at the Tingling tea stallsTingling · ₹50–150
Food · 2–3 hoursHaat day, Kalimpong cheese and lollipopsKalimpong · ₹300–600 for snacks and buys
Food · 1.5 hoursLava bazaar on its weekly haat dayLava · ₹150–300 for snacks
Food · 2 hoursAn evening in a Lepcha homestay kitchenLolegaon · Included with homestay
Food · Half dayKitchen gardens and farm life in RamdhuraRamdhura · Included with homestay · tip welcome
Food · EveningSquash, gundruk and pickles in a Sillery kitchenSillery Gaon · Included with homestay
Food · 1 hourA dhaba lunch by the TeestaTeesta Bazar · ₹150–300 pp
Food · 1.5 hoursFarmhouse supper by the wood fireGorkhey · ₹200–350 a meal
Food · 1.5 hoursA woodstove dinner in a border lodgeKalipokhri · ₹250–400 a meal
Food · 45 minutesMomos and milk tea before the climbManeybhanjan · ₹100–180
Food · 1.5 hoursEnd-of-trek momos and thukpa in RimbikRimbik · ₹250–500
Food · 1.5 hoursSupper by a Samanden kitchen fireSamanden · Included in homestay rate or ₹200–350
Food · 1.5 hoursA low-altitude feast at a riverside lodgeSrikhola · ₹250–450 a meal
Food · 1.5 hoursDal-bhat by the stove in a Tumling lodgeTumling · ₹200–350 a meal
Food · 2–3 hoursAn evening on MG Marg and Lal BazaarGangtok · Free · food ₹200–400
Food · 30–45 minutesSel roti and tea in Pakyong bazaarPakyong · ₹50–150 pp
Food · 45 minutesA highway thali at RangpoRangpo · ₹100–200 pp
Food · 45 minutesA plate of momos in Rongli bazaarRongli · ₹100–250 pp
Food · 1 hourThukpa at the stalls and the ropeway rideTsomgo Lake · ₹100–250 food · ropeway extra
Food · 45 minutesA rice-and-dal lunch at the forkChungthang · ₹150–250
Food · 2 hoursDinner in a Lepcha kitchenDzongu · Included in homestay rate
Food · 45 minutesSha phaley and tea on the North Sikkim roadKabi Lungchok · ₹100–200
Food · 1 hourThenthuk and butter tea in a homestay kitchenLachung · Included in homestay meals · ₹100–180 a…
Food · 2 hoursA walk through a large cardamom farmMangan · Free to ₹300 tip for a local guide
Food · 1 hourMomos and sel roti in Mangan bazaarMangan · ₹100–250
Food · 30 minutesTea and Maggi at 3,900 m before dawnThangu · ₹80–200
Food · 30 minutesMaggi and butter tea at the topYumesamdong (Zero Point) · ₹60–150
Food · OvernightA homestay night in Okhrey below the sanctuaryBarsey · ₹1,500–2,500 pp with dinner and breakfa…
Food · 1.5–2 hoursCardamom plots and a smoky bhatti kilnDentam · Free · tip the farmer ₹200–300
Food · 2–3 hoursA farm kitchen evening in DentamDentam · Included with homestay dinner
Food · 2 hoursOrganic farm walk among cardamom and alderHee Bermiok · Free with homestay · tip ₹200–300
Food · 2 hoursWinter walk through Kaluk's orange orchardsKaluk · Free · fruit bought from farmers
Food · Evening, 2 hoursA homestay supper of gundruk and churpiKhecheopalri · Included in homestay ₹1,500–2,500 pp wi…
Food · 2 hoursA morning food walk in Namchi bazaarNamchi · ₹200–400 for a full tasting
Food · 1–2 nightsA slow stay at Yangsum Heritage FarmRinchenpong · Farmstay rates vary; ask when booking
Food · 2 hoursCardamom farms and lanes below the monasteryTashiding · Free · ₹1,500–2,500 for a local guide (…
Food · OvernightDinner and a night in a homestay near TemiTemi · ₹1,500–2,500 pp with dinner and breakfa…
Food · OvernightA homestay night at the end of the roadBindu · ₹1,200–1,800 pp with meals
Food · 1 hourBoroli fish and a Dooars thaliLataguri · ₹150–300
Food · 1–2 hoursGundruk, squash and a Samsing homestay mealSamsing · Included in homestay rates
Food · 1.5–2 hoursMomos, rolls and mishti on Hill Cart RoadSiliguri · ₹200–500 per person
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