MG Marg
Mahatma Gandhi Marg
A car-free pedestrian street in central Gangtok, where smoking and spitting are banned. Lined with cafés, Tibetan restaurants, and souvenir shops, it is the social heart of the city.
MG Road (Mahatma Gandhi Marg) is about 1 kilometer long and is one of India's earliest zero-waste, smoke-free, car-free pedestrian streets. Flower beds, benches, and a statue of Mahatma Gandhi line the center of the street, and locals and visitors take evening strolls here. On both sides are travel agencies (for North Sikkim, Tsomgo Lake, and Nathu La permits and car hire), bookstores, tea shops, silver jewelry, and Tibetan handicraft stores. Restaurants serve momos, thukpa (Tibetan noodle soup), and Sikkimese chicken Phagshapa. The Lal Bazaar market is nearby. Most shops close around 8 p.m.
Opening hours
All day; shops approx. 09:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Lal Bazaar
- Tsuklakhang Palace
- Flower Exhibition Centre
- Gangtok Ropeway
- Enchey Monastery
- Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
- Ganesh Tok
- Do-drul Chorten