Hill Cart Road is one of Siliguri's busiest commercial corridors, and the area around Bidhan Plaza is particularly dense with restaurants, cafes, and food stalls. If you're looking for a restaurant near Bidhan Plaza, the choice can feel overwhelming — here's a practical guide to what's available and what to look for.
Hill Cart Road runs through the commercial heart of Siliguri and connects the city to the hill-station roads leading toward Darjeeling. That geography means heavy footfall from travelers, commuters, and residents alike — which is why the road has accumulated such a dense concentration of restaurants over the years.
The area around Bidhan Plaza specifically has a mix of fast-casual options, sit-down restaurants, and street-food stalls, spread across the ground floors and upper levels of the market buildings along the road. Getting above ground level is often worth it — upper-floor restaurants tend to be quieter, better ventilated, and focused on dine-in experience rather than pure throughput.
You'll find a wide range near Bidhan Plaza — Chinese, fast food, North Indian, and a handful of restaurants specifically focused on Nepali and Himalayan food. The last category is particularly relevant if you're eating in Siliguri: the city sits at the foothills of the Himalayas and has a large Nepali-speaking population, which means Nepali restaurants here tend to be more authentic than you'd find further south or in larger metros.
Mustang Thakali is located at the 3rd Floor of Shree Bhawan Market on Hill Cart Road, directly opposite Hotel Bidhan Plaza. It's specifically a Thakali and Nepali restaurant — not a multi-cuisine place — which means the focus is tight: Thakali Thali, Momo in three styles, Sukuti, Choila, and Kanchamba.
For the area, that's a meaningful distinction. Generic multi-cuisine restaurants are common near Bidhan Plaza; a restaurant that does a single regional cuisine well is rarer and worth the extra few floors in the elevator.
Walk-ins are welcome at any time. For groups or weekend evenings, a reservation is recommended.
Upper-floor restaurants near Bidhan Plaza tend to be quieter and more focused on dine-in experience — Mustang Thakali at the 3rd floor is a good example of that pattern.