Shillong
Shillong's legendary rock music culture comes alive after dark in the lanes around Police Bazar, where live bands play in small bars, street vendors grill jadoh sausages and smoked pork on the roadside, and the city's famous young crowd spills out into the streets. This is as culturally immersive as Shillong gets — a town that takes its music as seriously as any city in the world.
Try the smoked pork with sticky rice from the corner stalls — it is the definitive Shillong street food experience. Some venues have a small cover charge on weekends.