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On our last afternoon in Pondy, we took the local Heritage Walk tour<\/a>. During the walk around the French quarter, we started discussing food and drink with the tour guide. He told us that Pondicherry was not very good at classic French food (in line with our observations), but had good continental food and amazing South Indian food. We asked what his favorite South Indian restaurant was, and he unhesitatingly recommended Surguru<\/a>. He takes his family there when they want to go out for South Indian food. So how could we resist? Off we went for our final dinner in Pondy.<\/p>\n Surguru is set back from the busy Mission Street, in a converted Health Department office<\/a>. The building reminded me a little of a bingo hall or a community center, with a bunch of larger tables, a cashier behind small bars, and a recessed upstairs loft.<\/p>\n Unfortunately our camera was stolen with the pictures from this meal still on the SD card. So text will have to suffice for this one (if anyone makes it here, send me pictures of the Tandoori Idly). <\/p>\n The menu at Surguru is enormous, with South Indian, North Indian, and South\/North fusion dishes. We had a feast so that we could try even a small fraction of what looked intriguing:<\/p>\n Overall, the food was fantastic and very cheap. Staff were friendly, and the ambience was entertaining. It was fun watching the food stream out of the kitchen. We\u2019ll definitely be back next time we\u2019re in the area, and I highly recommend checking out Surguru if you\u2019re in Pondicherry.<\/p>\n\n