Udipi Café

This South Indian vegetarian eatery is adjacent to a sari shop and an Indian grocery store, so you can't get more authentic, pink tablecloths notwithstanding. Tucked into the back right corner is a small lunch-only buffet set up on a few tables like a catering affair. The food, however, is fresh and hot. Along with rice, soup, bread and fruit, the spread includes a dozen or so dishes such as uthappam (pancakes dotted with vegetables), vada (fried lentil doughnuts), iddily (patties made from white rice with a spongy bread consistency) and several soupy offerings containing beans, peas, potatoes and curried vegetables.