The culture of Udupi Hotels was first started by Shivalli Madhwa Brahmins of coastal Karnataka. Udupi hotels are famous for their idli, vada and dosa. Udupi hotels were once confined to Bangalore and Mumbai. Now we see them even in Varanasi, Rishikesh and Manali. They are everywhere. Udupi hotels have now transformed themselves to keep pace with the fast food era. In Bangalore, ‘Darshini’a a new avatar of the Udupi joint, opened its doors.