Recommended bowl: The OG IEKEI

Yoshimuraya is one of the most legendary ramen shops in Japan. First opened in a different location in Shin-Sugita in 1974, this is the original IEKEI ramen. OG master Minoru Yoshimura opened this shop after previously working at a major ramen chain. At some point he created a new style by mixing tonkotsu and shoyu, and adding chicken oil. This was the birth of iekei ramen. Thick straight noodles cut short, smoked chashu, nori seaweed, spinach toppings. The shop moved to its current location in Yokohama in 1999. Noodles are provided by Sakai Seimen. If other ramen shops want to order these noodles they need permission from Yoshimuraya first. Yokohama iekei style is now one of the most popular styles of ramen in Japan.