Ichiran, a famous tonkotsu ramen joint from Fukuoka now franchised internationally, has been doing the "eat your ramen in silence" thing long since before COVID

Ichiran, a famous tonkotsu ramen joint from Fukuoka now franchised internationally, has been doing the "eat your ramen in silence" thing long since before COVID made it cool. The atmosphere has been not inaccurately likened to an old school porno parlor, with everybody intently doing their own thing in their private one-person booths. https://qz.com/quartzy/1588711/ichiran-ramen-shop-offers-serenity-in-new-yorks-times-square/ https://qz.com/quartzy/1588711/ichiran-ramen-shop-offers-ser...