While living in Yokohama, I had numerous chances to dine around and discover the depth the "ie-kei" Yokohama ramen style - Yoshimuraya is hands down the best I had the chance at.

"Ie-kei" itself is a pork broth/soy sauce mixture served with straight noodles, seaweed, green onion, slow-braised and spiced pork, and hard-boiled egg. At Yoshmuraya, you purchase a token outside from the vending machine (whether it is bilingual at this point, I do not honestly know) outside and then join the line. If you want additional anything, it will be listed on the machine as well - eggs, pork, extra noodles, and more.

When you are waved to enter, you tell the staff member who is working the front how many are in your party (if you don't speak Japanese, you can use your hand and hold up fingers). You will be directed where to sit. Do not sit elsewhere, and do not complain about where you are seated - no one is will be idle enough to listen to you complain. There will be a water station near the entrance, which you can grab a glass from once you've situated yourself.

Place your tags from the machine in a visible place and someone will collect them to get your order started in the kitchen, that is, right in your view. You can specify how you would like your noodles (soft, regular, firm) and how much broth or oil to add as well. There are also extra toppings at your seat, such as ginger, soy sauce, or shichimi.

You will see everything, going on in the kitchen but more importantly, you will see the absolute seriousness being put on display by all members of the staff. Once you are seated, it shouldn't be more than ten minutes (usually less) before you have food.

Before you do anything else, try the broth as is first. Ie-kei is a broth-forward ramen, choosing to put the simple ingredients as accouterments to the soup. It is honestly a fine choice to just leave it unadultered, but a bit of shichimi or even some extra oil might be to your liking.

When you finish, leave your bowl at your place and walk out, it will be collected for you.

Mind, this is not a restaurant to hang around when your group is finished. You won't really hear much of the buzz of chatter alongside you and the turnover for customers is rapid. If you have pressing business to attend to over a meal, maybe an izakaya might be a better fit. If you want impressive ramen however, Yoshimuraya will serve you boldly.