"August will be a lot calmer for you than fiery July. It's time for a bit of solitude. Take this to the extreme at Ichiran, where you can enjoy a big bowl of ramen alone in "flavor concentration booths" with wood panels separating you from other patrons. You don’t even have to talk to the waitstaff—just mark what you want on a form, push the button to order, then slide the form under the partition between you and the kitchen. " - neha talreja