What's coffee culture like in London, England?

London is an incredibly diverse capital city, home to people of many nationalities and ethnicities. As a result, one of the most exciting attributes of the city is its abundance of restaurants and cafés. On each street corner, a new and exciting cultural cuisine is available to locals and tourists.

London is a vibrant city requiring expert knowledge in the TFL underground system to embrace the capital’s magic. One moment you are stuck admiring the tourist-oriented Westminster pier and two stops later you find yourself in the parks of residential upmarket Kensington. Any Londoner knows not to be disturbed by the weather and rushing places is also not imperative. Grabbing your morning coffee from Pret and hopping on the packed tube are the true morning package. A night-out is never complete without a pub-crawl organised by your beer-connoisseur mates combined with the usual order at Shake Shack just before closure in Piccadilly Circus.

London provides many things to do in your free time. You can visit the plethora of museums and art galleries, take a trip to watch a ballet at the Royal Opera House, or sip a coffee in one of the city’s quaint cafés. The city also provides ample jobs.

London is a wonderful city: it is a cosmopolitan and happening place in which it is almost impossible to get bored. However, one of the biggest struggles I have noticed that new London residents have is managing the nebulous web that is the city’s transport system. Waging morning battles with fellow commuters as you fight your way along tube platforms that smell like too much caffeine and too little sleep will become part of your daily routine. If you really throw yourself into it, though, I think it acquires its own, chaotic charm.