Stralsund inspires: David Goerke opens café with heart and vision!

Stralsund inspires: David Goerke opens café with heart and vision!

David Goerke, a 26-year-old from Stralsund, has created a new life's work in his hometown: Café Hoch³. The cozy café, which is located on the corner of Wasserstrasse and Langenstrasse in the former GDR Museum, opened its doors in mid-May 2025 and is quickly becoming a new meeting place for young and old. Baltic Sea newspaper reports on Goerke's remarkable background: Before opening the café, he commuted between war zones in Ukraine and Syria. These experiences led him to the desire to get involved socially and to create a meeting place.

The idea for the café came about when Goerke heard from a former bakery and snack bar. Together with Udo Richter from the Fathers House Church, he founded the non-profit organization “Together for MV” to successfully implement the project. The café should not only offer culinary delights, but also pursue a charitable purpose: all profits go to charitable projects.

Welcoming atmosphere for everyone

The café presents itself as an inviting “living room” for its guests and offers a warm atmosphere in which you can enjoy lingering. The offering ranges from high-quality Italian coffee to homemade breakfasts and creative drink variations. What is particularly noteworthy is the breadth of the breakfast offerings, which start at just 5.90 euros. Goerke wants to appeal to a broad target group and offer everyone a place to relax and exchange ideas. How newopenings.info writes, the café can also be used as a coworking space and is ideal for people who are looking for an inspiring place to work.

The culinary offering includes not only coffee and breakfast, but also hearty dishes such as soups and delicious ice cream sundaes. A special invention in the café is the mother-child café, which promotes creative events. Plans for readings and concerts are in the works - a real enrichment for Stralsund's cultural scene.

Coffee houses as social meeting places

The idea of ​​coffee houses is not new in Germany. The first coffee houses appeared as early as the 17th century and developed into social institutions where citizens and intellectuals came together to discuss, read and exchange ideas. Coffee Institute emphasizes that the importance of coffee houses as places of encounter and cultural exchange remains strong today.

Goerke and his team rely on this tradition and not only want to offer delicious coffee with their concept, but also promote a feeling of community. The combination of a modern coworking space and a café with heart creates a space that invites you to linger and network.

Sustainability and future vision

Goerke also strives for sustainable management of his café. At a time when environmental awareness is becoming more and more important, he attaches great importance to fairly traded products and regional ingredients. In this way, Café Hoch³ could become a pioneer for the new generation of coffee houses that not only serve the culture of enjoyment, but also make a positive contribution to society.

Ultimately, Goerke plans to expand the successful concept to other locations in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. According to his own words, he would like to continue to maintain connections with his projects in Syria, where he plans to support a learning center. The combination of local and international commitments makes Café Hoch³ a special place that is more than just another meeting point in Stralsund's old town.