A guest post by Monika Hubbard.
The concept of the NATAN Café | Bar is still unique in Stuttgart – and beyond: in the cozy location in Katharinenstraße, which was designed by interior designer Cyrus Ghanai, you can enjoy delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes and drinks and get involved in social causes at the same time. All proceeds from the social business go to the STELP e. V. association and thus directly support its humanitarian projects. At the same time, the NATAN has also become an important fundraising tool within the STELP family: several thousand euros in donations are generated directly in the café every year.
Since summer 2022, Christian Gärtner, extended board member of STELP e. V., has also been the NATAN’s honorary managing director. The business is managed by Fabian Schönleber. “The NATAN was an experiment and not without risk,” says Chris. “With the courage we know from STELP, we ventured into an industry that, to be honest, we didn’t know that much about. But we were convinced that we could not only achieve greater visibility for STELP through the NATAN, but also connect people in a low-threshold way and inspire them for social commitment – in whatever form. We had fantastic support for our social business right from the start. We are very grateful for that. Today we can rightly say that our concept works.”
The NATAN’s regular program now also includes the Social Comedy Club and a pub quiz. “Our events are usually fully booked,” says Fabian happily. “And the location is also increasingly in demand for private and business events.” All this contributes to the fact that the NATAN is now an important pillar of the STELP family. No one in the team will be resting on their laurels; a lot is planned for the coming months. You can be excited.
A big thank you goes to our current, fantastic partners:
– and of course to our volunteers! You are simply amazing and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your commitment, week after week. 💙
Whether a family celebration, after work, vernissage, company event, wine tasting or workshop – the NATAN can be hired for both private and corporate events. So you can do something good “on the side”. Please send inquiries to team@natan-cafeandbar.com.
