Shoe repair & cobblers — Phoenix metro
29 shops checked on 2026-11-12. Cards marked “Own website + Google Maps” list services from the shop’s own site. Cards marked “Google Maps listing only” have a public Google Maps listing that was not marked closed, but their services weren’t published anywhere we could verify — so the card says to call. Google’s public view only showed that day’s hours (a Thursday), so most weekly hours come from shop websites.
America/Phoenix
Checked 2026-11-12
10 with own website · 2 mail-in · 4 post Saturday hours
Call-ahead checklist
- Ask: Are you open today, and until when? Several shops post different hours on their website than on Google.
- Ask: Do you do this specific job in-house (full resole, Goodyear-welted resole, boot heel rebuild, Birkenstock footbed, zipper)?
- Ask: What’s the price and turnaround for my item? Most shops here don’t post prices.
- Ask: What payment do you take? At least one shop’s own site quotes a customer saying “cash or check only.”
- Ask: Can I mail it in? Only two shops say so on their websites.
Closed or excluded
These come up in searches or older directories but were left out on 2026-11-12:
- Broadway Plaza Shoe Repair, 43 E Broadway Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282. Google Maps marks it Permanently closed (checked 2026-11-12), but chamberofcommerce.com still lists it with weekday hours, and a 2026 r/phoenix thread notes people still recommend it. Sources: Google Maps listing (Permanently closed) (checked 2026-11-12); ChamberofCommerce.com listing still showing hours (checked 2026-11-12); r/phoenix: “Recs for Birkenstock repair” (“now that they’re closed”) (checked 2026-11-12)
- Quality Alterations & Shoe Repair, 7828 N 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ. Google Maps search results showed it as Temporarily closed on 2026-11-12. Sources: Google Maps search results (checked 2026-11-12)
- Kickz PHiX Sneaker Cleaning & Restoration, 1501 W Baseline Rd (J&J’s Barbershop parking lot), Tempe, AZ 85283. Sneaker cleaning/restoration by appointment only (per its website), not a walk-in cobbler. Sources: Official website (checked 2026-11-12)
- Scottsdale Shoe Restoration, 12871 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85032. Google Maps listing with no phone or website at the same address as Cobbler’s Den; could not confirm it is a separate business. Sources: Google Maps listing (checked 2026-11-12)
What Phoenix people are asking
Real public threads, cited for context. Comments are opinions, not verification:
- r/phoenix, 2026: “Recs for Birkenstock repair” — a full footbed rebuild, Broadway Plaza “now that they’re closed,” and no Birkenstock-specific reviews of the remaining shops.
- r/phoenix, Dec 2025: “Looking for a cobbler” — a newcomer wants leather shoes and boots resoled.
- r/arizona, Mar 2024: “Phoenix area shoe repair/cobbler” — a top reply starts “Idk if they are still there…”
- r/phoenix: “Tony’s Shoe Repair is moving” — a recommended shop left Christown Mall; old addresses linger online.
- X, Dec 2023 (Valley of the Sun): “does anyone know a good cobbler in Arizona who does work on boots”