Cobbler Express

These guys are awesome! Not only is a shine cheap, fast, and good, but when I came in because my shoes were hurting my feet they knew exactly what kinds of pads and insole to put in place so that they no longer hurt. And on top of everything, the people that work here are super nice.

High quality craftsmanship, speedy and genial service.
Old school cobblers.
Put my boots in for new heels and got them less than 24hrs later shined and ready to go!

Craftsmanship is excellent, and quick turnaround (dropped my shoes off around noon to replace the leather souls and heels and shoes were ready by 5. The staff is awesome, everyone is extremely friendly. I found the prices to be about $ 10 cheaper than the other places in Fidi.
I highly recommend them!

Stopped by today to get a leather bag re-​strapped and the straps shortened. I picked up the bag four hours later! Extremely happy with the pricing, service, and detailed work.
I’ll for sure be back with another leather bag to get straps shortened and boots to get shined.

Super fast and really well done, but it’s really pricey.
I brought in two shoes and needed the bottom soles repaired (holes started to form), so I got rubber soles. This came out to $ 58 + tax each (but included a free shoe shining). My total was $ 116 (still cheaper than the other place on Fulton that quoted me $ 65).
The shoes were ready in 2 days. All damage that I had from the bottom of my soles were eliminated including some of the places where there were cracks. Also he fixed up the inside of my shoes as well. It’s really good craftsmanship. It’s still pricey, but if you need something done quickly, this is your place.

Cobbler Express is the best shoe and belt repair store. Alex and Raphael are both phenomenal and they are a pleasure to be around when I drop my shoes off or get a shoe shine. My father makes me take his shoes from Connecticut to Wall Street because he is so impressed with their work. Their ability to re-​sole leather soled shoes is incredible.
The shine is one with an old world charm.
As for their work, I have not experienced a better shoe repair even on challenging shoes. The service is extremely fast and they usually repair the shoes in 1 – 2 days which is incredibly quick for all the work they do on my shoes. They have saved me from buying new shoes by repairing my old shoes to better than new.
Highly recommended

Recently I needed to replace a sole insert on a pair of shoes. When the folks at Cobbler Express saw the shoes, they showed me that the heels were worn down and that the heels themselves were thin. So I decided to have full soles and heels replaced. The work was available same day, the work was top quality and the price was reasonable. I plan to go there for all future shoe repairs (and shines too).

Extremely happy with the service I received here. Not only was the gentlemen about to leave for the day but he stayed and took his time with my shoes. I brought him a very expensive pair of heels that I was upset about because thee heels were starting to get very ruined and scraped up BUT he put new heels on them, polished them and even sprayed with something that made the colors blend very well. Everything he did was for a great deal, great price! I was very happy and thankful.

Great service & great shine. Always happy when I go to these guys.

Alex and Raphael were lovely. I walked in today in desperate need of new heels put on my shoes. Alex fixed it for me inmmediately and was so kind. I will definitely be back. Thank you!

Highly recommended! The gentlemen that work here are very dedicated to their job, have charming personalities, and don’t disappoint. Cobbler Express did a job at a much lower price than the nearby competitor quoted, and I was extremely happy with the result. I’ve gone to other shoe repair shops and can honestly say that the quality of their work is definitely high despite not charging sky high prices — a win-​win. They can count me as a loyal customer now.
Please note that the storefront is in a corner of the public indoor atrium next to Deutsche Bank, on the far right corner coming in from the Wall St entrance, or the immediate left when you’re coming in from the Pearl St. entrance. They’re definitely there!

Edward will take care of you. He’s a shoe surgeon. I have these hot pumps with metal heels. It was starting to unscrew and the heel stub that needed cobbling continued to come off. He took the shoe apart and repaired it from the inside out! My sexy Nordstrom pump was repaired, renewed. It experienced a rebirth. Thanks Edward!

Great Service restored my old shoes and they look like new, all for $ 75 dollars new soles hills, shine, etc Thank you.

The 2 gentlemen that work here are amazing. They both honestly care about the quality of your shoes and not putting on what you don’t need.
I had put taps on my shoe a while ago and have been to other shoe shine places, no one pointed out to me my heel was separating from the shoe. Not only did he point it out he fixed it for me and now my shoe feels and looks better than ever.
Let’s also not forget the shine job they do. Absolutely amazing. I really enjoy coming here to get a shine every few days for the different shoes I have. Best place in Manhattan to take your shoes and get a polish, or fix. They have definitely earned my business.

Alex and Rafael did an awesome job. Fast, friendly and cheap for the quality shine you get!

This is a great place for a shoe shine. The guys are pleasant and welcoming. I come here every couple of weeks and will continue to do so.

I just came back from getting two pairs of shoes shined and heel plates put on — one black, one tan. I was in and out in 15 minutes and have a great shine on both pairs. I will definitely go back again in the future — even if they were not a block away from my building, the quality is good enough to seek out!

I went across the street to the expensive Minas shoe repair to get my purse fixed. It needed a little hook and they took 2mo to tell me they could do it for $ 70 cause they had to «find a part». Cobbler express did an amazing job in 20minutes for $ 10! They are great guys and wouldn’t go anywhere else.

I originally was going to go to their sister location in Midtown, but when I found out about the Wall St one, I headed here instead since I work on Wall. I nearly went to the shoe repair place across the street, but I realized it wasn’t the correct address.
When walking into the atrium, please note that Cobbler Express is clear on the other side, closer to the Pine St entrance. It’s tucked in the corner, so you could easily miss it if you did I quick scan from the Wall Street side.
I had a pair of boots with a busted section of zipper that I mostly ignored because it zipped. But, when I unzipped at work, the zipper separated. NOOOOOO! It was finally time to get my boot professionally fixed. I noted that the Midtown location had mostly good reviews, and that this FiDi location did as well, so I rushed in just before closing.
The gentleman behind the counter assessed the damage, while conferring with his colleague. Then, he told me that he would sew the busted section back down and rejoin the zipper. While taking my name for the receipt, he noted that I had a Russian name. I then jokingly referred to myself as Ninoshka, which I had understood as the pet form of my name. He laughed.
Cost? A measly $ 15. Apparently, he liked me enough to give me a $ 2 discount from the price his colleague quoted. I’ll take that as a sign that the above banter earned me some brownie points in his book.
The next afternoon, I came to pick up my boots and it looked as good as new. I even went back to my office and zipped and unzipped the boot several times and the work seemed sturdy. So happy! Would definitely use these guys again.

I don’t normally write bad reviews, but this place warrants one.
Before I begin, here is a disclaimer. I brought two pairs of shoes to be re-​heeled and they did a very good job. They also did a shoe shine with one pair and it looks good. The work is good, but the customer service was horrible. Please take your shoes elsewhere as these jobs can be done anywhere.
I walked in to drop off my shoes one day after work. He takes the woman behind me first because she’s just picking up shoes, which I don’t mind. She then freaks out because they allegedly spray painted her shoes silver (apparently they were gray) but walks out. Fine.
He takes my shoes and is in the middle of marking services down on the paper and pushes a shoe shine on me for extra $. I say ok. The lady comes back and starts freaking out again so he starts speaking to her and ignoring me. He then gives me the entire ticket and goes «NO NO» after I try to take it, grabs it back and gives me half. I don’t appreciate getting reprimanded for someone else’s mistake and I leave while they’re yelling at each other.
I come back the next day to grab my shoes and present him with the ticket. I pay him the rest of the deposit and he keeps telling me blah blah did such a good job shining my shoes. He then goes «You should tip him».
I don’t mind tipping, but I HATE when people tell me I have to tip. Especially when the shine itself cost money and he pushed it on me in the first place!
They did a good job on the work, but customer service was HORRENDOUS. I would give them 1 star but the additional star was for the job they did on my shoes.
Normally Unilocal doesn’t lead me astray and I’m really surprised because the rest of these reviews are so good — but that seriously wasn’t worth my time, money or annoyed feeling I got whenever I entered the shop.