Harry's Shoe Repair

Aug 2023

Harry's Shoe Repair is a great place to get your shoes and handbags repaired. He's very nice and willing to go the extra mile to make a customer happy. The shop is small, the prices are reasonable. He has been at this location for many years serving Berkeley.

Jul 2023

I recently took my large REI rolling duffel to Narains for repair. The bag was generally in great shape, but two bottom corners were fraying and threatening the integrity of an otherwise great suitcase. Narains turned down the job since they couldn't get it in their heavy duty machines, but suggested Harry's. Harry said it would be all handwork and charged what sounded like a lot to me ($80). But a) REI no longer makes this bag and b) an equivalent size and quality bag from LL Bean or somewhere quality like that would be twice as expensive, and c) I would rather invest money in keeping good older items in service than throw them "away" and bring new plastic stuff into...read full review

May 2023

Harry's Shoe Repair is a gem! Excellent work, fast, at an extremely reasonable price. This week while at work in the office, the heel of one of my boots loosened, almost completely detaching. I called two shoe repair shops in Berkeley: Harry's and another place to ask if I could stop by and get the heel attached immediately. Harry himself answered the phone and said "Yes, come on over." The other place said "No." Harry repaired it pronto, charging very reasonably. The other place quoted a MINIMUM amount DOUBLE what Harry charged, plus it was uncertain how many days or weeks it would be before they would fix the boot. Kudos to Harry!