Arturo’s Shoe Repair

Taken several shoes to be repaired. Several pairs of heels from suede to leather, from heel tip replacements to getting scuff marks out of beige colored suede shoes and everything has come out great. I’ve taken in things I thought would just come back ok and they come back looking great and as if nothing has happened to them. I have taken shoes to get stretched at another Dtla location and they charged 6 times the amount I have paid for repairs with Arturo. He’s friendly and always fixes in the time he quotes. His «shop» is just his shoe shine chair in front of the building so if he isn’t there be patient and sit at the little café table and chair until he returns. I’ve never waited more than five minutes.

WOW. I’m a dancer and need my shoes resoled, dyed, and repaired regularly. I wish I knew about this place sooner. It’s kind of hard to find, but so worth it. Service is fast, cheap, and looks great. I’m not going to tell you what I paid to get two pairs of vintage heels fixed, but I’ll tell you that it beat both my top secret 5-​star rated cobblers in DTLA and Highland Park.

Arturo is «my leather and shoe» guy! I had a pair of boots that I thought I was going to have to get rid of because they were so dingy, but Arturo gave them a new life! They weren’t real leather, but he was still able to spruce them up. I’ve also taken a super old leather bike seat to him and he was able to essentially reupholster it with new leather. He’s super cheap too! He charges a few bucks for most repairs.

Quality of repairs depends on what you need done — sometimes great, sometimes shitty.
One thing is consistent — ALWAYS PRICY.

(Arturo can be reached at 323−592−6256. Most comfortable with Spanish.)
I just picked up another pair of shoes from Arturo — yet more incredible work for incredibly reasonable prices! I should have taken a picture of the «before» and the «after,» it was that extreme. I don’t even live in the state anymore, but I’ll always pack my worn down shoes on my Cali trips for Arturo to work his magic.

I took my 17 year old Florsheim brogues to Arturo when I began to taste the gum on the sidewalk. He’s great at fair $$ I visited other places and wanted at least $ 30.00 to repair the sole and heal. Again Arturo is great and great prices.

Here is a quick way to up your style. Buy quality shoes. It takes a little more money than you would normally spend, but ultimately it is worth it, because all you have to do to keep them looking good is take them to Arturo. Great prices, great shine.