Sole replacement
FootwearWorn-through leather and rubber soles rebuilt in kind. Full-sole, half-sole, or a protective topping — matched in weight and colour to how the pair was made.
BAY
& Bloor
Shoe Repairs & Handbags · Est. at the corner
A quiet workshop kept for the neighbourhood — bringing good pieces back to their first life, one welt, one heel, one seam at a time.
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§ 01 · The Bench
An older craft, kept quietly at the corner.
We keep an older trade — patient, exact, and quiet enough that most people miss us until a favourite pair asks to be saved.
We work on fine footwear and leather handbags for the neighbourhood — the boots you've walked in for a decade, the courts you married in, the bag your mother carried. Everything is done onsite, at the bench, by the same hands from intake to polish.
No shipping out. No mystery. Bring the piece in, tell us what happened, and we'll tell you honestly what it will cost, how long it will take, and whether it's worth doing at all.
— the shopStanding4.7 / 5.0
On record140 reviews
Onsite serviceEvery repair
WhereBay & Bloor
§ 02 · The Ledger
What we can do at the bench.
Heel recovery & lifts
FootwearWorn heels rebuilt, top-lifts replaced, block heels reshaped. Height and pitch preserved — you shouldn't feel a change when you walk out.
Stitch & edge
Footwear · HandbagBlown seams re-sewn by hand and by machine, edges dressed and inked, welts tightened. The small repairs that keep a piece from becoming a bigger job later.
Zipper repair & replacement
HandbagBroken pulls, split coils, and stuck sliders. Full replacement in matching weight and finish when the original is beyond saving.
Handbag restoration
HandbagHandles re-wrapped, corners reinforced, linings replaced, hardware rehung. Discreet work on fine leather goods — nothing altered that can't be justified.
Colour & leather work
Footwear · HandbagScuffs, scratches, and colour loss brought back in tone. Conditioning and finish work that respects the original patina, not covers it up.
§ 03 · The Standing
A quiet reputation, kept by the neighbourhood.
One hundred and forty reviews. An average of 4.7 out of 5. The steady ledger of a shop that has been quietly earning its standing on the corner of Bay & Bloor.
Source · Google, verified · 2026Onsite
Every job at the bench.
Your pieces do not leave the shop. Same hands, intake to polish — no third-party fulfilment, no shipping out.
Location
Bay & Bloor, Yorkville.
A short walk from Bay Station, at the corner of Toronto's fashion district. Drop-in intake is welcome during shop hours.
Honest quotes
Told plainly, before we start.
What it will cost, how long it will take, whether it's worth doing. We would rather turn away a job than take one that shouldn't be done.
Craft
Fine footwear & leather handbags.
Chelsea boots, brogues, courts, oxfords, loafers — and the leather bags that keep them company. Discreet work on fine goods.
§ 04 · Visit
At the corner, on Bay.
The workshop
Bay & Bloor Shoe Repairs and Handbags
1240 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2A7, Canada
Telephone
+1 · 416 · 975 · 0009
Neighbourhood
Yorkville / Bloor–Yorkville · a two-minute walk from Bay Subway Station.
Intake
Drop-in during shop hours; call ahead for larger restoration or handbag work.
Service
Onsite — no shipping out. Every repair is done at the bench.
Coordinates
43.6702° N · 79.3903° W
The Corner
Yorkville · Toronto
Bay & Bloor
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§ 05 · Inquire
Send us a note.
Tell us what happened to the piece — the sole, the seam, the strap, the colour. We read every note that comes in and answer during shop hours. For anything urgent, the fastest reach is by phone.
Sole worn through
Broken heel
Handbag zipper
Colour restoration
Not sure — please advise