Judy B.
9/4/2025
Permanently closed at least a year ago. He was great, but he retired. No place like it in Winchester.
Winchester Shoe Hospital
Closed
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3 Thompson St
Winchester, MA 01890
Winchester Shoe Hospital, established in 1927, is a family-owned business that has been passed down through generations of the Caros family. Currently run by John Caros, a skilled cobbler, it is one of the few remaining shoe repair shops in the area.
With over 80 years of experience, Winchester Shoe Hospital specializes in repairing shoes, boots, and pumps, offering services such as dyeing shoes to specific colors, cleaning, and shining worn shoes. In addition to their repair services, the shop also features a small retail section offering laces, polishes, and other shoe accessories.
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Reviews
4.58 reviewsSusan L.
8/7/2024
Cute shop adjacent to his home. Excellent service, and quality work. His work demonstrates the old-fashioned values of hard work and great customer service, seen rarely today. Hands-down, one of...
Eileen M. G.
12/22/2018
John knows his stuff. One man Band with exceptional craftsmanship. Highly recommend if you are patient. Worth the wait for such quality workmanship.
Rob B.
10/8/2011
A knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, skilled and kind of old-school cobbler. This is my go-to guy for any shoe issue from salt removal to dress shoe taps to scuff control. He even restored several...
Adam C.
10/16/2015
We dropped a pair of boots off weeks ago. Seeing by two weeks later and the gentleman had not touched the shoes and had a very hard time locating them. He told us to come back in two days time...
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