Philippe von Borries, co-founder, North 11 Shoe Repair
"On the third story of a warehouse filled with workshops and yoga studios and down several hallways, you'll find a curious little wooden shed with a sliding window and a team of two of NYC's most talented cobblers ,who also happen to be incredibly polite and eager to work with your most prized footwear. Fixing and restoring shoes and boots and honoring the quality of the trade seems lost on most NYC cobblers. Not on this joint. It's worth the trek."

North 11 Shoe Repair
North 11th Shoe Repair, 118 North 11th (between Berry and Wythe avenues); Brookyn; 718-599-7463.


Photographed by Lia Schryver