Customer Reviews Birkenstock London Soft Footbed

Love my Birks. I have worn them and almost nothing else for years and years, When I listened to others that I needed a good walking shoe for walking - I ended up with plantar fasciitis. More incentive to wear nothing but Birkenstocks.

The London fit right out of the box. Same size ordered, 41, as Birk sandals I own. I usually wear 10 in shoes and an 11 in running shoes, I ordered narrow, they fit perfect. The regular width, IMO is fairly wide. These don't really look comfortable but the leather flexes easily. My problem area, ball of foot pain is alleviated in this shoe. No pain. Arch support is better in Birks than any other shoe on the planet.

For reference: I wear size 41 in the Birkenstock Arizona soft footbed style, size 42 in the London soft footbed style, size 8(men's)/10(women's) in Fryes. I've worked primarily on my feet for about 30 years and am getting more and more picky about the shoes I buy. My feet/ankles/calves are not wide so I've avoided wearing Birkenstocks until I started noticing the narrow size option. I know, the wide ones are supposed to be great for your feet, but every time I've tried them I just feel like I look like a duck. After an ugly bout of plantar fasciitis I'm sold on Birkenstocks (and yoga). The closed-toe-closed-heal option will be great for work if they're not too slippery behind the bar. If they don't work out behind the bar, they'll still be great winter shoes. Damn, they make my feet feel good.

These were so comfy that I didn't want to send them back. The only reason I did was because I wanted a pair for work at a restaurant. I thought maybe these would be non slip enough, sadly they weren't. I ended up getting the Tokyo Super Grip and I love them.

These shoes are very true to size. Comfort level is high as with previous Birkenstocks purchased prior. I would absolutely recommend these shoes!

I have been content for YEARS wearing my Birkenstock sandals during the summertime, and switching to Danskos In the winter. Then...somehow...I turned 60, and my poor Fred Flinstone-ish feet got tired of dragging the weight of my Danskos around. So, after several months in tennis shoes, while searching for the perfect winter shoe, TA-DA!!! I discovered the Londons. AMAZING!!! These wide, arthritic tootsies of my are back in familiar turf, and HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY! I wear the same size in shoes as with the sandals. LOL, the occasional little fart-noise will soon disappear, once the shoes are fully broken in. Besides, it’s winter...sock season!!! Overall, another fabulous experience with Zappos and Birkenstock. Thanks for the speedy service and excellent quality!

These London's fit exactly like the Boston clog and Arizona sandals, just different having a back up around the heel. The Hunter black leather is very nice looking, not shiny and no doubt will dull up even more with wear. All together a beautiful shoe if you already appreciate the Birkenstock style.

I love Birks, since I bought my first pair years ago these have been the most comfortable brand of shoes I've ever worn. I can't wear the ballet flats anymore since I've encountered such comfort. My feet rarely hurt when I wear them. I wear a 36 in the sandals, but I opted to go a size up with these, just to fit thick socks for late fall & dry days in the winter. I normally wear a size 7-7.5 in most other shoes. Mind you, these are not the most stylish (my mother made a joke about them being orthopedic nun shoes). Being in my late 20s, & living in a smallish mountain town, I really don't mind in the least bit (I'm more artsy & into comfort, rather than a stylish patagucci lover). Save you feet, especially if you're on your feet all day like I am, buy these!

Regular sized Birkenstocks are sort of wide, so when their narrow was the only shoe available in my size, I went ahead and bought them thinking they would still work for me. Not so. I have a pretty narrow food, but the narrow Birkenstocks were SUPER narrow, at least in this style with the closed heel. I returned them and bought the same size in regular width and am beyond happy with them. The $10 extra for the soft footbed is totally worth it if the regular firmness of Birks is a little much for you. My loyalty to Birkenstock continues. :-)

Been a Chef for 18 Years I have to replace my Londons about once a year.. I have wandered to other online stores for these in the past..ONCE and only once.. What a huge mistake. You pay immediately and they take their sweet time to get them out. 7 days most often too me. I simply cant say enough about Zappos. Outstanding. Customer Service. Return Policy. BEST ON THE INTERNET. I am a Zappos Customer for life.

My first pair of Birkenstocks. I've heard they can be uncomfortable when breaking them in, but the soft footbed seems to have alleviated that problem as these were comfortable right out of the box.

I had a very similar experience to the other reviewers. This is a very hard to fit shoe. All the more reason to buy on Zappos for the free shipping/returns. Professionally measured my foot is 7.5 EEEE (women's). I have the traditional Birkenstock foot - very wide toes and a high arch. I tried my traditional Birkenstock size, 39 regular, and one up, 40 regular. In sandals a 39 regular is just shy of perfect in a feminine style (Gizeh) with my foot pushing out a bit and perfect in a traditional unisex style (Arizona). The limiting factor is a point across the top of the foot just down from your little toe (the toe itself isn't squished). The 39 was painfully tight. The 40 was tight but I had so much room up by my toes that I didn't want to size up again. I kept the 40 and have been trying to stretch it with thick socks and time. It was only uncomfortable the first day (and then just at that point just down a bit from my little toe). Since then it's just a bit tighter than I usually wear my shoes. I had a lot of play in the back of these shoes at both sizes. How it fits in back doesn't seem to matter at all. The 40 has a lot of movement but hasn't been uncomfortable at all and stays on my foot well.

These shoes were extremely tight on my feet. I need to wear them with socks, and could hardly get them on. I usually wear a size 38 Regular width. These seemed as if they were a 37. I have very wide feet, and need to have my shoes with a lot of extra room. These need to be ordered in a full size larger than your normal size. Back they went.

Perfect fit. Very comfortable.

Comfortable out of the box, good for posture and back comfort, narrow width is a good option, great shoes. Excellent and pleasant service from Zappos!

These shoes are of the highest quality and super comfortable!!

A little tough to get on the first time but they loosen up quickly. Comfortable and cute shoes.

Love the shoe. Dressed up just enough that I can get away with wearing it to work in a professional office. Really appreciate the arch support.

This is a fine shoe but my husband's feet are very difficult to fit. He's in-between the size 42 and 43 and has other foot issues, so unfortunately these don't work for him.

I wear Birks because of the wider toe box and the foot bed support. Both very good in this pair. I really like the quality of leather and the finish on the Londons. I have a med width foot, except in the toe area, and the Birks fit my foot first time on. I use them for work, and they give me some style and protect my feet well, while doing medium duty construction. I have looked for construction shoes and found none that fit my foot well. Although the Birks do not have a hard toe, they protect my feet from all but a direct hit to the toes.

These are very comfortable and have quite a bit of arch support if that is what you're looking for. The are called "soft footbed," and while it has been a long time since I've worn Birkenstocks, I couldn't tell a difference between these and the regular footbed. They're definitely nor cushiony or anything. They're cuter on the foot than off.

It's a great pair of shoes to bring the comfort you need all day on your feet

I love my Birkenstock sandals so I wanted to get the shoes. I read the reviews which said get a size bigger but that was a mistake. I had to exchange them. I wear the same size as the sandals. I had surgery on my right foot a year ago so finding comfortable shoes is challenging. These are great, roomy - there is no pressure on the top off my feet. My feet are happy all day even after being on my feet for 3 or more hours. I can’t say the same for other shoes I’ve tried.