In reply to mike123:
I’ve always got on well with Mavic touring shoes, which now seem to be ‘gravel’ shoes. Main recommendation though is to get a pair of single-sided Shimano spd ES-600 touring pedals- massively more comfortable than double-sided spd MTB pedals. They have a road pedal profile. For the avoidance of doubt, I do mean spd and not spd-sl