Recommended Barefoot Shoes:

• Best value: Saguaro

  *Despite being by far the cheapest shoes I own, they’re my current go-to for hiking and athletic use. I recommend taking out the insole that comes inside the shoe.
  

• Best casual shoe: Wildling Tanuki Yoru

  *Probably my all-time favorite shoe and are great for pretty much anything other than aggressive hiking; the Nebula model is also a great shoe from Wildling with a more athletic appearance. These are great with or without the insole that comes in the shoe.
  

• Best sandals: Earth Runners Primal 

  *Great for all uses - including hiking / running. The Circadian and Chronos models are great as well, though slightly thicker (ie a bit less ground feel and flexibility).

Honorable Mentions:

• Anything from VivoBarefoot

  *They’re great shoes, they’ve just never fit my feet quite right ever since my feet have gotten stronger and wider due to years of barefoot training
  

• Anything from Vibram (5-toe shoes)

  *I wore these exclusively for ~7 years and they’re still fantastic shoes, especially for spacing your toes out in the early stages of switching to barefoot shoes. I rarely wear them now only because you either have to wash them frequently or deal with putting on toe socks every time you wear them.
  

• Tadeevo (specifically the Bliss model since I haven’t tried the others)

  *These might be my all time favorite if they were slightly wider; due to not being quite wide enough (at least for me), both times I’ve bought these they’ve felt absolutely amazing for a couple months and then torn wide open across the outer edges.