As you exit the station facing the castle North, the main shopping street Miyuki dori will be on your right and the main entertainment area on your left. Both areas have some fine restaurants. Himeji has a full selection of foods, from fast food Western and Japanese to gourmet dining. For breakfast there are countless coffee shops, including a Starbucks that has small waffles.
Vegetarians in Himeji would do well to visit either Baobab or Everest. Baobab is a pan-Asian restaurant with an English menu for lunch and dinner, located just east of SMBC bank on Miyuki-dori, the main shopping arcade. Everest is a Nepalese and Indian restaurant just West of Himeji Station. Everest also has an English menu and the owner and chef also speaks English fluently.
Sakura-saku
Honmachi 68, himeji 670-0917. vegetarian-friendly restaurant also a kind of greengrocer's with nice open-air frontage and view of himeji castle. you can get a fantastic veggie meal of for example rice with peas, tofu steak and pumpkin, pickles, soup, dessert with coffee, and all the green tea you can drink, all for â¥1000. from the intersection in front of the castle, facing towards jr himeji station, walk down the main street towards the station, go right at the first set of traffic lights you reach, and it's a few buildings down on your left.
There is a 24 hour McDonald's on the east side of Himeji JR station, for those of you who fancy something quick, simple and recognizable.