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The pub’s story
Chaophraya Edinburgh is a fourth-floor Thai restaurant and bar at 33 Castle Street, built around a covered elevated view rather than a stand-alone pub experience. It opened in November 2012 in the former Oloroso site, four months after the group’s Glasgow opening. Contemporary launch coverage described a £1.2 million conversion with a 200-seat restaurant, Palm Sugar bar, outdoor terrace, wine wall and open kitchen. The current operator still makes the rooftop viewpoint central, naming Edinburgh Castle and the Firth of Forth, alongside Thai food, cocktails, wine and beer. It is best planned as a meal-and-drinks viewpoint: its terrace and glass-box/private spaces are bookable availability, not a promise of a casual walk-in rooftop table. Choose it for a proper dinner or a booked celebration with a view, rather than treating it as a quick, weather-exposed rooftop bar.
What to notice
- 01
This is a meal-led restaurant and bar; use it for dinner or a booked celebration rather than a fast pub-crawl drink.
- 02
The terrace and glass-box view spaces are reservation-led; do not assume a walk-in will secure them.
- 03
The official booking page says daily noon-to-midnight service, but special events and group arrangements can affect availability.
The time rail
The building, the pub and its interior may date from different periods. The timeline keeps documented dates separate from tradition.
The former Oloroso restaurant at 33 Castle Street closed, creating the site later taken by Chaophraya.
Chaophraya Edinburgh opened at 33 Castle Street, the group’s seventh restaurant and its first Edinburgh site.
Launch coverage described a £1.2 million conversion with a 200-seat restaurant, Palm Sugar bar, outdoor terrace, wine wall and open kitchen.
A contemporary Edinburgh visitor newsletter listed Chaophraya’s fourth-floor rooftop location and Castle views.
The operator continues to advertise rooftop views to Edinburgh Castle and the Firth of Forth with Thai food, cocktails, wine and beer.
The official booking page lists daily service from 12:00 to midnight and confirms the fourth-floor Castle Street address.
Sources & confidence
Chaophraya’s first-party Edinburgh material supports the rooftop outlook, drinks offer and restaurant format. Its private-dining page clarifies that the glass-box and terrace are bookable spaces. Postcodes.io supplies the map coordinate.
Research reviewed
- Chaophraya EdinburghChaophrayaofficial
SupportsCurrent 33 Castle Street identity, rooftop views, Thai menu and cocktails/wines/beers.
- Chaophraya Edinburgh bookingChaophrayaofficial
SupportsCurrent fourth-floor address and daily 12:00-00:00 opening statement.
- Private DiningChaophrayaofficial
SupportsCurrent reservation-led private dining and Castle/Firth view spaces, including terrace/glass-box context.
- Thai restaurant Chaophraya Edinburgh opensRestaurant Onlineeditorial
SupportsNovember 2012 opening, former Oloroso site, August closure and group expansion context.
- Chaophraya Edinburgh opensDRAM Scotlandeditorial
Supports2012 £1.2m conversion, 200-seat restaurant, Palm Sugar bar, terrace, wine wall, open kitchen and launch context.
- Capacity by Intermediate Data ZonesCity of Edinburgh Councilgovernment
SupportsCouncil licensed-premises dataset identifying Chaophraya at 33 Castle Street as restaurant-and-bar facilities.
