(212) 614-0386
113 Saint Marks Pl
New York,
NY
10009
40.7275
-73.9846
Neighborhoods: Downtown, East Village
What People Are Saying About PDT
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Citysearch
This initials stand for "please don't tell" at this hidden lair, which slakes the city's thirst for impeccably made cocktails and Prohibition-era intrigue. Patrons enter through a "secret" entrance inside the St. Mark's wiener joint, Crif Dogs, to sample a drink menu devised by Jim Meehan (Pegu Club, Gramercy Tavern). Most of the room's light emanates from the glowing bar top, which attractively illuminates exposed brick walls hung with taxidermy and crescent-shaped leather banquettes.
09/21/09
Disappointed
by laduvet at Citysearch
A friend had call and made reservation to arrive at PDT at 8:30pm, because we wanted so badly to see what the fuss was about. But much to our disappointment upon arrival, the hostess said we weren't on the list and that we didn't call---even after we showed her the call log. We wouldn't have been so upset if she had step up and admitted that she made the mistake, they really need to fire that inefficient employee. That's ridiculous!
- Pros: I wouldn't know
- Cons: incompetent hostess
08/16/09
shhhhh!
by iheartnycbars at Citysearch
PDT (short for Please Don’t Tell) is a snug and small speakeasy style bar, complete with a secret entrance through a yummy hot dog joint called Criff Dogs. (look for a door to your left with an intercom type phone). Fancy cocktails and cute idea. However, a lot of people agree that the climax is the entrance (shhh, PDT). If you want to go, you need to make reservations at 3 pm – when the start taking them. If you wait till 4 you might not get one.
cocktail: Corpse Reviver #2 – Cointreau, Lillet, lemon juice, and absinthe
read more at my bar blog:
iheartnycbars.wordpressdotcom
- Pros: small
- Cons: small
03/13/09
Great cocktails but freeking impossible to get in!!!
by Lovelyogini at Citysearch
Even when you call right at 3PM, it is busy every time you redial for about an hour, until at which point it finally does ring and the girl on the other end informs you they are fully booked for the night!!! What BS!
What point is it having a "secret" bar that everyone knows about??? They shouldn't be listed in places like City Search, and they shouldn't have a website or any other kind of advertizing either. It should be simply word of mouth. They didn't have the internet back in the prohibition years you know!!!!
Basically to get in to this place you have to be ridiculuously lucky, or go in the afternoon during the week. I'm actualy not sure if its worth it.
- Pros: Best cocktails in the city
- Cons: always packed.. its not a secret anymore is it?
The Details on PDT
Know Before You Go:
The entrance to the bar is inside the phone booth in Crif Dogs.
Where to Sit:
For a table, make a reservation after 3pm on the day of your visit. Bar stools are first come, first served.
Food Served:
Eats include a chili dog and the even more decadent Good Morning Dog (a deep-fried hot dog wrapped in bacon with cheese and a fried egg).
Specialty Cocktails:
Order up a classic like the Hemmingway Daiquiri (Barbancourt white rum, fresh lime and grapefruit juice and Luxardo Maraschino liqueur) or something a bit more modern like the Up To Date (Wild Turkey rye, Lustau manzanilla, Grand Marnier and Angostura bitters)--both are $11.
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