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PDT
New York, USA · Hidden East Village cocktail bar · North America
PDT, short for Please Don't Tell, is an East Village cocktail bar hidden behind the phone booth inside Crif Dogs, combining a seated speakeasy-style room with a cocktail programme and hot-dog collaborations.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
113 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009, USA
- Style
- Hidden East Village cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Reservations are released through the owner-linked Resy page up to seven days ahead. Resy says limited bar seating is available first come, first served for parties of four or fewer, and cancellations within twelve hours incur a $15-per-person fee.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Menu
- Cocktails, a small beer and wine selection, and loaded hot dogs from an abbreviated Crif Dogs menu.Checked 2026-10-05 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
30.0 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 66.7
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 43.6
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- 15.0
- Social Vibes
- 58.8
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
84/ 100
Score context
East Village phone-booth speakeasy behind Crif Dogs still draws reservations two decades on. Guests praise the Benton's-era craft and booth gimmick; Time Out now calls it more tourist-check than revelation, with hot dogs sloppy and the secret long gone.
Guest score details
What guests like
- phone-booth entrance
- craft cocktails
- Crif Dogs pairing
- intimate room
What to know
- tourist queues
- secret is out
- not a wow if you expect 2008
Source excerpt
“If you want a low-lit, low-key bar with a 00s hipster New York vibe, cocktails, and hot dogs, that's what PDT offers.”
Source: timeout.com (linked below)
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Review & discussion links
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Crowd signal
Google 4.3★ across 2,476 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.