PDT
The name stands for “Please Don’t Tell” and is meant to speak to the exclusivity of this bar, which hides in the back of a hot dog stand (you enter through a hidden door in the old-fashioned phone booth—no, really!); and requires a reservation. The owners say it’s because they don’t want an over-crowded bar, so once the seats and stools are spoken for (the reservations line opens at 3pm), they turn would-be patrons away. It’s a lot of rigramarole to get a drink, I admit, but the cocktails here are so unusual and tasty (many created on-site from liquor that’s been specially doctored in-house), and the scene so urbane once you’re in, well, it’s worth it. And the bar snacks—high-quality hot dogs and tater tots—hit the spot.
The name stands for “Please Don’t Tell” and is meant to speak to the exclusivity of this bar, which hides in the back of a hot dog stand (you enter through a hidden door in the old-fashioned phone booth—no, really!); and requires a reservation. The owners say it’s because they don’t want an over-crowded bar, so once the seats and stools are spoken for (the reservations line opens at 3pm), they turn would-be patrons away. It’s a lot of rigramarole to get a drink, I admit, but the cocktails here are so unusual and tasty (many created on-site from liquor that’s been specially doctored in-house), and the scene so urbane once you’re in, well, it’s worth it. And the bar snacks—high-quality hot dogs and tater tots—hit the spot.
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