PDT Features Handcrafted Cocktails Hidden Inside A Hotdog Shop

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• Inside Crif Dogs on St. Marks Place, a funky deep-fried Jersey-style hot dog institution, is PDT (Please Don’t Tell) — enter through the old-fashioned telephone booth inside Crif Dogs (dial one and wait for approval) for a sleek speakeasy experience, where you can order greasy drunk food while sipping on classy cocktails
• Open till 2am on weekdays and 4am on weekends, you can order food from Crif’s Kitchen next door, and have burgers and hot dogs passed through a secret wall. Expect eclectic decor with taxidermy accents, leather booths, and mood lighting, and feel like a VIP for the night
• Bar master Jim Meehan (Gramercy Tavern and Pegu Club) heads the cocktail program, with original concoctions like the Benton’s Old Fashioned (bacon-infused bourbon, Grade A maple syrup, and angostura bitters), and the Paddington (silver dry rum, Lillet Blanc, lemon and grapefruit juice, orange marmalade, and absinthe). At $13 each, PDT’s drinks are worth every penny