"When people talk about PDT, they tend to call it “that one bar behind the phone booth in the hot dog place on St. Marks.” So even if you aren’t familiar with the name, you’ve probably heard of this place. Along with Little Branch and Attaboy, it was one of those early-2000s cocktail bars that helped normalize the word “mixologist,” and nowadays, it mostly just feels like a laid-back cocktail bar that just happens to be hidden. The drinks are inventive and excellent, and there are a few big booths for groups." - bryan kim, sonal shah