damnlines.comdamnlines.comThe phone-booth speakeasy hidden inside a Crif Dogs hot dog shop — reservation-only, and small enough to hit capacity nightly.
PDT has no sidewalk line. The queue is a reservation scramble. Entry is through a vintage phone booth inside Crif Dogs at 113 St. Marks Place: you pick up the rotary phone and the host opens a hidden door in the wall, per Time Out and The Infatuation. Bookings run through Resy; Trusted Travel Girl describes same-day phone reservations opening at 3pm and dialing 212-614-0386 repeatedly, connecting at 3:09pm after starting at 2:59pm.
Walk-ins are the thin fallback. The Infatuation calls the room small and says to reserve beforehand if you can. Time Out reports the host turning away 'a steady stream of excited tourists' who reached capacity and notes there is no standing room. Trusted Travel Girl puts the walk-in odds as 'slim': show up at open and hope someone cancels.
Punctuality is the enforcement lever. Trusted Travel Girl reports PDT gives up your reservation if you are more than 15 minutes late. Even seated it is tight; the Time Out reviewer was 'wedged between two other couples' at the bar despite having a booking.
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Lucinda's · 2 min walkclosedBánh Anh Em · 8 min walkclosedCaffè Panna · 13 min walkclosedThere is rarely a sidewalk line; PDT runs on reservations booked through Resy. Without one, entry depends on a same-night cancellation, and Trusted Travel Girl calls the walk-in chance 'slim.' Time Out watched the host turn tourists away at capacity, so expect no guarantee even after waiting.
Effectively yes. The Infatuation advises reserving beforehand because the room is small, and bookings go through Resy. Limited bar seating is walk-in for parties of four or less, but Time Out notes there is no standing room and the host caps the room at capacity.
Through the vintage phone booth inside Crif Dogs at 113 St. Marks Place. You pick up the rotary phone, and the host opens a hidden door in the wall, per Time Out and The Infatuation.
Bookings run on Resy. Trusted Travel Girl describes same-day phone reservations opening at 3pm and dialing 212-614-0386 repeatedly to get through. Note the 15-minute rule: Trusted Travel Girl reports PDT releases your table if you arrive more than 15 minutes late.
Time Out lists hours of 5pm to 2am Sunday through Thursday and 5pm to 3am Friday and Saturday. The earliest reservation slots fill first.