Where A Crif Dogs Phone Booth Opens A Speakeasy

Please Don't Tell is a cocktail bar tucked behind a working phone booth inside Crif Dogs, the hot-dog counter at 113 St Marks Place in the East Village. Lift the receiver, and a wall swings open into a low, brick-arched room. Bartenders build drinks to your taste rather than from a fixed menu, asking what you like before anything hits the shaker. The space stays small and reservation-driven, opening at 5 p.m. early in the week and 4 p.m. from Thursday, running until 2 a.m. A 4.3 rating across 2,460 reviews tracks the ritual as much as the pours.