Need advice on where's central in York?

The pubs are fairly scattered throughout town - some on Market Street off Coney Street, some on Micklegate near the train station, some on Church Street off Low Petergate, some on Pavement at the top of Coppergate, some on Stonebow further up Pavement, and some on Goodramgate off Low Petergate. Basically, most streets in York apart from the two biggest shopping streets (Clifford Street/Coney Street and Parliament Street) have some kind of decent pub on them.

With that in mind, I'd maybe think about the Travelodge on Piccadilly which backs onto a Wetherspoons for a cheap start to the night, and is about ten minutes walk from Fossgate (Blue Bell) and Pavement/Stonebow (Golden Fleece/Black Swan).

I would go for Brigantes on Micklegate, the Hansom Cab or Three Tuns on Market Street, the Golden Lion on Church Street, the Golden Fleece on Pavement, the Black Swan on Stonebow, the Old White Swan on Goodramgate, and one of the York Brewery pubs - either the Yorkshire Terrier on Stonegate (off Coney Street), the Three Legged Mare on High Petergate or the Last Drop Inn on Colliergate.