I started my Friday evening by scoping out some watering holes on Yahoo Maps. I found an area on the Upper West Side that seemed to have quite a few places to offer. I scratched down a few names and addresses on a note card and Anna and I headed out (after a few outfit changes).

Our first stop was Bourbon St. on Amsterdam between 79th and 80th Street. Their Web site was extremely influential in making it the first on our mini pub crawl. There’s something about “Cheap Bud” in 50-point font that really grabs you by the cullions.

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