Colosseo Ristorante & Bar Italiano

Such a cool little bar! Got there at around 10 PM on a Saturday, and had no problem getting seats at one of the tall tables downstairs. The bar was full, but not packed, which was nice (it started to really fill up around 11). I love that they have Mirror Pond Pale on tap and not the usual Sierra Nevada. Magnet has a great vibe, really friendly bartenders and an equally friendly (and energetic) bar dog. The drink menu is a little limited - only soju cocktails, beer and wine - but this is definitely a place I would stop in and have a couple of drinks during a night out in North Beach, more

When walking by at 6:30 on a Saturday, the bar was completely dark, with a pair of homeless people sitting in the stoop, so I figured it was another casualty of the"hipper than thou" 2006 bar and restaurant scene. Needless to say, I was happily surprised to see that when walking by at 10pm that the bar was open. Magnet is not a full bar - serving only beer ($4 per pint), wine, sake and soju cocktails. Personally, I am not a fan of soju as a mixer except in a highball (chu-hai!), but when in Rome... The bar staff was extremely friendly, the crowd was tolerable (until 11pm when it got flooded), and the beer (Deschutes Mirror Pond) and cocktail (mango-infused soju with Red Bull - the bartender's current favorite) were fine. Nothing exceptional - just a nice sort of lounge (with an Apple driven music system) with friendly staff and a happy dog that visited everybody in the loft-styled bar within the hour I was there. more