Fodor's Expert Review Noel

A recent addition to the trendy Syntagma nightlife scene, Noel is the kind of bar-restaurant that people talk about with a smile on their face. The casual and modern Mediterranean menu is wide ranging and internationally oriented, including everything from pizzas to pastas to chicken curry. Its bold "holiday" theme is bolstered by a high-ceilinged interior decorated with exotically dark Italian Renaissance art juxtaposed with in-your-face Christmas-inspired glee in the form of twinkling lights and feel-good tunes. The avant-garde cocktail menu is inspired by dramatic figures like the Lord of Lombardy.