About 12 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Located in Kumoji, Naha City, this Italian restaurant is rumored to have very good pizza. It is very popular and is fully booked as soon as it opens! You cannot get in without a reservation, but it is definitely worth a visit. Please go there not because you are tired of Okinawan food, but because you want to try Okinawan Italian food!
Point 1: What is the location of BACAR OKINAWA?
BACAR OKINAWA is located in Kumoji, Naha City, about 12 minutes by car from Naha Airport.
Kumoji is close to the prefectural government office and is home to many fashionable and unique restaurants.
Nearby are the same Italian restaurant “4KRETT”, the long-established Okinawan restaurant “YUNANGI”, and the gourmet burger restaurant “LITOR”, all of which cannot be entered without reservations or a line!
BACAR OKINAWA” is also crowded every day with people who want to escape the hustle and bustle of Kokusai-dori and experience Italian food that even the fashionable locals go to.
Point 2: What kind of pizza menu does “BACAR OKINAWA” recommend?
BACAR OKINAWA is known for its excellent pizza!
BACAR OKINAWA was selected as one of the 100 best chefs and restaurants in Japan in 2022-23 by the gourmet website “Hitosara”. It is also rated an astounding 3.7 on the “Eat Log” website.
There are two types of pizza: Margherita and Marinara.
The Margherita, which uses two kinds of tomatoes (dried and fresh) on a sticky dough that is slowly fermented at a low temperature, is very appealing, but the marinara in particular is the best I have ever had! The marinara, in particular, is one of the best I’ve ever had, and the garlic flavor in the tomato base is quite good.
Even the pizza ears are delicious! This is proof that the pizza is truly delicious.
Point 3: What is the a la carte menu at BACAR OKINAWA like?
BACAR OKINAWA offers a la carte dishes in addition to its specialty pizzas.
For example, the “Seekwasa Spaghettoni” (2,000 yen), which combines thick noodles with the aroma of cheese and seekwasa, Genovese with luminous shellfish (2,600 yen), char-grilled Yanbaru Agu shoulder (3,500 yen), and fritters of island octopus (2,200 yen), are all prepared using local ingredients to bring out the best of the local cuisine. The restaurant also offers a wide variety of dishes such as Ryukyu wild boar and Okinawan octopus fritters.
The restaurant also offers unique dishes using rare species unique to Okinawa, such as Ryukyu wild boar, Ryukyu crows, and luminous clams.
The desserts are also dreamy and delicious, such as the tiramisu made with water-drizzled jelly, mascarpone and coffee cream unique to this restaurant, and the “classic pudding” dolce made with milk from Ishigaki Island.
There are even lonely gourmet men who visit Okinawa for this restaurant without sightseeing.
Prices are not cheap, but reservations are a must, as there are only 24 seats available. Reservations are a must because there are only 24 seats available, and on weekends, it is expected that there will be a lot of fighting, but it is a place that you want to visit.
