Baci Pizza & Subs

Baci Pizza & Subs, operating under the name Baci Restaurant and Bar, sits on Barnes Boulevard in Rockledge, a corridor that runs through the middle of the city between US Highway 1 and the newer development further west. Baci has run at this address for around twenty six years, making it one of the more established independent pizza restaurants in the city.

The menu covers pizza, six inch meatball subs, wings, and a full bar with martinis and house drafts, giving it a broader identity than a pizza counter alone. Weekly programming, including Wednesday trivia and Saturday bar bingo, plus a weekday happy hour, positions Baci as much as a neighborhood bar as a pizzeria, a combination that has helped it build a regular crowd beyond just takeout pizza customers.

Pricing stays affordable, with meatball sub specials and discounted wings and martinis during promotional windows, keeping Baci accessible as a regular weeknight stop rather than an occasional treat. Its detailed hours, running later on Friday and Saturday nights than most Rockledge restaurants, reflect its role as a bar as much as a restaurant.

Barnes Boulevard’s mix of small independent restaurants, including this pizza and bar combination alongside barbecue and sushi spots nearby, gives the corridor a genuine variety of dining options without a single restaurant dominating the street. Baci’s combination of affordable pizza, a full bar, and weekly events has kept it a fixture on Barnes Boulevard for over a quarter century, longer than most of the retail turnover around it.

Barnes Boulevard’s mix of small independent restaurants, spread across barbecue, sushi, and this pizza and bar combination, gives the corridor a genuinely varied food scene despite its modest size compared to Barton Boulevard or Murrell Road. Running for around twenty six years in one location means Baci has operated through multiple waves of retail change on Barnes Boulevard, building the kind of loyal weekly crowd that trivia nights and bar bingo depend on. The extended Friday and Saturday hours, running later than most other Rockledge restaurants outside the dedicated late night sports bars, reflect Baci’s dual identity as both a pizza restaurant for families earlier in the evening and a bar for a slightly older crowd later at night. That combination, along with catering and private event bookings, has let Baci serve a broader range of occasions than a straightforward pizza counter, from a quick weeknight dinner to a planned group gathering around one of its weekly events.