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This article is part of Narcity's Upload series, supported by Narcity Media Group brands Boulevard and Rally. These conversations with creators peel back the digital curtain, revealing the real people, passions and stories behind the uploads.

Born and raised in Toronto, Aretha started documenting her meals and explorations of Montreal restaurants eight years ago. In recent years, she has become a reference for Asian culture and cuisine, as well as fun activities to do in and out of MTL. Down to earth and authentic, you can trust her to give honest reviews and the best recommendations. She is always staying updated on the latest trends; possibly even setting some herself! Catch Aretha on Instagram, Tiktok, and everywhere else!

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On this episode of Good Bites Takeout, host Alex Melki discovers a different shape of Montreal’s pizza presence. For over a decade, Chef Giuseppe Sacchetti has been tweaking his roman style. When the world shut down, he opened up a shop, using only fresh and locally sourced ingredients in his famously square Roman-style pizzas.

THE ORDER:
Norcina | $19 whole pizza
Zucchini |$17 whole pizza
Fior di Latte | $11 whole pizza 

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If you're wondering what the best restaurants in Canada are, they've now been revealed and the one that got the top honour has even been visited by the prime minister.

Yelp has released Canada's Top 100 Places to Eat in 2021 list, which was made with the help of suggestions from the community.

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On this episode of Good Bites Takeout, host Alex Melki is in the Montreal borough of Verdun - which, coincidentally, has recently been ranked as one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world - to try out the city’s latest fried chicken spot: Jack Le Coq.  

Owners Sam Salah and Jaques Gaspo are serving up their own secret recipe (seriously they wouldn't even give us a hint) using chicken locally sourced from Quebec.

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On this episode of Good Bites Takeout, host Alex Melki is in Cote-des-Neiges, Montreal on the hunt for maybe THE most popular food trend of the past year - Birria Tacos. 

Hawaiian/Filipino restaurant Le Petit Vibe is the spot, remixing the mexican dish with a Phillipino twist and serving up a Spicy Chicken Sandwich that’s getting tons of attention from locals. 

Birria tacos kicked off in Mexico, made its way up to LA, took America by storm and now it’s taking over Canada.

Whether it’s cheese pulls on Instagram or ASMR clips on tik tok, people are straight up obsessed. 

The Order:
Birria Tacos | $14
Spicy Chicken Sandwich |$8.50

For more information, check out Le Petit Vibe on Instagram.