Marie's Rip Tide Lounge

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Marie's Rip Tide lounge was a late-night Bucktown lounge and dive-bar. [1]

It had garnered national attention numerous times, most recently by its appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien , where he referred to it as his "favorite Chicago bar". Marie's was open until 4 am on weekends and was known for its pickled eggs and Old Style sold by the six-pack.

Marie's closed in August 2013.

Marie's was filmed in an episode of the 1980s drama Crime Story, and was the subject of songs including Robbie Fulks' "Marie's Riptide" and Michael McDermott's "20 Miles South of Nowhere".

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References

  1. Ford, Quinn (31 August 2013). "Marie's Rip Tide Lounge Goes Out 'With A Bang' In Bucktown". DNAinfo. DNAinfo. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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