They were crying in their beer at Ruby’s Bar on the Coney Island boardwalk yesterday as some 200 regulars protested the demise of their beloved 76-year-old watering hole.

The seaside fixture, along with nine other tenants, including Shoot the Freak and Cha Cha’s bar, were ordered shut last week to make way for gentrification.

Protesters signed a petition that will be sent to the new operators Zamperla USA, Mayor Bloomberg and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.