All those still in mourning for the Chinatown bake shop Shung Chong Yuein—the dark days are over. Joy has returned to Maunakea Street.

A new bakery has opened in the same spot (1027 Maunakea St.; 531-6688), run by relatives of the Ng family that owned Shung Chong and closed it in 2007.

The new shop—with the similar but different name of Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery—offers the same Chinese treats, including chewy peanut and macadamia nut candies, mochi rolls with banana filling, the preserved fruits and vegetables called tong go, moon cakes, gin dui and gao.

New owner Wesley Fang says his father, Guo Quan Fang, who had worked for the Ngs since 1980, is back in the kitchen.

The renovated shop opened Dec. 28, in time for Chinese New Year. About the only thing missing is the puffed-rice cake toong mai. Fang says the equipment to puff the rice is still on the way.

No need to go without your toong mai, though. Head around the corner to Sun Chong grocery store, 127 N. Hotel St., just ewa of Maunakea. It's a good central location for new year's shopping.

Sun Chong offers all manner of good luck charms, as well as toong mai made locally, tong go from San Francisco and all the fixings for jai. Owners Shirley Ing and Ann Sung will make sure you have everything you need. Call 537-3525.