This quaint Italian restaurant on Montana Avenue is both rustic and elegant, though the star of the menu is the sea urchin spaghetti, priced near $30 and worth every penny for its decadence.

Ricardo Zarate's new seafood-centric restaurant in Marina Del Rey does a great uni toast that uses a chunk shrimp paste as a base then tops it with a rocoto-honey sauce for a sweet finish.

The spaghetti nero is a squid ink noodle that's tossed in a rich sea urchin sauce seasoned with calabrian chiles and anchovy bread crumbs, and then topped with a whole fresh piece of uni for an incredibly rich bowl of pasta.

Presented beautifully in a cut eggshell, this signature sea urchin dish resembles an Arpege egg, only with uni lurking under the soft-scrambled eggs and a champagne beurre blanc.

Ricardo Zarate is a master at melding the flavors of Japan and Peru, and this uni tiradito, a crudo-like dish that stars fresh scallops topped with luscious sea urchin, is no exception.

This comfort dish takes a simple congee and then centers a dollop of umami-rich braised oxtail and then tops it with a fresh piece of sea urchin for that extra sumptuous bite that melds the flavors of Asia and France perfectly.

This delicious, handmade linguine uses a rich sea urchin sauce that tastes exactly like the ocean, perhaps very much like the Amalfi coast at this massive Italian restaurant on the Sunset Strip.

This creative appetizer starts with a thin brioche toast, then layers on ankimo paste and a yuzu marmalade and then tops with translucent lardo, or cured pork backfat for an ultra-luxurious bite.

This special Japanese egg custard gets filled with gingko seeds, halibut, truffle butter, crab, and of course, sea urchin for the ultimate chawan mushi dish. [Photo: Chris Hei]

Presented in a precious glass fish bowl, this delectable dish gets sided with cauliflower powder and dices of smokey Chinese sausage with pieces of sea urchin mixed in. [Photo: Darin Dines]