CAVA Menu With Prices 2026: Bowls, Pitas & Calories

Walk into any CAVA and the appeal is obvious: you build your own Mediterranean bowl or pita from a line of grilled proteins, warm grains, fresh greens, and house-made dips, and you watch it come together in front of you. The catch most people hit is the bill — with add-ons and premium proteins, two bowls can swing from reasonable to surprising. This guide lays out the full CAVA menu with prices for 2026 so you know exactly what you’re paying before you reach the register.

You’ll find every category — bowls, pitas, kids meals, drinks, sides, and desserts — with current prices and approximate calories, plus the parts the menu board doesn’t explain well: how build-your-own pricing actually works, the best-value orders, the lightest options, allergen notes, and how CAVA stacks up against Chipotle. Prices reflect recently listed data and vary by location, so use them as a close guide.

CAVA Menu Prices at a Glance (2026)

Here’s the whole menu boiled down to ranges, so you can budget before reading the detailed tables below.

Calories below are approximate and depend heavily on base, protein, dips, and dressing — the same bowl can vary by hundreds of calories.

CAVA Bowls Menu

Bowls are the heart of CAVA and the most-ordered format. Each one is built on greens, grains, or both, then layered with protein, dips, toppings, and dressing. The Spicy Lamb + Avocado and Chicken + Rice are the crowd favorites; the collaboration bowls (like the Clix loadout) sit at the top of the price range.

CAVA Pitas Menu

Prefer something handheld? Pitas pack the same ingredients into a warm, sprouted-grain flatbread — easier to eat on the go without losing portion size. The Chicken Shawarma pita is the everyday pick; the Spicy Chicken + Avocado is the indulgent one.

Build Your Own Bowl or Pita: How It Works

The build-your-own line is where CAVA shines and where the price moves. You assemble the meal in four steps, and the base price covers a standard build — premium proteins and certain add-ons cost extra.

• Base: greens, grains (including saffron basmati and brown rice), both, or RightRice. No upcharge.
• Protein (dips count here too): grilled chicken, harissa honey chicken, spicy lamb, falafel, roasted vegetables, or steak (steak is a premium add).
• Toppings & dips: hummus, tzatziki, Crazy Feta®, roasted eggplant, pickled onions, corn, and more. Avocado is a premium topping.
• Dressing: garlic, lemon herb tahini, Greek vinaigrette, plus spicy options like harissa and skhug.

CAVA Kids Meal & Kids Drinks

The Kids Pita Meal is a smaller build-your-own pita with pita chips or carrot sticks and a drink — simple to customize and reasonably portioned. Drinks skip added sugar and artificial ingredients.

CAVA Drinks Menu

The drinks lean fresh and house-made — fruit juices blended daily, unsweetened teas, and low- or zero-calorie sparkling options. If you want flavor without the sugar, the jasmine green tea and Spindrift are the smart picks.

CAVA Sides & Dips Menu

The dips are arguably CAVA’s best-kept value — most are vegan or vegetarian, and a side of hummus or tzatziki with warm pita makes a cheap, shareable snack. Crazy Feta®, whipped with jalapeño, is the signature worth trying.

CAVA Desserts Menu

Dessert is short and sweet — three baked options from socially responsible bakeries, all soft and fudgy rather than fussy.

Most Popular CAVA Items

If you’d rather order by what works, these are the reliable crowd-pleasers across diets and appetites.

Healthy & Low-Calorie CAVA Picks

CAVA is genuinely easy to eat light at — the trick is your base and toppings, not the protein. Choose greens as your base, a lean protein like grilled chicken or falafel, and go easy on the heavier dressings and Crazy Feta.

Best Value Orders at CAVA

For the most food per dollar, lean on grains and a single standard protein. Bowls give you more volume than pitas for a similar price, and the build-your-own route lets you load free toppings.

• Chicken + Rice Bowl ($12.85) — the benchmark for a filling, affordable meal.
• Build Your Own Bowl (from $11.55) — grains base + one protein + unlimited regular toppings is the value sweet spot.
• Side of hummus + side pita (~$6) — a cheap, shareable add-on or light lunch.
• Skip premium add-ons — steak and avocado are where the bill jumps fastest.

Vegan, Vegetarian & Allergen Notes

CAVA is one of the more plant-friendly fast-casual chains because so much of the menu is build-your-own. A few quick guidelines:

• Vegan: falafel and roasted vegetables as proteins; hummus, red pepper hummus, harissa, roasted eggplant, and classic/cinnamon pita chips as sides.
• Vegetarian: add Crazy Feta, tzatziki, and feta toppings to any veg base.
• Common allergens: many items contain sesame (tahini), milk (feta, tzatziki, Crazy Feta), wheat (pita), and soy. Always check CAVA’s official allergen guide if you have a serious allergy.

CAVA vs Chipotle: Which Should You Pick?

They share the same assembly-line, build-your-own format, but the cuisines and extras differ. CAVA is Mediterranean with a deep bench of dips and dressings; Chipotle is Mexican-inspired with a tighter topping list.

Ordering, Delivery & Rewards

You can order at the counter, on the CAVA app, or through the website for pickup, plus major delivery apps. The app also runs CAVA Rewards, which earns points toward free food and unlocks occasional bonus offers — worth joining if you visit even a couple times a month. Delivery prices often run slightly higher than in-store because of platform fees, so ordering direct usually costs less.

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Final Thoughts

CAVA earns its following by handing you the controls — you decide how light, how filling, and how spicy your meal is. Once you know the price ranges and where the upcharges hide, it’s easy to order something that fits both your appetite and your budget.

New here? Start with the Chicken + Rice or Spicy Lamb + Avocado bowl, then branch out into your own build. For more menu pricing across popular chains, browse our guides like Cheddar’s, Mellow Mushroom, and LongHorn Steakhouse.