A great start sets the tone in any setting. We are convinced that a great breakfast helps create a great day – and that is why we go the extra mile to create the experience you deserve.
"We see it as our duty to give our guests a great start to the day. And naturally, that includes a great breakfast," says Johan Love Laursen, food and beverage director at Thon Hotels.
"We want you to feel welcome and be sure that you'll get everything that comes with a great breakfast."
Focus on locally sourced produce
Thon Hotels aims to be the best at breakfast. In line with Olav Thon’s sustainability goals, at least 70% of the products in Thon’s breakfast buffet must be locally sourced by 2030.
"We want to use products from Norwegian farmers and highlight Norwegian culinary traditions. So many wonderful products are produced around the country by people who are passionate about quality," says Laursen.
"And that makes them taste even better!"
The fact that several local specialities are making their way into Thon’s breakfast buffets also means that you will have different culinary experiences depending on where you are in the country. Varied products – but always equally delicious and local.
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Great breakfast all over the country
Fortunately, we are not the only ones who think a great breakfast is important.
Every year, Twinings Best Breakfast awards the country’s best breakfasts, known as the unofficial Norwegian hotel breakfast championship. The hotels are assessed based on a number of criteria, such as the quality of the products, selection, presentation, information for guests, service, atmosphere, cleanliness and tidiness.
One winner is chosen for each district based on the old county divisions, all of which qualify for the finals of Norway’s best hotel breakfast. No fewer than of six of our hotels have won first place in their regions:
- Thon Hotel Oslofjord (Akershus)
- Hotel Bristol (Oslo)
- Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz (Oslo)
- Thon Hotel Harstad (Nordland)
- Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz (Bergen)
- Thon Hotel Kirkenes (Nordland)
- Thon Hotel Lofoten (Nordland)
The latter reached the finals in 2023 and was awarded the title of Norway’s Best Breakfast 2023. They also won in the 'Chain hotels' category in 2024 and came in second in that same category in 2025.
The jury had the following to say about the breakfast at Thon Hotel Lofoten:
"With an elegant interior and beautiful views, they offer their guests an outstanding breakfast experience. The service is impeccable, the ambiance fantastic, the food quality first-class and with everything prepared in the middle of the breakfast room and lovely piano music in the background, guests can feel like royalty while enjoying Norway’s best breakfast experience."
Hotel Bristol came in second in 2025 in the 'Freestanding hotels' category.
At Thon Hotels, you are guaranteed a great start to the day – no matter where you are in the country.
Great breakfast. Great day.
Read more about the 5-star breakfast buffet at Hotel Bristol.
