[Problem] To provide a surface-baked food manufacturing device and a method for manufacturing surface-baked food with which it is possible to bake solely the desired range while minimizing the complexity of adjusting and managing the heating power and the temperature afterwards. [Solution] The present invention is provided with a near-infrared heater, the emission direction of which is held at a substantially vertically downward direction, and a transportation means for transporting food in a prescribed direction, wherein the invention is characterized in being provided with a baking step in which the food is stopped for a prescribed period in the focal point range of the near-infrared heater and the surface of the food is baked.
