A substrate support for supporting a substrate for heat-treating the substrate, wherein the substrate support has a main body portion and a supporting portion provided on the main body portion, the supporting portion being in contact with the substrate, the supporting portion is formed from a silicon plate-like member, a thickness of the supporting portion is not less than 3 mm and not more than 10 mm, and the supporting portion is not in contact with a periphery of the substrate, and a substrate-placing face of the supporting portion, on which the substrate is placed, is coated with a film or films comprising one or more materials including silicon carbide, silicon nitride, polycrystalline silicon, silicon oxide, glassy carbon, and microcrystalline diamond.