The method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing a light-transmissive member; providing light emitting elements each having a primary light emission surface and an electrode formation surface; bonding the light emitting elements to a base member such that the electrode formation surfaces face an upper surface of the base member; disposing a generally flat layer of a light-transmissive bonding member on an upper surface of the light-transmissive member; disposing the light emitting elements on the light-transmissive member such that the primary light emission surfaces face the upper surface of the light-transmissive member via the bonding member; disposing a part of the bonding member on a lateral surface of each of the light emitting elements; removing a part of the light-transmissive member to form a groove between the light emitting elements; forming a light-reflective member at least in the groove; and cutting the light-reflective member.