A recording device includes a transport unit configured to transport a recording medium in a transport direction along a transport path, a recording unit configured to discharge ink onto the recording medium that is transported while making a scanning movement in a width direction that intersects with the transport direction, to perform recording, a standby unit at which the recording unit stands by in a non-recording state, and a drying mechanism including a heat source and an air blowing unit, and configured to blow hot air to a recording surface of the recording medium on which the recording was performed and transported downstream of the recording unit in the transport path, and the heat source is arranged at one end side in the width direction, and the standby unit is arranged at the other end side in the width direction.