To provide a heat-sensitive recording material including a substrate; a heat-sensitive color-developing layer over the substrate, the heat-sensitive color-developing layer containing a leuco dye and a developer; a first protective layer over the heat-sensitive color-developing layer, the first protective layer containing a water-soluble resin and a crosslinking agent; and a second protective layer over the first protective layer, the second protective layer containing a water-soluble resin, a crosslinking agent and a pigment, wherein the heat-sensitive color-developing layer, the first protective layer and the second protective layer are formed simultaneously by curtain coating method, and the second protective layer contains diacetone-modified polyvinyl alcohol and acrylic resin or maleic acid copolymer resin.