A flush toilet of the present invention includes: a bowl including a waste receiving surface, a rim and a shelf surface, the shelf surface of the bowl including linear portions formed on a right side and a left side, a front arc portion connected to front ends of the linear portions, and a rear arc portion connected to rear ends of the linear portions; a rim spout portion spouting flush water to the shelf surface to form a circulating flow; and the like. Flush water is spouted backward from the rim spout port along the linear portions of the shelf surface; and the shelf surface and the waste receiving surface are coupled by an inner coupling portion, and a curvature radius of the inner coupling portion along a vertical direction is set to a smaller value on a rear end of the bowl than on a front end thereof.