Soma is one of the youngest neighborhoods in SF. Being that, it doesn't have the same neightborhoody feel as say, the mission. It did used to be quite a rough p

Soma is one of the youngest neighborhoods in SF. Being that, it doesn't have the same neightborhoody feel as say, the mission. It did used to be quite a rough place, but that changed when the baseball stadium was built. Basically, give the soma a chance: there are quite a few gems and great people who hang out here. The area around folsom and 8th (some people call this folsoma) is starting to get more neightborhoody with the addition of many local restaurants, cafes, and bars. Also, as the OP mentioned, soma is basically ground zero when it comes to startups and startup activity in SF.