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by BeretEnjoyer 624 days ago
It's not unclear at all without the apostrophe, because in German, compound words are written without spaces. If it was indeed a bar that specialized in a drink called "Rosis", it would be spelled "Rosisbar". The space makes it immediately apparent that it's a bar operated by someone called Rosi.
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Compare:

- Sport Bar

- Lounge Bar

- Cafe Bar

(All from real german bar names.)

- Rosis Bar

Rosis could just as well be a word like Sport, Lounge or Cafe.

Correct German orthography would require a hyphen for the interpretation as a compound noun.

Rosis-Bar = a bar serving (or otherwise related to) “Rosis”

Rosis Bar = Rosi’s bar